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español.

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer l'ouverture du site en français.

Ethics Unit Section
WMA History
New Country of the Month
In addition, press releases are posted regularly

 

 We welcome your suggestions for improving the site. Webmaster


 Video
 We have the pleasure to introduce a 7min. live video of the 54th WMA General Assembly - Helsinki 2003.
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 Policies adopted at the WMA General Assembly, Helsinki 2003
Violence
Ethical recruitment
Living wills
Reproductive material
Missing
Torture
SARS
Medical Ethics Day

 WMA News
WMA work group seeks further advice on Declaration of Helsinki -
30 January 2004
Health Promotion and Healthy Lifestyles - 20 January 2004
WMA leader urges further action to combat violence - 12 January 2004
Young Doctors should work in Poorer Nations, says WMA President - 30 December 2003
Urgent need for new drugs in sub Saharan Africa, says WMA President - 17 December 2003
   
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 Join the WMA
National Medical Associations can join the WMA as Constituent Members.
Individual physicians can join the WMA as Associate Members.
 Our Next Meeting

The 55th WMA General Assembly will be held 6 - 9 October 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.
Venue: The Imperial Hotel
The themes of the Scientific Session will be:
"Advanced Medical Technology and Medical Ethics" and "The Internet and Health Care"


 Global Tobacco Treaty - NOW !

Support the Global Tobacco Treaty - NOW !
Governments around the world are, one by one, signing and ratifying the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Since the Convention was adopted by the World Helath Assembly in May 2003, over 80 governments have signed and seven have ratified.

Check whether your government has signed the FCTC- if not, press them to do so before the 29 June deadline. If they have, press them to ratify. If they've ratified, thank them and offer your support for the next stages.

 

Visit: http://www.fctcnow.org/ to sign and ratify.


 Opinion poll
If a deceased family member has authorized the donation of an organ, should the family have the right to veto it?
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Results

Do you know the WMA's position on Human Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation?

WMA Statement on Human Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation


International Code of Ethics

Declaration of Helsinki


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