World Medical Association Appoints Its First Advocacy Adviser

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Article Date: 28 Dec 2007 - 0:00 PDT

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The World Medical Association has appointed its first advocacy adviser to increase its work with other organisations.

Clarisse Delorme, a French lawyer, has joined the staff in Ferney-Voltaire, France, and will be working closely with the World Health Organisation, other United Nations organisations and non governmental organisations.

Clarisse comes to the WMA from the European Women's Lobby in Brussels where she worked as policy coordinator for eight years. She qualified as a barrister (avocat) from the Bar School in Paris and has worked in several European coalitions active in the field of human rights, as well as the European Commission.

Dr Otmar Kloiber, secretary general of the WMA, said:

'Clarisse's appointment will enable the WMA to liaise more effectively with other organisations and promote the wide range of policies and statements adopted by the Association.'

The World Medical Association is the independent confederation of national medical associations from more than 80 countries and represents more than eight million physicians. Acting on behalf of patients and physicians, the WMA endeavours to achieve the highest possible standards of medical care, ethics, education and health-related human rights for all people.

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