EB158

February 2026
Geneve

Official documents page for EB158

EB158/1 Rev.1: Provisional agenda

EB158/1 (annotated): Provisional agenda (annotated)

EB158/2: report by Director general

PHM Integrated Item Commentaries

Agenda

1
Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda
2
Report by the Director-General
3
Report of the regional committees to the Executive Board
4
Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board
5
Report of the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Provide Health
6
Follow-up to the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
7
Mental health
10
Primary healthcare
11
Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
12
Substandard and falsified medical products
13
Report of the Expert Advisory Group on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
14
Draft updated global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
15
Harmonization of regulatory approaches, governance and standards for data, digital health and artificial intelligence in the health sector
Protect Health
16
WHO’s work in health emergencies
17
Strengthening the evidence base for public health and social measures
18
Global Health and Peace Initiative
19
Poliomyelitis
20
Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022)
21
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem
Promote health
22
Strengthening rehabilitation in health systems
24
Draft global plan of action for the health of Indigenous Peoples
25
Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
26
Economics of health for all
Power and performance
27
Budget and finance matters
27.1
Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2024–2025 and outlook on the Programme budget 2026–2027
27.2
[deleted]
28
Management and governance matters
28.1
Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
28.2
Evaluation: update and proposed workplan for 2026–2027
28.3
Update on the Infrastructure Fund
28.5
Proposed amendments to the process for the selection of the External Auditor
29
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations
29.1
Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 initiative
29.2
Communications of the United Nations Secretary-General as depositary of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
30
Governance implications for WHO arising from the reassignment of a Member State from one region to another
31
Provisional agenda of the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly and date and place of the 159th session of the Executive Board
32
Committees of the Executive Board
32.1
Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response
32.2
Foundation committees and selection panels
32.3
[deleted]
33
Staffing matters
33.1
Statement by the representative of the WHO staff associations
33.2
Report of the Ombudsperson
33.3
Human resources: update
33.4
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
33.5
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
34
Report on meetings of expert committees and study groups
35
Closure of the session