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Friday 17 May, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY
The Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly convenes 27 May – 1 June 2024
The Seventy-seventh [https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/world-health-assembly/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). [https://www.who.int/about/general-programme-of-work/fourteenth] WHO’s new strategy for global health from 2025 to 2028 addresses the implications for health and well-being of such megatrends as climate change, aging, 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 [https://www.who.int/about/funding/invest-in-who/investment-round] toward a sustainably financed organization (Sunday 26 May at 1700 CEST at WHO HQ ) and of WHO’s third Investment Case (Tuesday 28 May at 1300 CEST).
· The Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response agreement [https://inb.who.int/]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.
WHA77 events and meetings
WHA77-related events kick off with the fifth edition of Walk the Talk: Health for All [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/05/26/default-calendar/walk-the-talk-geneva-2024] event starting at 08:00 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.
From 17:00-20:00 on Sunday 26 May at WHO HQ, a high-level event [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/05/26/default-calendar/launch-of-who-s-investment-round-and-announcement-of-winners-of-5th-film-festival] to launch WHO’s first Investment Round [https://www.who.int/about/funding/invest-in-who/investment-round] will be hosted by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, with heads of government, Ministers, and other distinguished speakers. It will take place at WHO Headquarters; a livestream will be available. Winners of the 5th Health for All Film Festival? [https://www.who.int/initiatives/health-for-all-film-festival/official-selection-and-awards/2024] will be announced, and mezzo-soprano opera singer Farrah El Dibany will perform.
On Monday 27 May, WHA77 will open at 09:00 at the Palais des Nations. The high-level segment is expected to begin at 09:30 with the Director-General presenting the Director-General’s Global Health Leaders awards [https://www.who.int/about/public-health-prizes-and-awards/] to laureates at about 10:00. (Note: one laureate will receive their award at the 26 May event.) Dr Tedros’s main address starts at approximately 14:30.
Strategic Roundtables [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/05/28/default-calendar/strategic-roundtables-seventy-seventh-world-health-assembly] will take place throughout WHA with the theme of “Invest in global health – Invest in WHO.” These interactive events, hosted by the Director-General, will feature discussions among assembly delegates, partner organizations, civil society representatives and other experts on public health priorities. Sessions run from 28 May-1 June 2024 at 13:00-14:15, with the exception of an off-site session on Tuesday evening, 28 May. All sessions can be followed ? online [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/05/28/default-calendar/strategic-roundtables-seventy-seventh-world-health-assembly].
On Friday 31 May, the WHA77 President will present six 2024 health awards [https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB154/B154_42-en.pdf] to 8 laureates for outstanding contributions to public health.
Media and webcast information
Media accreditation for WHA77 will be handled by the United Nations of Geneva. Register via Indico [https://indico.un.org/].
Public meetings (plenary, Committees A and B) of WHA77 will be webcast live here. [https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/world-health-assembly/seventy-seventh]
WHO will provide regular updates from the World Health Assembly via X [https://twitter.com/WHO] — follow?@WHO?and hashtag?#WHA77.
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Additional Information
Working hours of WHA77 are 09:00-12:00 and 14:30-17:30 CEST.
WHO Governance information can be found here [https://apps.who.int/gb/gov/].
A daily journal with the Assembly’s provisional agenda and documents [https://apps.who.int/gb/Journal/e/WHA77/JRN-A77-P_en.html] 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 [https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA77/A77_1-en.pdf] 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 [https://apps.who.int/gb/pbac/e/e_pbac40.html], which will meet 22-24 May 2024. After the Assembly, the 155th meeting of the Executive Board [https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/executive-board/155th-session] 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.
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WHO urges increased implementation of recommended tools to combat malaria
25 April 2023– Marking World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing a call for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives from malaria. Nearly 1.5 million children at high risk of illness and death from malaria in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received their first dose of the first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01 ( RTS,S), thanks to an ongoing pilot programme coordinated by WHO.
