Current Policies

WMA's policies on ethical and social issues


Title Tags Year Type
WMA Statement in support of ensuring the Availability, the Quality and the Safety of Medicines Worldwide COVID-19, Falsified Medicines, Medical Products, Medicines, Safety, Vaccines 2021 Statement
WMA Statement on Access of Women and Children to Health Care Access to Health Care, Education, Gender Inequality, Sexual Discrimination, Women’s Rights 2021 Statement
WMA Statement on Essential Surgical Care as a part of Access to Healthcare Anesthesia Care, Health Care, Surgery Care, UHC, Universal Health Coverage 2021 Statement
WMA Statement on Solar Radiation and Photoprotection Photoprotection, Skin Cancer, Solar Radiation, Sun, UV Radiation 2021 Statement
WMA Resolution on the Repression of Nicaraguan Doctors COVID-19, Health Care System, Health Professionals, Nicaragua 2021 Resolution
WMA Resolution on Covid-19 Vaccines and International Travel Requirements COVID-19, International Travel, SARS-CoV 2, Vaccines 2021 Resolution
WMA Resolution in support of Taiwan’s participation in all WHO Health Programs and inclusion in the International Health Regulations (IHR) Mechanism IHR, International Health Regulations, Taiwan, WHO 2021 Resolution
WMA Resolution in support of the countries worst affected by the Covid-19 crisis COVID-19, Health Care System, Health Professionals, Pandemic, PPE 2021 Resolution
WMA Resolution in support of Medical Personnel and Citizens of Myanmar COVID-19, Health Care Workers, Human Rights, Myanmar, Protection, Violence 2021 Resolution
WMA Resolution on Protecting the Future Generation’s Right to Live in a Healthy Environment Air Pollution, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Déforestation, Energy, Environmental Climate Crimes, Fossil Fuels, Sustainable 2020 Resolution
WMA Statement on Measures for the Prevention and Fight against Transplant-Related Crimes Crime, End-of-Life Care, International Cooperation, Organ Donation, Organ Procurement, Organ transplantation, Trafficking in Human Organs, Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of the Removal of Organs, Transplant Surgery 2020 Statement
WMA Statement on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Blood Pressure, BP, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension 2020 Statement
WMA Statement on Human Genome Editing Gene Therapy, Gene-Editing, Genetic Engineering, Genome Editing, Germline Modification, Informed Consent, Somatic Cells 2020 Statement
WMA Declaration of Cordoba on Patient-Physician Relationship Declaration of Geneva, Declaration of Helsinki, Declaration of Lisbon, International Code of Medical Ethics, Patient Autonomy, Patient Rights, Patient-Physician Relationship 2020 Declaration
WMA Declaration on Pseudoscience and Pseudotherapies in the field of health Alternative Therapies, False Science, False Therapies, Pseudoscience, Pseudotherapies, Unproven Therapies 2020 Declaration