C.E.O.M.

European Council of Medical Orders

CEOM celebrates international day of the medical profession

WMA RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, OCTOBER 30

Adopted by the 71st dopted by the 71 WMA General Assembly (online), Cordoba, Spain, October 2020

WMA General Assembly (online), Cordoba, Spain, October 2020. On the eve of the WMA General Assembly, Córdoba 2020, we are facing an escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world and an alarming exponential pressure on healthcare professionals.The WMA and its members request that October 30 be recognised as the International Day of the MedicalProfession as a tribute to the commitment of physicians to the service of humankind, to the health and well-being of their patients, in the respect the ethical values of the profession.