Azrul chairs world medical body

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Medical Association's chairperson Azrul Azwar has been elected chairman of the World Medical Association for the 1997/1998 period.

Azrul was elected during the world medical association's 48th congress held in Somerset West, South Africa on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26.

The congress, which accepted two medical association members from Haiti and Uganda, declared to fight domestic abuse, which is considered a major health problem in society. The congress also agreed to campaign for the right of women to choose their own contraceptives.

The France-based association, which was established in 1947, has 60 members worldwide. (ste)