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Changes to the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki

MedExpress Team

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Published Oct. 30, 2024 07:49

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On October 16-19, 2024, the World Medical Association (WMA) General Assembly in Helsinki marked the eighth revision of the Declaration of Helsinki. The document, created in 1964, remains a key determinant of ethical standards for research involving human subjects, especially in situations where national regulations are more permissive or lacking altogether.

WMA's newly elected president (for 2024-2025), Dr. Ashok Philip, a representative of the Malaysian Medical Association, emphasized in his speech that the update of the Declaration of Helsinki is the result of more than 30 months of intensive work and consultation. It is not only an expression of the WMA's concern for the ethics of research involving human subjects, but also evidence of strengthening the protection of patients' rights and increasing the transparen...

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