NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: WHA Highlights - Day 5 of the 77th World Health Assembly (31 May 2024)

No images? Click here Friday, 31 May 2024 WHA Highlights Day 5 of the 77th World Health Assembly (31 May) The Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA) continues at the Palais des Nations in Geneva for the fifth day of meetings.  Today,  it will meet in Plenary (Room XIX), Committee A (Room XX), Committee B (Room XVII) and in 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°5, 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: The report of the Director-General on the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem (A77/12, covers the period from 7 October 2023 to the end of March 2024) and action on the draft resolution on this situation (EB154.R7) in Committee A (late afternoon or evening session).  The report of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (A77/10) and consideration of two draft resolutions on the WHO Pandemic Agreement (A77/A/CONF./10 and A77/A/CONF./12) concerning the future mandate of the INB, is expected in Committee A (evening session). The report (A77/9) of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) and the adoption of the package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) as contained in draft text (A77/A/CONF./8), is expected in Committee A (evening session). The report on the health emergency in Ukraine (implementation of the resolution WHA75.11) and action on two draft texts, Health emergency in Ukraine and refugee-receiving and -hosting countries, stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression (A77/A/CONF./6) and Health emergency in and around Ukraine (A77/A/CONF./9), in Committee B (late morning). Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (A77/18, the summary of support and health-related technical assistance to the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, in the period from 1 January to 7 October 2023) and action on draft texts on this situation, A77/B/CONF./1 and its amendments contained in A77/B/CONF./3 and in A77/B/CONF./4, in Committee B (afternoon). Draft text on aligning the participation of Palestine in the World Health Organization with its participation in the United Nations (A77/B/CONF./2) will be taken up in Committee B today, in the context of the report on collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations A77/31 Strategic roundtable: Charting a new path forward for global action against antimicrobial resistance, 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°5. The Plenary this morning will proceed with the elections for the Executive Board (EB) and will nominate 12 Member States entitled to designate a person to serve on the EB (A77/48).  It will also hold an award ceremony for six prizes to individuals or entities in recognition of their outstanding contributions to public health (details on the awards and the winners can be found in A77/INF./1). Committee B will also hear progress reports (A77/33 and A77/33 Add.1) on a range of issues under Pillar 1 (one billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage), including the global health sector strategies HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections; reproductive health; eradication of dracunculiasis; integrated people-centred eye care; human organ and tissue transplantation; and availability, safety and quality of blood products.  It will also discuss the preparation for the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on universal health coverage (resolution WHA72.4 (2019)). Progress reports under Pillar 2 (one billion more people better protected from health emergencies) will include pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits, and strengthening health emergency preparedness and response in cities and urban settings. Under Pillar 3 (one billion more people enjoying better health and well-being), Committee B will hear progress reports on the WHO global strategy for food safety; reducing public health risks associated with the sale of live wild animals of mammalian species in traditional food markets; global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property, and more. Under Pillar 4 (more effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries), Committee B will hear the progress report on the implementation of the strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO (resolution WHA60.25 (2007)) The strategic roundtable: Charting a new path forward for global action against antimicrobial resistance will focus on how Member States can build on human health discussions and accelerate global response to AMR. The strategic roundtable will have Ministers of Health, representatives from partner organizations and survivor advocates providing a forum for dialogue, and will address specific priorities outlined in the WHO’s strategic and operational priorities to address drug-resistant bacterial infections.  Watch live here. Speakers: Professor Peter Piot, moderator Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, Chair of GLG Vanessa Carter, Chair, WHO Taskforce of AMR Survivors Professor Ramanan Laxminarayan, One Health Trust Professor Dame Sally Davies, Special Envoy on AMR for UK, GLG Member H.E. Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel, Minister of Health, Saudi Arabia Dr Young mee Jee, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Media resources Provisional programme of work for WHA77 WHA77 live webcast and the provisional list of speakers The WHO Director-General's opening address at the 77th World Health Assembly Broadcast video material and other press content will be updated via Canto.  For any questions related to live video transmission contact tvstudio@who.int    WHA77 photos 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-.  For any questions related to photography contact photos@who.int WHA77 documents (on this page you can also find the Daily Journal with a detailed programme of work for the day) WHA77 Daily Updates contain a recap of the discussions in the Health Assembly and are sent at the end of the day Media accreditation for WHA77 is being handled by the United Nations Office at Geneva, please request accreditation via Indico List of side events (also see this calendar of side events, maintained by the UN Foundation) Media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. 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