WHA79

May 2026
Geneva

Agenda

1
Opening of the Health Assembly
2
Report of the Executive Board on its 157th and 158th sessions
3
Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General
4
Invited speaker(s)
5
Admission of new Members and Associate Members [if any]
6
Executive Board: election
7
Awards
8
Reports of the main committees
9
Closure of the Health Assembly
A
Committee A
10
Opening of the Committee
Provide Health
11
Recommitting to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination
12
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
12.1
Follow-up to the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
12.5
Primary healthcare
12.6
Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
12.7
Substandard and falsified medical products
12.8
Report of the Expert Advisory Group on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
12.9
Draft updated global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
12.10
Harmonization of regulatory approaches, governance and standards for data, digital health and artificial intelligence in the health sector
Protect health
13
Public health emergencies: preparedness and response
13.1
Report of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
13.3
Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
14
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
14.2
Strengthening the evidence base for public health and social measures
14.3
Poliomyelitis
14.4
Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022)
Promote health
15
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
15.1
Strengthening rehabilitation in health systems
15.3
The health of Indigenous Peoples
15.4
Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
15.5
Draft strategy on the economics of health for all
Committee B
16
Opening of the Committee
17
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
17.1
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
17.2
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem
Power and performance
18
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board and the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board
Budget and finance matters
18.3
Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution
18.4
Special arrangements for the settlement of arrears [if any]
18.5
Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [if any]
18.6
Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any]
Audit and oversight matters
18.7
Report of the External Auditor
18.8
Report of the Internal Auditor
18.9
External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation
18.10
Proposed amendments to the process for the selection of the External Auditor
Management, legal and governance matters
18.11
Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
Staffing matters
18.15
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
18/.16
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
19
Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
20
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations
20.1
Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative
20.2
Communications of the United Nations Secretary-General as depositary of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
21
Agreements with intergovernmental organizations [if any]
Provide health
Protect health
Promote health
Power and performance