World Health Assembly

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The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, where member states convene annually to set global health policies and priorities.

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instanceOf decision-making body
governing body
plenary organ
adopts World Health Assembly decisions
World Health Assembly resolutions
approves WHO programme budget
composition delegations from WHO Member States
country Switzerland
elects Director-General of the World Health Organization
Executive Board of the World Health Organization
governs overall policy direction of the World Health Organization
inception 1948
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of the World Health Organization
location Geneva
meetingFrequency annual
may hold special sessions
member all Member States of the World Health Organization
observer intergovernmental organizations
non-Member States with observer status
nongovernmental organizations in official relations with WHO
partOf World Health Organization
presidingOfficer President of the World Health Assembly
role adopts international health regulations and conventions
adopts resolutions on global health priorities
appoints members of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization
approves the programme budget of the World Health Organization
elects the Director-General of the World Health Organization
monitors global health situation
provides guidance on the work of the World Health Organization
reviews reports of the Executive Board
sets global health policies
supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization
shortName WHA
topic access to medicines and vaccines
communicable diseases
global health policy
health emergencies
health systems strengthening
international health regulations
maternal and child health
noncommunicable diseases
pandemic preparedness and response
universal health coverage
typicalMeetingMonth May

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World Health Organization organizesEvent World Health Assembly
World Health Organization hasMainOrgan World Health Assembly
International Health Regulations adoptedBy World Health Assembly
International Health Regulations (1969) adoptedBy World Health Assembly
International Health Regulations (2005) adoptedBy World Health Assembly
Global Polio Eradication Initiative reportsTo World Health Assembly
World Health Assembly adopts World Health Assembly resolutions
linked to: World Health Assembly
Executive Board (World Health Organization) membersElectedBy World Health Assembly
subject linked to: Executive Board
Executive Board (World Health Organization) convenesBefore World Health Assembly
subject linked to: Executive Board
Executive Board (World Health Organization) preparesAgendaFor World Health Assembly
subject linked to: Executive Board
Executive Board (World Health Organization) reportsTo World Health Assembly
subject linked to: Executive Board
Secretariat of the World Health Organization appliesPolicyOf World Health Assembly
subject linked to: Secretariat
Secretariat of the World Health Organization supportsBody World Health Assembly
subject linked to: Secretariat
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia reportsTo World Health Assembly
Chinese Taipei usedInContextOf World Health Assembly
WHO Regional Office for the Americas follows World Health Assembly resolutions
linked to: World Health Assembly
International Health Regulations (1969) adoptedBy World Health Assembly
subject linked to: IHR
International Health Regulations (2005) adoptedBy World Health Assembly
subject linked to: IHR
Global Vaccine Action Plan endorsedBy World Health Assembly
Global Vaccine Action Plan endorsedAt Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly
linked to: World Health Assembly
TFI associatedWith World Health Assembly resolutions on tobacco control
linked to: World Health Assembly
WHA standsFor World Health Assembly
World Health Assembly governingRules Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly
subject linked to: WHA
linked to: World Health Assembly
Constitution of the World Health Organization adoptedBy International Health Conference
linked to: World Health Assembly
Constitution of the World Health Organization authorizes World Health Assembly to adopt regulations on standards for diagnostic procedures
linked to: World Health Assembly
Director-General of the World Health Organization participatesIn World Health Assembly meetings
linked to: World Health Assembly
Pan American Sanitary Conference relatedTo World Health Assembly
WHO regional office network governedBy World Health Assembly
WHO regional office network reportsTo World Health Assembly through WHO Executive Board
linked to: World Health Assembly
EMRO reportsTo World Health Assembly
WPRO reportsTo World Health Assembly
World Health Organization Member States collectivelyElect World Health Assembly President
linked to: World Health Assembly
World Health Organization Member States meetsAt World Health Assembly
GVAP endorsedBy World Health Assembly
EB advises World Health Assembly
EB reportsTo World Health Assembly
End TB Strategy approvedBy World Health Assembly