​New Delhi (08/11/2022): Common Wealth Medical Association was established in 1962, with 58 countries under Common Wealth Forum with an objective of assist and strengthen the capacities of National Medical Association countries within the Commonwealth to improve the health and well being of their communities and countries. CMA works to improve the well being and human right priorities of countries and play the advocacy role on the need of preventions and proactive wellness concepts among the Common wealth countries.
​CMA work in association with common wealth secretariat in UK and meet often with heads of Governments and policy makers. Since 1962, once in two years election will be held with representatives of each nation to choose the President, Secretary General and 5 Vice Presidents from each regions. The last term Dr. Osahon Enabulele from Nigeria served as President and Dr. J.P. Tabone from Malta as Secretary General.
​The Office Bearers election for 2022-24 held in Malaysia during the Annual executive meeting and council meeting held from 4th to 6th November 2022. In this Dr. Muragaraj, serving as President of Malaysia Medical Association elected as President unopposed.
​For the Secretary General Prof. Dr. J.A. Jayalal former President of Indian Medical Association and Dr. Amoakah Coleman from Ghana contested and with the support of many countries Prof. Dr. J.A. Jayalal was declared elected.
​In the common wealth Medical Association two doctors of reputation has been elected from India as Presidents in 1976 and 2007 and now for the first time in history of 60 years of Common Wealth Prof. Dr. J.A. Jayalal has been elected as the Secretary General of CMA. Prof. Dr. J.A. Jayalal hails from Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu and serving as Professor and HOD of Surgery in Kanyakumari Government Medical College. He has served as the President of Indian Medical Association in the year 2021 and Head of UNESCO Bioethics Chair India.
​Ensuring affordable, accessible, sustainable and quality healthcare to all people in Common Wealth Countries with mutual participatory symbiosis of countries shall be my priority and I will work with Governments to ensure Health for all a real dream in the future, he said.
​Spreading violence against medical fraternity needs immediate attention to ensure, cream of students take up Medicine as Profession. CMA will support indigenous Medicine but strive hard to maintain purity of Modern Medicine, he said.
​The leaders of IMA and doctors felicitated Dr. J.A. Jayalal for his achievements to become the Secretary General of Commonwealth Medical Association.
