| No images? Click here  Friday, 24 May 2024 | Issue 256  27 May - 1 JuneSeventy-seventh World Health Assembly The Seventy-seventh session of the World Health Assembly (WHA77) will take place from 27 May to 1 June 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. This year's theme is "All for Health, Health for All.” Key discussions and decisions expected at WHA77 · Approval of WHO’s 14th General Programme of Work (GPW14). WHO’s new strategy for global health from 2025 to 2028 addresses the implications for health and well-being of such mega trends as climate change, ageing, migration, and advances in science and technology. The four-year period represents a window to get the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. · High-level launch of WHO’s first Investment Round toward a sustainably financed organization (Sunday, 26 May at 17:00 CEST at WHO HQ ) and of WHO’s third Investment Case (Tuesday 28 May at 1300 CEST). · The Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response agreement which is led by WHO member states and aims to ensure all countries are better prepared for and able to effectively and equitably respond to future pandemics. · Decisions on a range of health priorities including climate and health, emergencies, access to transformative tools, antimicrobial resistance, communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental health, women’s health, and the transformation of WHO itself. The below are key dates for the media to be aware of during the World Health Assembly.  Sunday, 26 MayWalk the Talk Geneva 2024 The fifth edition of Walk the Talk: Health for All will start at 8:00am CEST on Sunday 26 May at Place des Nations to promote physical and mental health. Participating sports figures and entertainers will include WHO Goodwill Ambassador Didier Drogba; basketballer and childhood obesity control champion Pau Gasol; Olympic and World 800m champion David Rudisha; Swiss and world Paralympic wheelchair marathon champion Marcel Hug; and choreographer and development advocate Sherrie Silver. Launch of WHO’s Investment Round and announcement of winners of 5th film festival Sunday, 26 May 2024 17:00 – 18:30 CEST, WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland Join us live for this informal, celebratory event prior to the formal opening of the World Health Assembly. The event will be opened by WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and attended by High-Level Representatives of Member States, with live performances by internationally acclaimed Egyptian opera singer Farrah El Dibany. There will be statements of commitment to WHO from Member States and other supporters. The Grand Prix winners of the Health for All Film Festival will be announced by Indian actor, filmmaker and social advocate, Nandita Das, who is a member of the distinguished international jury. The winners of four special film prizes, on the themes of Universal health coverage; Emergencies, Refugees and migrant health; Better health and physical activity, and Very short films, will also be announced. More than 900 filmmakers from 110 countries have submitted short films for this 5th edition of the festival, on themes ranging from climate change and refugees to tobacco use and gender-based violence. This event will be followed by a high-level reception hosted by the Federal Republic of Germany. This event is primarily for World Health Assembly delegates and special guests by invitation only. As space is limited, journalists willing to come in person need to register here: https://indico.un.org/event/1011840/ Follow the event live here  Monday, 27 May Opening of the World Health Assembly On Monday 27 May, the World Health Assembly will open at 9:00am CEST at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzeland. The high-level segment is expected to begin at 9:30am CEST with the WHO Director-General presenting the Director-General's Global Health Leaders awards to laureates at around 10:00am CEST. (Note: one laureate will receive their award at the 26 May event). Dr Tedros’ main address is expected to start at approximately 14:30 CEST.  Tuesday, 28 May Approval of WHO’s 14th General Programme of Work (GPW14) Key moments and outcomes expected during the Health Assembly include the approval on 28 May of WHO’s 2025–2028 strategy, GPW 14, to address health-related implications of such megatrends as climate change, ageing, migration, and advances in science and technology. The four-year period represents a window to get the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. Celebrating 50 years of immunization progress: honouring achievements, embracing innovation, and envisioning the future Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly special event Five decades ago, millions of children died of diseases such as measles, polio and diphtheria with few having access to life-saving vaccines. In May 1974, WHO launched the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), bringing countries together to provide children everywhere with vaccines. Since then, governments, scientists, civil society, health workers and communities have worked together to deliver on this dream, saving an estimated 154 million children – 6 lives every minute – over the past 50 years. This special high-level event will celebrate the remarkable progress and countless lives saved through what is now referred to as the Essential Programme on