A policy statement is a statement of IFMSA’s beliefs regarding a particular issue. The belief is kept within IFMSA’s mission and objectives and bound by its Constitution and Bylaws. Policy statements 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
- Drug Reform (March 2018)
- Noncommunicable Diseases (March 2018)
- Universal Health Coverage (March 2018)
- Neglected Tropical Diseases (March 2018)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (March 2018)
- Active Ageing and Life Course (August 2017)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (August 2017)
- Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (August 2017)
- Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) (August 2017)
- Access to Safe Surgery and Anesthesia for all (March 2017)
- Rural Health (March 2017)
- Mental Health (August 2016)
- Organ, Tissue and Marrow Donation and Transplantation (August 2016)
- Access to Medicines (March 2016)
- Climate Change and Health (March 2016)
- Trade and Health (March 2016)
- Vaccination (March 2016)
- Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (August 2015)
- Hazardous and Harmful Use of Alcohol (August 2015)
- Tobacco Control (August 2015)
- Trade and Health (August 2015)
Medical Education Issues
- 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)
- Global Policy on Medical Education (March 2016)
- Widening Participation in Medical Education (March 2016)
Sexual & Reproductive Health Issues
- Gender Equity (March 2018)
- Abolishing Child Marriage (March 2017)
- Breastfeeding (March 2017)
- Ending Gender-Based Violence (March 2017)
- Ensuring Access to Safe Abortion (March 2017)
- Obstetric Violence and Humanized Birth (March 2017)
- Ending AIDS by 2030 (August 2016)
- Sexuality and Gender Identity (August 2016)
- Comprehensive Sexual Education (March 2016)
- Women’s Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health (March 2016)
Human Rights & Peace Issues
- Children’s Health and Rights (August 2017)
- Disaster and Emergency Management (August 2017)
- Migrants’ Health (August 2017)
- Peace, Peacebuilding, and Health (August 2017)
- Ensuring Access to Medical and Humanitarian Aid (March 2017)
- Protection of Health Services (March 2017)
- Indigenous Health (August 2016)
- Asylum Seeker and Refugee’s Health (March 2016)
- Human Trafficking & Health (March 2016)
- Discrimination and Hate Crimes (August 2015)
- Elder Abuse and Abandonment (August 2015)
Global & Organisational
- Ethical Finance in IFMSA (August 2017)
- Meaningful Youth Participation (August 2017)
- Decade of Action for Global Road Safety (August 2015)
- Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare Facilities (August 2015)
- Post2015 Future Development Goals (August 2015)