World Health Assembly (WHA)

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The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed program budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly WAs held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 21–30 May 2023.


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 PAHO's Coverage of the WHA

Geneva, 24 May 2016 (PAHO/WHO)- Grenada was appointed to the vice-presidency of Committee A, which debates technical and health matters at the 69th World Health Assembly, this week in Geneva, Switzerland. The Minister of Health and Social Security of Grenada, Nickolas Steele, will hold the position. At Committee A meetings, resolutions are…
Geneva, 23 May 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, met today with the delegations of the countries of the Americas, focusing on issues of key interest for the Region to be addressed in the plenary session of the 69th World Health Assembly this week.…
Washington, DC / Geneva, Switzerland, May 20, 2016 (PAHO / WHO) - Ministers and health officials from 194 countries will participate in the 69th World Health Assembly next week to discuss actions on issues such as emergency response of the World health Organization (WHO), promoting health through the life course, strategies to deal with…
Geneva, 23 May 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — Delegates at the World Health Assembly made a series of decisions stemming from the 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak. These give the WHO Secretariat the go-ahead to carry out structural reforms so it can prepare for and respond rapidly, flexibly and effectively to emergencies and disease outbreaks.…
Geneva, 18 May 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Carissa F. Etienne, met with health delegates from the Americas on the opening day of the 68th World Health Assembly, which is taking place this week in Geneva. The World Health Assembly is WHO's top decision-making body.…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was the special guest at the opening of the Assembly. Margaret Chan congratulated the Americas on eliminating rubella. Geneva, May 18, 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - The 68th World Health Assembly began its sessions today, discussing topics that included the recent Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization's response to…
Ministers of health and other delegates from 194 countries are set to participate in the 68th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18-26 May. Participants in this year's meeting are expecting to reach agreement on action in a range of areas, including emergency response, Ebola, antimicrobial resistance, prevention and control of dengue…
Geneva, 17 May 2011 (PAHO/WHO) - Durante el segundo día de la 64ª Asamblea Mundial de la Salud, los discursos de Bill Gates, co director de la Fundación Bill y Melissa Gates, y de la primera ministra de Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, marcaron la agenda. En su discurso, Gates llamó a los líderes de los gobiernos a incrementar su inversión en vacunas y…
Washington, D.C., 20 May 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - The 63rd session of the World Health Assembly is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, until 21 May 2010. Among the public health issues discussed are the implementation of the International Health Regulations, strategies to reduce the harmful use of alcohol and counterfeit medical products. Each year,…