| Thursday, 30 May 2024 WHA Highlights Day 4 of the 77th World Health Assembly (30 May) The Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA) continues at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today and will meet in Committee A (Room XX), Committee B (Room XVII) and the Drafting group on items 13.3 (IHR) & 13.4 (INB) (Room XXVI). Working hours today are from 09.00 to 12.00; 14.30 to 17.30; and 18.00 to 21.30 CEST. The detailed programme of work can be found in the Daily Journal N°4, available in six languages of the United Nations (UN). Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The live webcast of the proceedings can be accessed here and the provisional list of speakers is available here. Highlights of the day: - Committee A will hear the presentation of the WHO strategic and operational priorities to address drug-resistant bacterial infections in the human health sector, 2025–2035 (A77/5) and will consider a draft resolution on accelerating national and global responses to antimicrobial resistance (A77/A/CONF./1). It will also discuss the Global technical strategy and targets for malaria 2016–2030 (A77/6) and consider the draft text on accelerating progress towards reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality (A77/A/CONF./5)
- Reports of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (A77/7), Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) (A77/8 and its four addenda regarding Director-General's standing recommendations for COVID-19 and mpox), and WHO's work in health emergencies (A77/4, A77/11) will be presented in Committee A.
- Committee A will take action on draft texts on Universal health and preparedness review (EB154(9)), Strengthening laboratory biological risk management (EB154(10)), Strengthening health emergency preparedness for disasters resulting from natural hazards (A77/A/CONF./4 and its amendment contained in A77/A/CONF./13), and on Global Health and Peace Initiative (EB154(11)).
- On Management, legal and governance matters, Committee B will discuss the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (A77/4 and A77/42), the process of handling and investigating potential allegations against WHO Directors-General (A77/27 Rev.1 and A77/41) and the implementation of WHO reforms (A77/28 and A77/40).
- Committee B will further address social determinants of health, maternal, infant and young child nutrition and well-being and health promotion (A77/4), including a draft resolution on strengthening health and well-being through sport events (EB154(13)).
- On climate change, pollution and health, Committee B will hear reports on the impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health and climate change and health (A77/4), and will consider two draft resolutions, on climate change and health (A77/A/CONF./7) and on economics and health for all (A77/A/CONF./2).
- Strategic round table: Artificial intelligence for health: opportunities, risks, and governance, 13.00–14.15 CEST, Room XVIII, Palais des Nations
For more details and additional items on the programme of the WHA today, please see the detailed programme of work in the Daily Journal N°4. The strategic round table Artificial intelligence for health: opportunities, risks, and governance will look at how to harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for health, while ensuring a focus on equity and inclusion, and appropriate protections for human rights and privacy. Watch live here. Media resources  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.
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