On #OneHealthDay, the WMA reaffirms its commitment to the #OneHealth approach, recognising that the health of people, animals and the environment is interconnected. Collaboration across professions is essential to address today's global health challenges.

A randomized trial of a patient-facing chatbot vs web based search enhanced accuracy of diagnosis of lung conditions This is one of the first RCTs for public chatbot assessment in healthcare nature.com/articles/s44360-0…

Got sent this by one of my many friends who are pretty sick of this genocide shit. Most sensible and serious people are. But that’s not the approved narrative. Maher articulates EXACTLY the position of the silent majority. Which in my case was never silent.

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The Government of Belgium has nominated me for the position of WHO Director-General. I am deeply honoured by the trust and confidence Belgium 🇧🇪has placed in me, and grateful for the opportunity to stand for this important responsibility. Effective today, I will be on special leave from my role as WHO Regional Director for Europe, in accordance with WHO's established procedures. During this period, I look forward to engaging with Member States, partners and civil society listening to their perspectives, and exchanging views on the future of our Organization and global health. I know that @WHO_Europe's important work will continue under the capable leadership of Dr Corinne Capuano during my period of special leave, and I wish Corinne every success in this responsibility. My commitment to WHO, its Member States and the values of our Organization will remain unwavering, as will my deep respect for the outstanding leadership of @DrTedros, who has guided WHO through some of the most challenging moments in global health. Serving @WHO has been the greatest privilege of my professional life. I approach this next chapter with humility, optimism and a steadfast commitment to the values that unite us in improving #HealthForAll.

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The World Medical Association delivered an intervention at the @UN Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on PPPR in New York. Delivered by @yassentch, the statement reaffirmed the key role of physicians in global health. #PandemicPreparedness #GlobalHealth

📢 Save the date: the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law – Global Bioethics Summit 2026 will take place in Porto, Portugal, from 28–30 September 2026. 👉 Register now: bioethicsporto2026.com/regis…

Dr. William Sullivan examined the ethical implications of underrepresentation in biobank research from a disability ethics perspective at the Third Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei in Vatican City. 📺 Follow online: bit.ly/49wvwPV

“Sponsors, researchers, governmental authorities and other stakeholders must ensure that the benefits and burdens of research are equitably distributed.”-Prof. Carlo Maria Petrini at the WMA's Expert Meeting on the DOT revision. 📺 Follow online: bit.ly/49wvwPV

“We cannot accommodate, analyse or evaluate what we cannot see, invisibility prevents inclusion.”-Dr. Heidi Stensmyren, 3rd Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA DOT examined the ethical consequences of underrepresentation in biobank research and health data governance.

Prof. Maria Patrão Neves, President of Portugal’s National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (CNECV) and Ethics Committee Expert at the @EU_Commission, examined how global governance frameworks can better promote equity and justice in health databases and biobanks.

Prof. Federico de Montalvo questioned whether concepts such as “stakeholder engagement” fully capture the role of patients and communities in bioethics at the Third Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei in Vatican City.

“We should be very cautious about our confidence in procedural ethics and procedural solutions. They could enable exploitation under the guise of ethics.”-Prof. Dr. Dominique Sprumont at WMA's Expert Meeting on the Revision of DOT.

“Every human person is an irreducible and unique individual of inestimable value, and must therefore be protected from various forms of exploitation that seek to reduce the person to a set of data."- His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA DOT.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Reis (Global Health Ethics at the World Health Organization) examined how global governance can promote equity and justice in the oversight of health databases and biobanks. (3rd Expert Meeting on the Revision of WMA DoT).

Advancing Equity and Ethical Governance in Health Data and Biobanks: Global Experts Meet in Vatican City Read the full press release: wma.net/news-post/advancing-… #MedicalEthics #HealthData #Biobanks #DigitalHealth #Bioethics

In his closing remarks, Dr. Ramin Parsa-Parsi, SecGen of the WMA, concluded The 3rd Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei gave a strong call to place equity, justice and trust at the centre of health data governance.

Prof. Jacques Simpore examined how health data and biobank research can move beyond extractive models toward equitable benefit-sharing at the Third Open Expert Meeting on the Revision of the WMA Declaration of Taipei in Vatican City.

Prof. Lara Bloom, Chair of the International Alliance of Patients'​ Organizations (IAPO), called for a shift from frameworks of protection to frameworks of partnership in the governance of health databases and biobanks at the 3rd Expert Meeting on the Revision of the DOT.