World Health Assembly (WHA)
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.
Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly — Geneva, 27 May – 1 June 2024
77th World Health Assembly Photo Galleries
- PAHO/WHO's coverage of the 77th World Health Assembly, 27 May - 1 June 2024
- PAHO/WHO's coverage of the 76th World Health Assembly, 21-30 May 2023
- WHO: 75th World Health Assembly, 22-28 May 2022
- WHO: Special session of World Health Assembly, 29 November-1 December 2021
- WHO: 74th World Health Assembly, 24-31 May 2021
- WHO: 73rd World Health Assembly, 18-19 May 2020
- PAHO/WHO's coverage of the 72nd World Health Assembly, 20-28 May 2019
- PAHO/WHO's coverage of the 71st World Health Assembly, 21–26 May 2018
- PAHO/WHO's coverage of the 70th World Health Assembly, 22–31 May 2017
- PAHO/WHO's coverage of the 69th World Health Assembly, 23–28 May 2016
- PAHO/WHO's coverage of the 68th World Health Assembly, 18–26 May 2015
PAHO's Coverage of the WHA
Geneva, 25 May 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Discussions on issues of importance to countries of the Americas continue at the 76th World Health Assembly, taking place this week (21-30 May) in Geneva, Switzerland.
On 24 May, a progress report on the Global Strategy for Women’s Children’s and Adolescent’s Health (2016-2030) was presented, urging countries to…
WHO recognizes doctors and organizations from six countries of the Americas for their contributions to tobacco control
Washington D.C. 25 May 2023 (PAHO) – Health professionals, researchers, officials, public agencies, and civil society organizations from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, the United States of America, and Uruguay were recognized…
Geneva, 24 May 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has urged Ministers of Health and high-level delegates at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to utilize all available knowledge and resources to ensure that people’s health is placed at the very center of the global…
Geneva, 23 May 2023 — In the first-ever report of its kind, the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has outlined a bold new path to reorient economies to deliver what matters - health for all.
The Council, created by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in November 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and chaired by…
Geneva, May 23, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of Health and high-level delegates from the Americas addressed the World Health Assembly this week in Geneva, Switzerland, where they reviewed the topic of health in the aftermath of the COVID-19 emergency, highlighting lessons learned and considering actions for better preparedness against future health…
Countries of the Americas call for more equitable distribution of funds to the Region
Geneva, 22 May 2023 (PAHO/WHO) – Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today approved the WHO Programme budget 2024-2025, which includes a 20% increase in assessed contributions.
The decision, which took place at the 76th World Health Assembly…
Video interviews with delegates from the Americas attending the 76th World Health Assembly on 21-30 May 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, 21 May 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - As the world faces ongoing health and humanitarian emergencies, the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly (WHA), which will take place from 21-30 May, opened today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Discussions will focus on the sustainable financing of the World Health Organization (WHO) as it reaches…
The awards ceremony took place during the 75th World Health Assembly, which takes place until 28th May in Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, Switzerland, 27 May 2022 – The National Malaria Component of the Ministry for Citizen’s Power for Health of Nicaragua today received the United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize for its essential work carried…