IFMSA
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
(adopted 5th March 2008)
We, the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), are an internationally diverse group of future health professionals concerned with global health issues. We believe that health is a universally recognised, fundamental human right that transcends the boundaries of state, culture, religion, political affiliation, as well as economic and social condition. We protest that this right to access adequate healthcare has not been guaranteed and delivered to all. We make this declaration in the IFMSA spirit of solidarity.
We believe, as stated in the WHO constitution, that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. (more…)
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
(adopted on the 5th March 2008)
We, the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), are an internationally diverse group of future health care professionals concerned with global health issues. We are alarmed by the large numbers of Health Care Professionals (HCPs) emigrating from underserved areas, particularly from low-income to high-income nations, and the resulting brain drain in the migrants’ countries of origin. This phenomenon leads to a worsening of health indicators in countries already suffering from an acute lack of healthcare workers. We advocate for policies that reverse negative effects of brain drain and make this declaration in the IFMSA spirit of solidarity.
In the 2006 World Health Report, the WHO reports that migration of HCPs from rural to urban areas, as well as from low-income to high-income nations, exacerbates poor health conditions in largely underserved areas. The WHO emphasizes that global shortage of HCPs is a significant barrier in access to health care, and appeals to the international community to collectively address this issue. (1) (more…)
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