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🚨 WMA Raises Alarm on Violence Against Health Personnel in Iran

We call for the immediate release of detained doctors and an end to violence against health personnel.

🔗 https://ow.ly/uZv550Y4LkC
#ProtectHealthWorkers #MedicalEthics #HumanRights
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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The WMA has sent a letter to Syria’s Interim President expressing deep concern over reported attacks on civilians and healthcare services in Aleppo. Targeting medical staff and facilities is a grave breach of international law.

🔗 Press release: https://ow.ly/8G3H50Y0wRt
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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The EU Biotech Act must strengthen innovation without weakening ethics. WMA and CPME urge the EU to safeguard ethical standards in clinical trials and uphold the Declaration of Helsinki.
🔗 https://ow.ly/U8rr50XWyNI

#MedicalEthics
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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WMA strongly condemns the attack on Ilam Hospital and ongoing violations of medical neutrality in Iran. Hospitals must be safe spaces. Doctors must treat patients without intimidation or coercion. Medical care must never be weaponised. Read the PR:
🔗 https://ow.ly/lMlg50XX6pZ

#MedicalNeutrality
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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The Declaration of Helsinki remains the global ethical standard for protecting research participants and building public trust.

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#MedicalEthics #DeclarationOfHelsinki #ClinicalResearch #Bioethics
January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Join the 17th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law in Ljubljana, Slovenia (24-26 November 2025) hosted by the International Chair in Bioethics (ICB).
🔗 Details: www.bioethicsljubljana2025.com

#Bioethics #MedicalEthics
September 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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📢 The 31st Edition of the WMA JDN Bulletin is out! 🌍 Junior doctors share insights on advocacy, pandemic preparedness, PHC, burnout, climate change, AMR, AI in surgery & patient-centred care. 📖 Read here: www.wma.net/wp-content/u...
#WMAJDN #GlobalHealth
September 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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@medwma.bsky.social supports World Patient Safety Day 2025, 17 September, with the theme “Safe care for every newborn and every child”. See WMA Statement on Access of Women & Children to Health Care 🔗 ow.ly/eR8h50WXW89 #RighttoHealth #WorldPatientSafetyDay2025 #MotherChildHealth #MedSky
September 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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WMA President, Dr Ashok Philip, is calling on UN Member States to strengthen the global response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health and to include civil-society voices in shaping the strategy.

📽️ Watch Dr Philip’s full statement:

#NCDs #HealthWorkforce
September 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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The WMA Council Resolution on Public Health Funding Worldwide calls on all governments to restore and protect funding for basic health systems.

Read more: www.wma.net/policies-pos...

#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth
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August 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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📣 It's time to revise WMA Declaration of Taipei on Ethical Considerations regarding Health Databases and Biobanks. Sign up to follow this 2-3 year process 🔗 forms.office.com/e/4XejXV07XU See Declaration of Taipei ow.ly/2lWG50Wjxs2 #Biobanks #HealthDatabases #MedicalResearch #MedicalEthics #MedSky
August 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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WMA joins @intcouncilofnurses.bsky.social & 48M+ health professionals demanding no exemptions for the health sector in the Global Plastics Treaty.

📖 Read the open letter:
🔗 global.noharm.org/news/every-p...

#PlasticTreaty #PublicHealth
August 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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How can we better equip physicians to tackle the intersection of #AMR & #NCDs?

Watch Dr. @calinemattar.bsky.social at the @who.int webinar share global insights on:
🔹 Specialist access
🔹 Diagnostics & prevention
🔹 Policy action
🎬 youtu.be/hFtJ0Kd-Hko

