WMA Resolution in Support of an International Day of the Medical Profession, October 30
Adopted by the 71st WMA General Assembly (online), Cordoba, Spain, October 2020
and reaffirmed by the 226th Council Session, Seoul, Korea, April 2024
On the eve of the WMA General Assembly, Córdoba 2020, we are facing an escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world and an alarming exponential pressure on healthcare professionals.
The WMA and its members request that October 30 be recognised as the International Day of the Medical Profession as a tribute to the commitment of physicians to the service of humankind, to the health and well-being of their patients, in the respect the ethical values of the profession.
Policy Types
Resolution
Tags
COVID-19, Healthcare Professionals, International Day, Medical Profession, Pandemic
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