The malaria vaccine pilots, launched in 2019, are increasing equity in access to malaria prevention for the most vulnerable and are saving lives. If implemented broadly, WHO estimates that malaria vaccines could save the lives of tens of thousands of children each year.
“We have the tools to drive down malaria, a package of interventions that includes vector control, preventive medicines, testing, and treatment,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. “These are joined by a safe and effective malaria vaccine, which could save the lives of tens of thousands children every year. With sustained investment and scaled-up efforts to reach those most at risk, malaria elimination in many countries is in reach.”
World Malaria Day 2023 is being marked under the theme “ Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement [https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-malaria-day/2023]”. Within this theme, WHO is urging more effective implementation of available tools and strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria, particularly among marginalized populations.
According to the latest World malaria report, published in December 2022, there were an estimated 247 million new cases of malaria in 2021. The WHO African Region continues to shoulder the heaviest burden of the disease – accounting for an estimated 95% of all malaria cases (234 million) and 96% of all deaths (593 000) in 2021. Nearly 80% of malaria deaths in the African Region were among children under the age of five.
New strategies and tools
Countries have made some progress in expanding access to malaria services for most-at-risk populations. Despite some progress, many people at high risk of malaria still lack access to services that can prevent, detect and treat the disease. Challenges in expanding access to malaria services have been compounded, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, by the COVID-19 pandemic, converging humanitarian crises, restricted funding, weak surveillance systems, and declines in the effectiveness of core malaria-fighting tools.
To address these threats and support countries in building more resilient malaria programmes, WHO recently published new strategies and frameworks, including:
· a new initiative [https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-UCN-GMP-2022.06] to stop the spread of Anopheles stephensi in urban environments;
WHO has also increased the transparency, flexibility and access to its malaria recommendations. The consolidated WHO Guidelines for malaria are now available through two digital platforms: MAGICapp [https://www.who.int/teams/global-malaria-programme/guidelines-for-malaria] and the “Malaria Toolkit” app [https://www.who.int/teams/global-malaria-programme/malaria-toolkit-app]. WHO encourages countries to tailor the recommendations to local disease settings for maximum impact.
Prospects for new interventions
Continued investment in the development and deployment of new malaria vaccines and next-generation tools will be key to achieving the 2030 global malaria targets.
A second malaria vaccine, the R21/Matrix-M (R21) vaccine, if approved, could help close the sizable gap between supply and demand and further reduce child illness and death from malaria. It is a priority for WHO to continue the thorough and efficient expert review of the R21 malaria vaccine once additional key safety and efficacy data from the ongoing R21 phase 3 trial are available and provided to WHO.
Phased introductions of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in additional countries in Africa are expected to begin in early 2024.
In the vector control space, there are 28 new products in the R&D pipeline. Tools under evaluation include, for example, new types of insecticide-treated nets, targeted baits that attract mosquitoes, spatial repellents, lethal house lures (eaves tubes) and genetic engineering of mosquitoes.
Researchers are prioritizing the development of non-ACT treatments in the field of antimalarial medicines due to the emergence and spread of partial artemisinin resistance. The development of next-generation medicines, such as “triple ACTs,” which use a combination of artemisinin and two partner drugs, is underway to reduce the risk of drug resistance.
Notes to the editor:
For more information on the WHO World Malaria Day campaign, visit: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-malaria-day/2023
Related Links:
Malaria Fact sheet [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria]
World malaria report 2022 (who.int) [https://www.who.int/teams/global-malaria-programme/reports/world-malaria-report-2022]
The WHO Guidelines for malaria [https://www.who.int/teams/global-malaria-programme/guidelines-for-malaria]
Q&A on RTS,S malaria vaccine [https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/q-a-on-rts-s-malaria-vaccine]
Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme
[https://www.who.int/initiatives/malaria-vaccine-implementation-programme]
Malaria vaccine: WHO position paper – March 2022:
[https://www.who.int/news/item/04-03-2022-first-ever-malaria-vaccine-recommendation-now-published-in-a-position-paper-and-in-the-who-guidelines-for-malaria]
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