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
- Access to Medicines (April 2019)
- Vaccination (April 2019)
- Health Emergencies (March 2019)
- Climate Change and Health (August 2018)
- Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (August 2018)
- Drug Reform (August 2018)
- Noncommunicable Diseases (April 2019)
- Universal Health Coverage (March 2018)
- Neglected Tropical Diseases (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)
- Rural Health (March 2017)
- Mental Health (August 2016)
- Organ, Tissue and Marrow Donation and Transplantation (August 2016)
Medical Education Issues
- Access to Research & Research Education (April 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
- Comprehensive Sexual Education (April 2019)
- HPV Vaccines (April 2019)
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (August 2018)
- 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)
Human Rights & Peace Issues
- Asylum Seeker and Refugee’s Health (April 2019)
- Human Trafficking & Health (April 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)
- Ensuring Access to Medical and Humanitarian Aid (March 2017)
- Protection of Health Services (March 2017)
- Indigenous Health (August 2016)
Global & Organisational
- Trade & Health (March 2019)
- Sustainable Development Goals (August 2018)
- Ethical Finance in IFMSA (August 2017)
- Meaningful Youth Participation (August 2017)