Geneva, Switzerland: 1 April 2026 As World Health Worker Week begins, global health leaders are emphasizing a clear and urgent message: investing specifically in health professionals means stronger health systems, healthier populations, and more resilient economies. Investing in health professionals is not a cost—it is one of the highest-return and most critical public investments governments […]

The World Medical Association expresses its grave concern following the reported attack on the Hospital in El-Daein, East Darfur, on 20 March 2026, which resulted in the deaths of at least 70 people, including patients and health personnel. This attack, which has rendered a key referral hospital serving a population of over two million people non-operational, […]

The World Medical Association (WMA) expresses its grave concern over the recent and serious escalation of violence affecting health personnel, medical facilities and first responders in Lebanon. The WMA further draws attention to a broader and deeply alarming pattern of attacks on healthcare across the Middle East, one that demands urgent international attention. Reports indicate that dozens […]