A policy document represents IFMSA’s beliefs regarding a particular issue, being composed by a statement and a policy paper. The belief is kept within IFMSA’s mission and objectives and bound by its Constitution and Bylaws. Policy documents are approved during the IFMSA General Assembly March Meeting and August Meeting and are valid for a period of three years and/or until their renewal.
Public Health Issues
- Air Pollution (March 2020)
- Health, Environment & Climate Change (March 2020)
- Primary Health Care (August 2019)
- Food for Health and Sustainability (August 2019)
- Neglected Tropical Diseases (August 2019)
- Access to Medicines (March 2019)
- Vaccination (March 2019)
- Health Emergencies (March 2019)
- Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (August 2018)
- Drug Reform (August 2018)
- Noncommunicable Diseases (April 2019)
- Universal Health Coverage (March 2018)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (March 2018)
- Active Ageing and Life Course (August 2017)
- Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (August 2017)
- Access to Safe Surgery and Anesthesia for all (March 2017)
Medical Education Issues
- Rural Health (March 2020)
- Cultural Competence in Healthcare
- Health Litteracy (March 2020)
- Access to Research & Research Education (March 2019)
- Accreditation and Quality Assurance (August 2018)
- Ethical Medical Placements Abroad (March 2018)
- Social Accountability In Medical Schools (March 2018)
- Global Health Workforce (March 2018)
- Open Access, Open Education and Open Data (August 2017)
Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights Issues
- Obstetric Violence and Humanized Birth (March 2020)
- Breastfeeding (March 2020)
- Ensuring Access to Safe Abortion (March 2020)
- Ending Gender-Based Violence (March 2020)
- Comprehensive Sexual Education (March 2019)
- HPV Vaccines (March 2019)
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (August 2018)
- Gender Equity (March 2018)
- Abolishing Child Marriage (March 2017)
Human Rights & Peace Issues
- Protection of Health Services (March 2020)
- Ensuring Access to Medical and Humanitarian Aid (March 2020)
- Human Rights, Democracy & the Rule of Law (August 2019)
- Asylum Seeker and Refugee’s Health (March 2019)
- Human Trafficking & Health (March 2019)
- Ethnicity and Health (August 2018)
- Children’s Health and Rights (August 2017)
- Disaster and Emergency Management (August 2017)
- Migrants’ Health (August 2017)
- Peace, Peacebuilding, and Health (August 2017)
Global & Organisational
- Technological Innovation in Healthcare (August 2019)
- One Health (August 2019)
- Trade & Health (March 2019)
- Sustainable Development Goals (August 2018)
- Ethical Finance in IFMSA (August 2017)
- Meaningful Youth Participation (August 2017)