77th World Health Assembly in Geneva with the participation of Togo
- Posted on 31/05/2024 10:25
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- By abelozih@sante-education.tg

Extract from the article: The 77th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA77) opened on Monday 27 May 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, with the theme ‘All for Health, Health for All’, and will run until 1 June 2024. Togo, through Professor Moustafa Mijiyawa, Minister for Healt
The 77th session of the World Health Assembly
(WHA77) opened on Monday 27 May 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, with the theme
‘All for Health, Health for All’, and will run until 1 June 2024. Togo, through
Professor Moustafa Mijiyawa, Minister for Health, set the tone for the
proceedings.
The
Organisation's Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that the
combined effects of climate change, epidemic outbreaks and conflicts were
placing ever-greater pressure on the WHO to meet the world's health needs.
This
Health Assembly offers major opportunities for Member States to promote, ensure
and protect the health and well-being of all, by adopting the Fourteenth
General Programme of Work and the Global Health Strategy covering the next four
years. This will support the ongoing transformation of the Organization as part
of the WHO investment cycle and make the world safer, through the Agreement on
Pandemics and amendments to the International Health Regulations.
Among
the key milestones and outcomes expected at the Health Assembly is the approval
on 28 May of the WHO's 2025-2028 strategy to address the health consequences of
major phenomena such as climate change, ageing populations, migration and
advances in science and technology.
Crucial
decisions are expected on a range of health priorities such as climate and
health, WHO action in health emergencies, access to transformative tools,
communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, mental health and women's
health.
The
Health Assembly will include the high-level participation of political leaders
and ambassadors, as well as representatives of civil society and non-state
actors, underlining the global commitment to advancing the public health
agenda.
Strategic
round tables will take place throughout the Health Assembly, with debates
between Health Assembly delegates, partner organizations, civil society
representatives and WHO experts on public health priorities.
As
the WHO's supreme decision-making body, the Health Assembly defines the
Organization's policy and approves its budget.
Jean ELI