Current Policies
WMA's policies on ethical and social issues
| Title | Tags | Year | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMA Statement on Human Health as a Primary Policy Focus for Governments Worldwide | Climate Change, Equity, Human Health, SDH, Social Determinants of Health, Sustainable Development, Wellbeing | 2023 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution on international medical meetings in countries persecuting physicians against medical ethics and human rights standards | Human Rights, Medical Ethics, Medical Meetings, Persecution, Torture | 2023 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on Medical Ethics during Public Health Emergencies | Conflict, Disaster, Epidemic, Ethical Principles, Health Emergencies, Pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment, PHEs, PPE, Triage | 2023 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution Condemning the Violence against Physicians in Nepal | Attacks, Harassment, Integrity, Nepal, Violence | 2023 | Resolution | |
| WMA Resolution for an Immediate Ceasefire in Sudan and the Protection of Health Care | Armed Conflicts, Medical Neutrality, Situations of Violence, Sudan | 2023 | Resolution | |
| WMA Guidelines on LGBTQ Equity in Venues Hosting WMA Meetings and Functions | 2022 | Guideline | ||
| WMA Resolution for Providing Covid-19 Vaccines for All | COVID-19, Epidemic, Intellectual Property, Pandemic, Patent, Vaccination, Vaccines, Virus | 2022 | Resolution | |
| WMA Statement on Physicians Treating Relatives | Confidentiality, Impartiality, Patients, Relatives | 2022 | Statement | |
| WMA Resolution on Human Rights Demonstrations in Iran | Human Rights, Iran, Medical Impartiality, Violence | 2022 | Resolution | |
| WMA Declaration on Discrimination against Elderly Individuals within Healthcare Settings | Age, Discrimination, Elderly, Social Determinants of Health | 2022 | Declaration | |
| WMA Resolution on Humanitarian and Medical Aid to Ukraine | Conflicts, Humanitarian Aid, Ukraine, War | 2022 | Resolution | |
| WMA Declaration of Berlin on Racism in Medicine | Diversity, Equity, Inequity, Race, Racism, SDH, Social Determinants of Health | 2022 | ||
| WMA Declaration of Venice on End of Life Medical Care | Advance Directive, Dignity, Dying, End-of-Life Care, Euthanasia, Living Will, Palliative Care, Patient Autonomy, Terminal Illness, Venice | 2022 | Declaration, Declaration of Venice | |
| WMA International Code of Medical Ethics | Code of Medical Ethics, Collegiality, Conscience, Dignity, Discrimination, Ethics, Medical Ethics, Non-Discrimination, Patient Autonomy, Professional Practice, Standard | 2022 | ||
| WMA Resolution in support of Medical Personnel and Citizens of Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion | Conflict, Ethics, Human Rights, Medical Neutrality, Ukraine, War | 2022 | Resolution | |