Today, the World Health Assembly appointed Dr Margaret Chan for a second five-year term as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). In her acceptance speech to health ministers and representatives of...

On the sixth anniversary of the death of the former Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), the book Lee Jong-Wook, a life health and politics was launched within the framework of the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly.

Committee A approved the decision on WHO reform. Member States welcomed programmatic reforms and emphasized the need to include health determinants and equity in the next Programme of Work and Proposed Programme Budget. On governance reforms, Member States agreed to maintain the...

The integration of gender equity and human rights in health policies and programs was the focus of a panel discussion organized as part of the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly on May 21st. in Geneva.

“I believe the best days for health are ahead of us, not behind us,” said Dr. Margaret Chan Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in her opening remarks at the 65ª World Health Assembly. She also advocated for universal...

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is sponsoring a photography exhibit, Vaccination: An Act of Love, on 21-26 May in Geneva, during the World Health Assembly.