US EditionAfrica: Pandemics to Pollution - WHO Assembly Delivers Landmark Health Decisions
- The 78th session of the World Health Assembly wrapped up on 20 May 2025 in Geneva, culminating in the adoption of the first-ever global pandemic agreement along with several important health-related resolutions.
- The agreement capped over three years of negotiations driven by the COVID-19 response to improve pandemic preparedness and equitable access to medical tools.
- The Assembly endorsed a 20% hike in assessed contributions, passed multiple resolutions targeting respiratory and renal diseases, set new goals to reduce the health effects of air pollution, and introduced innovative measures to address social connectedness.
- WHO Director-General Tedros praised the global community for making historic progress, emphasizing the collaboration achieved despite ongoing conflicts and persistent inequities.
- These decisions strengthen WHO’s financial sustainability and position it to better coordinate future responses while promoting health equity and reducing pollution impacts by 2040.
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Africa: Pandemics to Pollution - WHO Assembly Delivers Landmark Health Decisions
The 78th World Health Assembly concluded Tuesday in Geneva, marking several major milestones in global health. Delegates adopted the world's first pandemic agreement and approved a significant boost in core funding for the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Overview The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78), the premier decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), concluded on 27 May 2025 in Geneva, marking a week of major public… The post What You Need to Know from the 78th World Health Assembly (#WHA78) appeared first on Public Health Update.
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