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World Medical Association, Resolution on Economic Embargoes and Health (1997).

Adopted by the 49th WMA General Assembly Hamburg, Germany, November 1997

RECOGNISING THAT:

all people have the right to the preservation of health; and,

the Geneva Convention (Article 23, Number IV, 1949) requires the free passage of medical supplies intended for civilians;

THE WMA URGES national medical associations to ensure that Governments employing economic sanctions against other States respect the agreed exemptions for medicines, medical supplies and basic food items.

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	Adopted by the 49th WMA General Assembly Hamburg, Germany, November 1997
	RECOGNISING THAT:
	all people have the right to the preservation of health; and, the Geneva Convention (Article 23, Number IV, 1949) requires the free passage of medical supplies intended for civilians;
	THE WMA URGES national medical associations to ensure that Governments employing economic sanctions against other States respect the agreed exemptions for medicines, medical supplies and basic food items.