Current Policies

WMA's policies on ethical and social issues


Title Tags Year Type
WMA Statement in Times of Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Violence Armed Conflict, Emergency Medical Services, Ethics, Geneva Conventions, War 2012 Statement
WMA Declaration on the Protection and Integrity of Medical Personnel in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence Armed Conflicts, Attacks, Geneva Conventions, Human Rights, Medical Personnel, Neutral, UN, Violence, War 2011 Declaration
WMA Statement on Family Violence Abuse, Family Violence, Maltreat, Neglect, Prevention, Reporting, Violence 2010 Statement
WMA Statement on the Relationship between Physicians and Pharmacists in Medicinal Therapy Delegation, Drug Therapy, Medical Therapy, Pharmacists, Professional Responsibility, Scope of Practice, Substitution 2010 Statement
WMA Resolution on Medical Workforce Attrition, Education, Human Resources for Health, Resilience, Resource Allocation, Retention, Scope of Practice, Task Shifting, Training, Workforce, Working Conditions 2009 Resolution
WMA Statement on Digital Health Confidentiality, Consent, Digital Health, Duties, E-health, Mobile health, Outcomes, Patient/Physician-Relationship, Rules, Safety, Security, Telehealth, Telematics, Telemedicine 2009 Statement
WMA Declaration of Reykjavik – Ethical Considerations Regarding the Use of Genetics in Health Care Bio Patents, Confidentiality, Consent, Intellectual Property, Patenting, Pharmacokinetics, Predictive Medicine, Substance Patents 2009 Declaration
WMA Declaration on Guidelines for Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare Assessment, Audits, CME, CPD, Data, Patient Safety, Quality Management, Standards 2009 Declaration