Blogs
All blog entries by WMA Leaders
Understanding the WMA International Code of Medical Ethics - A video commentary by Prof. Urban Wiesing
3rd November 2025
The World Medical Association (WMA) has developed the International Code of Medical Ethics (ICoME) as a guide to ethical principles for physicians worldwide. Building on the WMA Declaration of Geneva: The Physician’s Pled...
Celebrating a decade of ethical collaboration: An international consensus of healthcare leaders looks to the future
10th October 2024
by Dr Otmar Kloiber and joint authors, listed below.
Ten years ago, global health leaders came together to agree the first-of-its-kind inte...
The Declaration of Helsinki: A Pillar of Medical Ethics Under Revision
9th October 2024
Research has always been a cornerstone of scientific progress. This is equally true for medicine, where human subjects are involved. However, the absence of regulation in the past allowed for abusive practices, particularly targeting disadvantaged...
Duties and Rights of Health Professionals during a Pandemic
3rd September 2024
This article gives some more insight into World Medical Association (WMA) session “Duties and Rights of Health Professionals during a Pandemic” at the 16th World Conference Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law in Brasilia, Brazil.
NCDs, health equity and social determinants of health
21st November 2017
Remarks in opening expert plenary session at NCD conference in Montevideo (18 October 2017)
NCDs are a global health problem. One purpose of our meeting here in Montevideo is to plan for an NCD summit to be held in at the UN in New York in Sept...