Immunization due to the expanded scope of essential vaccines across the life course, and call for renewed political and financial commitment to prioritize, invest in and strengthen essential immunization programmes worldwide. Join Dr Tedros, leaders, legends and rising stars of immunization for an evening exploring what has been, and what will be, humanly possible. The session takes place at Château de Penthes on Tuesday, 28 May 2024, between 18:00–21:00 CEST. This is a special high-level event for Ministers, Heads of Agency, and senior officials. Due to high demand and limited space availability, we can only accommodate a maximum of two people per delegation. Please note that registering is not confirmation of acceptance. You will receive a follow up email to confirm your registration status. The event will be webcast live from 19:00–20:00. More details here.  Wednesday, 29 May New report maps efforts to improve adolescent health and well-being A new report capturing WHO's response to meet the multifaceted needs of the estimated 1.3 billion adolescents (10-19 years) worldwide will be released next week. It showcases many examples of WHO's engagement with adolescents to elevate their health and well-being. This is done through collaboration and coordination of new initiatives, developing norms and standards, policy guidance and establishment of ambitious objectives with development partners and stakeholders.  28 May - 1 June Strategic Roundtables: World Health Assembly A series of strategic Roundtables will take place throughout World Health Assembly with the theme of “Invest in global health – Invest in WHO.” These events will host discussions among Health Assembly delegates, partner agencies, representatives of civil society and WHO experts on public health priorities. Sessions run from 28 May to 1 June 2024 at 13:00–14:15 CEST. A session will also take place on Tuesday evening, 28 May from 18:00 - 21:00 CEST. There are roundtables on: the WHO investment case, immunization, the economics and financing of health and well-being for all, artificial intelligence, antimicrobial resistance, and climate change. All sessions can be followed online.  27 May - 1 June Health and Climate Change at WHA77 WHA77 is expected to set new ambitions for the Member States and the WHO in the area of climate and health by the adoption of a dedicated Resolution on climate change and health, as well as the WHO’s Fourteenth General Programme of work for the period 2025-2028 (GPW14) with the response to climate change being selected as one of its six key strategic objectives. Several partner organizations will be hosting side events on climate change and health on the margins of WHA77. More details are available here and on the UN Foundation official webpage providing a full calendar of WHA side events.  Friday, 31 May Health Awards On Friday 31 May, the WHA77 President will present six 2024 health awards to 8 laureates for outstanding contributions to public health. World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day 2024 will give a platform to young people across the world, who are urging governments to shield them from predatory tobacco marketing tactics. The industry targets youth for a lifetime of profits, creating a new wave of addiction. Children are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults in all regions and globally an estimated 37 million youth aged 13–15 years use tobacco.  Additional information for the media for WHA77 Media accreditation for WHA77 is being handled by the United Nations of Geneva. Register via Indico. Public meetings (plenary, Committees A and B) of WHA77 will be webcast live here. Photos from the World Health Assembly can be accessed and downloaded without prior registration. New photos will be added daily: https://photos.hq.who.int/galleries/1764/wha77-27-may-to-1-june-2024- Recorded broadcast video material and other press content will be updated via Canto. For any questions related to live video transmission please contact tvstudio@who.int. WHO will provide regular updates from the World Health Assembly via X -- follow @WHO and use the hashtag #WHA77. Follow WHO’s other social media accounts for updates from #WHA77: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube Working hours of the WHA77 are 9:00am -12:00pm CEST and 14:30-17:30 CEST. WHO Governance information can be found here. A daily journal with the Assembly's provisional agenda and documents will be available to download. For the provisional agenda PDF, scroll down to "Main documents" on this page where all meeting documents are available in six UN languages. The provisional agenda contains hyperlinks to the meeting documents. The Health Assembly’s agenda is preceded by the 40th meeting of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board, which will meet 22-24 May 2024. After the Assembly, the 155th meeting of the Executive Board will take place from 3-4 June. The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. Held annually in Geneva, it is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The Assembly's main functions are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. Related links  WHO events here Sign up for our newsletters here Check out the WHO series, Science in 5 Access WHO photos available for media use here  WHO media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |
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