Seventy-Eighth World Health Assembly Set to Begin in May 2025

Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly set to begin in May 2025

The Seventy-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) will convene from 19 to 27 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme "One World for Health".

Social workers urge government action on mental health

Social workers have written to health ministers in all four UK nations to urge government action on mental health. The letters urge each government to:Launch a campaign that recognises the hard work of social workers and that promotes the profession as a viable career. Adopt a common framework in consultation with all four nations, which covers practices, pay and conditions (including housing).The letters were sent by the Social Workers Union (S…

The South Centre | Policy Brief 141, 15 May 2025

Scaling Up the Health Response to Climate Change: Highlights from the World Health Organization Executive Board’s 156th Meeting on the Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health By Bianca Carvalho The Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), during its 156th meeting held from 3-11 February 2025, discussed a draft Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health (2025 – 2028) (EB156/40). This policy brief explains the content o…

Health Minister urged to prioritise investment and action on climate health

Introduction by Croakey: A global health organisation has urged Australia and other member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to prioritise action on the climate and health crisis. Ahead of next week’s 78th World Health Assembly, the Global Climate […]

World Health Assembly: Health Professionals Demand Urgent Action on Climate Commitments

Ahead of next week’s 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) is calling on all 194 World Health Organization (WHO) member states to urgently step up cross-sector cooperation on climate and health, and to implement last year’s resolution on Climate Change and Health. The post World Health Assembly: Health Professionals Demand Urgent Action on Climate Commitments appeared first on The Global Climate and He…