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Safeguarding healthcare in conflict: SAMA’s suspension of relations with the Israeli Medical Association
The South African Medical Association (SAMA)’s suspension of relations with the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) poses a practical question for wartime healthcare: what does neutrality require of medical associations?
This editorial situates the decision in medical ethics and international humanitarian law, and proposes a clear, reviewable standard for conditional engagement. It does not adjudicate competing political claims. Rather, it asks why SAMA acted now, and what criteria medical associations might apply when assessing professional ties during conflict.
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