World Medical Association

World Medical Association
Formation18 September 1947 (1947-09-18)
Location
  • Ferney-Voltaire, France
Members
116 Constituent Members and 1467 Associate Members (2022)
President
Lujain Al-Qodmani
Key people
Heidi Stensmyren (Immediate Past President),
Frank Ulrich Montgomery (Chairperson of Council)
Websitewma.net

The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international and independent confederation of free professional medical associations representing physicians worldwide. WMA was formally established on September 18, 1947[1] and has grown to 116 national medical associations, as of 2022, with 1467 Associate Members, including Junior Doctors and medical students. [2][3] and more than 10 million physicians. WMA is in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) and seeks close collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to physical and mental health.

  1. ^ "History". wma.net. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Members' List". wma.net. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ^ "WMA - The World Medical Association-WMA General Assembly". Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

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