"WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY - WHA"

Adopting 4 resolutions, General Assembly stresses need for affordable health care, establishes decade of healthy ageing, elects Peacebuilding Committee members.

With more than 1.5 Million lives lost to COVID-19, world leaders in General Assembly demand urgent action to guarantee equitable distribution of life-saving vaccines.

Opening the 73rd annual session of the World Health Assembly, the WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said, "It’s time for the world to heal – from the ravages of this pandemic, and the geopolitical divisions that only drive us further into the chasm of an unhealthier, un-safer and unfairer future.” WHO

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, thanked Member States for adopting a resolution, “which calls for an independent and comprehensive evaluation of the international response – including, but not limited to, WHO’s performance.” WHO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Addressing World Health Organization (WHO) Member States attending the foreshortened and virtual World Health Assembly in Geneva, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Member States the pandemic “illustrates why investing in health must be at the centre of development.” WHO

Launching a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the virus “is not only attacking our physical health; it is also increasing psychological suffering.” UNIFEED

At the opening of the 146th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said “both the coronavirus and Ebola outbreaks underscore once again the vital importance for all countries to invest in preparedness, not panic.” WHO

Opening the 68th World Health Assembly, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan said “the spread of Zika, the resurgence of dengue, and the emerging threat from chikungunya are the price being paid for a massive policy failure that dropped the ball on mosquito control in the 1970s.” WHO

The 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) opened today in Geneva, with nearly 3,000 delegates from 194 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) attending the annual meeting. WHO