▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Jay ash ank ar ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁International ▁Code ▁of ▁Medical ▁Eth ics ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Medical ▁Association ▁at ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁code ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Gene va ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁eth ical ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁phys icians ▁world wide , ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁duties ▁in ▁general , ▁to ▁his ▁patients ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁colle agues . ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁the ▁II ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Medical ▁Association ▁anal ys ed ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁" W ar ▁Cr imes ▁and ▁Medicine ". ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁W MA ▁Council ▁to ▁appoint ▁another ▁Study ▁Committee ▁to ▁prepare ▁an ▁International ▁Code ▁of ▁Medical ▁Eth ics , ▁which ▁after ▁an ▁extensive ▁discussion , ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁by ▁the ▁III ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁( W MA ▁meet ings ) ▁ 1 9 4 9 : ▁A do pt ed . ▁ 3 rd ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁London ▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁First ▁am end ment . ▁ 2 2 nd ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁Sydney ▁ 1 9 8 3 : ▁Second ▁am end ment . ▁ 3 5 th ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁Ven ice ▁