February 2025
Geneva
Official documents page for EB156
EB156/1: Provisional agenda
EB156/1 (annotated): Provisional agenda (annotated)
EB156 White Paper
PHM Integrated Item Commentaries 30 Jan 2025
See also Tracker Page in French, including Integrated item commentaries.
Agenda
1
Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda
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Debate
Debate
2
Report of the DG
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Debate
3
Reports of regional committees to the Board
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Debate
Debate
4
Report of PBAC41 to EB
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Debate
Debate
5
Report of the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
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Pillar 1
One billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage
6
Universal health coverage
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Action
Action
7
Follow up political declaration of the third HLM of the UNGA on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
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Action
Action
8
Mental health and social connection
9
Communcable diseases
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10
Substandard and falsified medical products
Action
11
Standardization of medical devices nomenclature
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12
Health and care workforce
13
Draft global traditional medicine strategy (2025–2034)
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14
Global strategy for women's children's and adolescents' health
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Pillar 2
One billion more people better protected from health emergencies
15
WHO's work in emergencies
16
Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022)
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Debate
17
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
18
Universal health and preparedness review
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Debate
19
Polio
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Pillar 3
One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being
20
The impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health
21
Updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution
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22
Climate change and health
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Debate
Debate
Pillar 4
More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries
23.1
Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2024–2025
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Action
23.2
Proposed programme budget 2026–2027
23.3
Scale of assessments 2026–2027 [if any]
23.4
Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any]
24
Management and governance matters
24.1
Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
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Debate
24.2
Governance reform
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24.3
Global strategies or action plans that are scheduled to expire within one year
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Action
Action
24.4
Engagement with non-State actors
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24.5
International Health Regulations (2005): proposed procedure for the correction of errors in the text of the instrument
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25
Provisional agenda of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly and date and place of the 157th session of the Executive Board
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Debate
26
Committees of the EB
26.1
Foundation committees and selection panels
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Action
Action
26.2
Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee: membership renewal [if any]
26.3
Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
27
Staffing matters
27.1
Appointment of the Regional Director for Africa
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Debate
Debate
Action
Action
27.2
Appointment of the Regional Director for Europe
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Debate
Debate
Action
27.3
Statement by the representative of the WHO staff associations
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Debate
27.4
Report of the Ombudsperson
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27.5
Human resources: update
27.6
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules [if any]
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28
Report on meetings of expert committees and study groups
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Debate