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News | Medical Boycotts Harm Patients: SAJMAP Responds to SAMA Decision
Medical Boycotts Harm Patients: SAJMAP Responds to SAMA Decision
October 05 2025 By SAJMAP
SAJMAP has issued a position statement raising serious concerns about the South African Medical Association's (SAMA) call to suspend all ties with the Israeli Medical Association. The response questions the legitimacy of SAMA's process, highlights risks of medical boycotts for patients and medical innovation, and calls for greater transparency and diversity within SAMA.
Click on the document below to read the full response.