World Health Assembly supports WHO reform agenda

Delegates to the World Health Assembly today discussed proposals for reforming WHO in three areas: programmes and priority setting, governance, and management. They expressed broad support for the reform agenda and the five categories of work: communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases, health through the life-course, health systems, and preparedness, surveillance and response. It was agreed to emphasize social determinants of health in the next General Programme of Work and Proposed Programme Budget.