The 75th General Assembly of the World Medical Association, held in Helsinki, Finland, from 16-19 October 2024, brought together delegates from 50 national medical associations to address urgent issues facing the medical profession today.
✅ The 2024 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki, Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants, was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly, 60 years since the original Declaration was adopted.
✅ This follows a thorough, 30-month revision process by the WMA Declaration of Helsinki revision workgroup with representatives from 19 countries.
✅ Dr Jack Resneck, Jr, MD, chaired the WMA Declaration of Helsinki workgroup during this process. Thank you!
✅ Thank you to all WMA member national medical associations, experts, partner organisations and everyone who contributed to the 2024 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki!
✅ Dr Ashok Philip, a specialist in Internal Medicine, practising in the private sector in Malaysia and Past President of the Malaysian Medical Association, was installed as the 75th President of the World Medical Association for 2024-25.
✅ Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu, MD, MBA, OGW, FCMA, former president of the Kenya Medical Association, was elected as President-Elect of the World Medical Association. Dr Kitulu will take up her post at the 76th WMA General Assembly in Porto, Portugal in October 2025.
✅ Suomen Lääkäriliitto, the Finnish Medical Association, did a superb job of hosting this General Assembly! Thank you
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➡️ See the Declaration of Helsinki https://ow.ly/AE7J50TT5Kj
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