#AMR #NCDs #GlobalHealth
WMA intervention at the WHO Webinar Bridging the Divide: A Global Dialogue on AMR and NCD
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August 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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📣 It's time to revise WMA Declaration of Taipei on Ethical Considerations regarding Health Databases and Biobanks. Sign up to follow this 2-3 year process 🔗 forms.office.com/e/4XejXV07XU See Declaration of Taipei ow.ly/2lWG50Wjxs2 #Biobanks #HealthDatabases #MedicalResearch #MedicalEthics #MedSky
July 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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@medwma.bsky.social calls on #Israel Govt to ensure humanitarian aid reaches #Gaza. @ashokphilip.bsky.social
WMA Pres : “It is a matter of humanity not to let the people of Gaza face starvation or be denied health care"🔗 🇬🇧 ow.ly/Tmbk50VUN32 🇫🇷 ow.ly/yRWv50VUN31 🇪🇸 ow.ly/QHI750VUN33 #MedSky #IHL
July 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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@medwma.bsky.social World Medical Association expresses its deep concern over the escalating #humanitariancrisis in #Gaza, which continues to put civilian lives and healthcare services at grave risk.
🔗 Read Press Release: 🇬🇧 ow.ly/UQRh50WvtkK
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#MedicalEthics #MedSky #IHL
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July 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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As #OttawaConvention 2025 Intersessional Meetings start in Geneva @medwma.bsky.social calls on member states and delegates to urge their govts to ensure Convention’s full implementation & cease manufacture, sale, deployment and use of landmines. 🔗 ow.ly/Y1T150WbGeK #AntipersonnelLandmineBan #MedSky
June 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Dr. Lujain Alqodmani, Immediate Past President of WMA, addressed the 2025 World Conference on Medical Education, calling for better working conditions which WMA advocates for through our Ethical Guidelines & Workforce Resolution: bit.ly/3SjQad1
#HealthWorkforce
May 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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‼️ Tomorrow join IFAPP webinar on "Ethics in Data-driven Research: WMA Declaration of Taipei on Health Databases & Biobanks" ⏰ 6 May 2025 12 noon CEST 🔗 Register: ow.ly/W0bh50VpjrJ
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#MedicalResearch #BioEthics #DeclarationOfTaipei #MedSky #Biobanks
May 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social council resolution on physician assistants and other non-physicians adopted yesterday 🔗 www.wma.net/policies-pos...
@bma.org.uk #MedSky
April 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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It's on in 2 days! "Best Practices in Medical AI Development" @medwma.bsky.social AI in Medicine webinar 4! With Dr Nathalie Bloch, digital health & clinical AI-based tech expert, Jesse Ehrenfeld MD & Jacob Mathew MD 📆 30 April ⏱️ 15:00 CEST 🔗 ow.ly/3kEZ50VFgPO #ArtificialIntelligence #MedSky
April 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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‼️ @wma-jdn.bsky.social stands in solidarity with French junior doctors in their call for fair employment conditions, just remuneration and professional autonomy. 📌 See statement 🇬🇧 ow.ly/kO6950VIHCk 🇫🇷 ow.ly/pWbm50VIHCj 🇪🇸 ow.ly/xp8n50VIHCi
#JuniorDoctors #HealthWorkforce #MedSky #PublicHealth
April 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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📢 @wma-jdn.bsky.social & 🇫🇷 junior doctors call on French govt. for meaningful discussions with junior doctor reps on alternative models to align with healthcare equity goals, physician well-being. Ultimate objective = enhance patient care 🔗 ow.ly/kO6950VIHCk 🇫🇷 ow.ly/pWbm50VIHCj #PublicHealth #MedSky
April 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Today! ⏱️ 15:00 CEST "Best Practices in Medical AI Development" @medwma AI in medicine webinar 4! With Dr Nathalie Bloch, digital health & AI-based tech in clinical fields. 🔗 ow.ly/3kEZ50VFgPO #ArtificialIntelligence #MedTech #MedSky
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: WMA Webinar "Best Practices in Medical AI Development". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
This is the fourth webinar in the Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare educational series organised by the World Medical Association's Medical Technology Workgroup. The session will focus on Best…
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April 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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WMA strongly condemns the detention and abduction of health professionals in Sudan, following alarming reports from the Sudanese doctors’ syndicate committee.

Full press release: www.wma.net/news-post/th...

#healthcareindanger #MedSky
April 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM