WMA Newsletter January 2024
WMA EVENTS
WMA Conference on the Revision of the DoH, 18-19 January 2024, Vatican City
Registration for this conference with a focus on research in resource-poor settings closed on 10 January 2024. Find the YouTube streaming link here.
Panel Discussion on Disinformation In Healthcare: How To Respond, 25 January 2024 at 2 PM CET
This panel discussion is organised by the WMA Associate Members. Register here
to take part.
WMA African Regional meeting on the Revision of the DoH, 18-19 February 2024, Johannesburg, South Africa
Registration and further details are available here. The deadline for early-bird registration is 18 January 2024. Registration will close on 4 February 2024.
226th WMA Council Session, 18 - 20 April 2024, Seoul, Korea
The deadline for early-bird registration is 8 March 2024. Read more here.
Future WMA Meetings
All other WMA future meeting schedules are available here. Please save them in your calendar!
WMA NEWS & ADVOCACY
Medical Ethics Under Threat: Physician Leaders Urge International Response for Dr Djalali’s Release
Read more here.
A Call for Donations to ICRC and Doctors Without Borders to support the humanitarian situation in Gaza
Read more here.
E-Cigarettes Are Harmful and Not Safe, Warn Physician Leaders
Read more here.
Reinstate the Turkish Medical Association's Central Council immediately
On 30 November, a civil court in Ankara arbitrarily dismissed 11 eminent Turkish physicians from their elected positions on the Central Council of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA), the country’s largest professional medical group This is a flagrant violation of international human rights law and ethical standards, said a global coalition of medical professional organizations, including the WMA. Read more here.
Public Consultation on a draft revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki
As part of the current revision process of the Declaration of Helsinki, and in order to maximise input by all stakeholders and the public, there will be two separate opportunities for public comments. Phase 1 is being held now to address issues from the first few regional meetings. The phase 2 comment period will follow in the spring when additional topics have been addressed.
See here
for more information, and in order to submit comments on the workgroup’s proposed edits to date. The deadline for submissions is 7 February 2024.
WMA Webinar during the Antimicrobial Resistant Awareness Week (AMR)
This webinar focussed on engaging healthcare professionals and civil society towards the AMR High-Level meeting in 2024. The participants discussed the priorities and roles of health professionals and associations in the upcoming month on AMR. Copies of the recoding are available upon request via secretariat@wma.net
INTERNATIONAL UPDATE
WHO’s Executive Board adopts resolution on access for life-saving aid into Gaza and respect for laws of war
In a special session held on 10 December in Geneva, WHO’s Executive Board adopted a resolution
aimed at addressing the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
WHO Executive Board, 154th session, 22–27 January 2024, Geneva, Switzerland
The WMA will follow the session and submit statements in line with
its policies. Stay informed and follow us on social media. Find the
documents here.
New WHO campaign highlights tobacco industry tactics to influence public health policies
This "Stop the lies" campaign
aims to protect young people from the tobacco industry and their deadly
products, by calling for an end to tobacco industry interference in
health policy.
GREEN NEWS
Health Organisations: COP28 “Signals” Alone From World Leaders Will Not Protect People’s Health
At the closing of the COP28 in Dubai, health groups denounced the summit’s failure to commit to a full phase out of fossil fuels, a critically urgent step towards protecting people’s health, and criticised the failure to commit to strong targets for adaptation to build resilient systems capable of protecting vulnerable people. Read more here.
Call for expression of interest for technical consultations as part of the WHO Global Research Agenda Setting for Climate Change and Health
The WHO is seeking experts and practitioners to participate in technical consultations to develop a global research agenda for climate change and health. Deadline: 15 January 2024. Find more details here.
CONFERENCES
Global Task Force in Support of the African Initiative for Peace Webinar on 26 January 2024 at 1pm CET
Register here.
21st Vienna Congress 2024, COM SULT, 28-29 January 2024, Vienna, Austria
The President of the World Medical Association Dr Lujain AlQodmani will participate in this Congress .
16th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law, 24-26 July 2024, Brasilia, Brazil
WMA will be present at this event organised by the International Chair in Bioethics to discuss progress on its work.
PUBLICATIONS
New WMA Glossary
WMA launched its Glossary
in October 2023. It includes definitions of medical, ethical and professional terminology. We hope that members find this useful and welcome your feedback!
WMA Policy Handbook
The policy handbook, printed in December 2023, is now available.
CIOMS International guidelines on good governance practice for research institutions
These CIOMS guidelines review the existing standards and best practices in the field, and offer research institutions detailed and specific guidance on how to implement them.
Coercion and Control: Ukraine’s Health Care System under Russian Occupation
This case study by eyeWitness to Atrocities, Insecurity Insight, Media Initiative for Human Rights, and Physicians for Human Rights documents ongoing indiscriminate and targeted attacks on Ukraine’s health care system since the onset of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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