Current Policies
WMA's policies on ethical and social issues
| Title | Tags | Year | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMA Statement concerning the Relationship between Physicians and Commercial Enterprises | Affiliation, CME, Commercial Companies, Conferences, Conflict of Interest, Cooperation, Corporate Relations, CPD, Disclosure, Education, Gifts, Grants, Independence, Influence, Integrity, Research, Sponsoring, Transparency | 2009 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution supporting the Rights of Patients and Physicians in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Access to Health Care, Detention, Health Care Professionals, Human Rights, Hunger Strike, Iran, Medical Ethics, Patient Rights, Prisoner, Sexual Abuse, Torture | 2009 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on Patenting Medical Procedures | Affordability, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Medical Process Patent, Patent, Transparency | 2009 | Statement | |
| WMA Declaration on Guidelines for Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare | Assessment, Audits, CME, CPD, Data, Patient Safety, Quality Management, Standards | 2009 | Declaration | |
| WMA Declaration of Madrid on Professionally-led Regulation | Autonomy, Ethics, Independence, Madrid, Patient Rights, Self-Governance, Self-Regulation | 2009 | Declaration | |
| WMA Resolution on Collaboration between Human and Veterinary Medicine | Antimicrobial Resistance, Avian Influenza, Cooperation, One Health, Veterinary Medicine | 2008 | Council Resolutions, Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance | Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Agents, Public Health, Resistance, Standards | 2008 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution on Supporting the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction | Anti-Personal Mines, Emergency Medical Services, Landmines, Ottawa Convention | 2008 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on reducing the Global Burden of Mercury | Chemical Exposure, Chemicals, Environment, Mercury | 2008 | Statement | |
| WMA Statement on Reducing Dietary Sodium Intake | Cardiovascular Disease, Diets, Hypertension, Nutrition, Sodium | 2008 | Statement | |
| WMA Statement on Nuclear Weapons | Deployment, Development, Nuclear War, Testing | 2008 | Statement | |
| WMA Statement on Noise Pollution | Environment, Hearing Loss, Noise Pollution, Prevention | 2007 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution in Support of the Medical Associations in Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America, Physician's Certification | 2007 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on the Responsibilities of Physicians in Preventing and Treating Opiate and Psychotropic Drug Abuse | Drug Abuse, Opiate Drug, Psychotropic Drug, Substitution, Therapy | 2006 | Statement | |
| WMA Statement on the Physician’s Role in Obesity | Nutrition, Obesity, Physical Exercise, Public Health | 2006 | Statement | |