At the World Health Assembly in Geneva, St. Jude convened researchers, policymakers and people with lived experience to advance shared priorities for children’s health. Decisions at this level influence policies, health systems and access to care worldwide. #WHA79

@who.int Journal for Friday, 22 May 2026 - Busy day ahead in Committee A. #WHA79 @jamielove.bsky.social @keiwashdc.bsky.social apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf...

Committee B has commenced discussions of "Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative". @who.int #WHA79 @unitaid.bsky.social @gavi.org

Contentious discussions on agenda item 14.5 - Public health implications of the unprovoked attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran on civilians and essential civilian infrastructure in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan @who.int #WHA79

KEI: "The WHO needs to re-engage on the topic of reforming incentives to both invest in biomedical R&D and to provide for the transfer of manufacturing technology, when needed. It’s not enough to embrace platitudes on universal access". @who.int #WHA79 @arianna-s.bsky.social

#WHA79 Dueling decisions on the "Withdrawal of the Argentine Republic from the World Health Organization." One is sponsored by Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, and Republic of Korea. The second decision is proposed by Paraguay. @who.int

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The draft decision entitled "Health emergency in Ukraine and refugee-receiving and -hosting countries, stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression" passed in Committee A through a recorded vote. A79/A/Conf./1 Member States with Right to Vote : 181 Yes: 62 No: 9 Abstain: 37 @who.int #WHA79

Equitable access to medical countermeasures depends on #cooperation. DG HERA emphasizes on the importance of joint procurement, technology sharing and scalable manufacturing capacities already in place before emergencies unfold. #WHA79 @florikafinkhooijer.bsky.social

At #WHA79 in Geneva, we were honoured to welcome major new financial commitments from the European Union (€73.7 million) and Singapore (US$12 million) to support our work to transform the world’s ability to prevent and respond to epidemic and pandemic threats.

Dr Mike Ryan from #Ireland🇮🇪 is honored with 2026 Director-General's Awards for Global Health at #WHA79 for his leadership in strengthening global health emergency preparedness and response.

#WHA79 - KEI statement on agenda item 14.2 - Strengthening the evidence base for public health and social measures.

#WHA79 The European Union, DNDi, and WHO weigh in on agenda item 13.3 - Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement. @who.int #PandemicAgreement #PABS

KEI: "It is our view that negotiators should consider new approaches, including some features of the benefit-sharing agreement in the new law of the sea treaty for areas beyond national jurisdiction." @who.int #WHA79 #PABS #PandemicAgreement

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Brazil: "Should there be no consensus once again on a Diplomatic Conference to negotiate the so-called broadcasting Treaty. Brazil proposes this discussion be set aside and removed from the agenda and program of work of this Committee." @doctorow.pluralistic.net #SCCR48 @wipo.int

A tale of two fora #WHA79 #SCCR48 @who.int @wipo.int

The @who.int Journal says that the working hours of #WHA79 are from "09:00 to 12:00 and 14:30 to 17:30 (CEST)." And yet, item 13.3, Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, is due to be taken up at 18:30 CEST this evening. apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf...

#WHA79 - Liste des délégués et autres participants - 47 persons on Germany's delegation, 66 persons on Brazil's delegation, 133 person's on China's delegation, and 46 persons on France's delegation. Non-state actors in official relations are capped at 6 persons. @who.int apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf...

Via Geneva Solutions: genevasolutions.news/global-healt...

High-level overview and reflections on the joint process for global health architecture reform - Hanan Balkhy - WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean @who.int #WHA79 @gvagrad-ghc.bsky.social

Gian Luca Burci: "Power and Performance sounds like a protein drink." #WHA79 @gvagrad-ghc.bsky.social @who.int

The WHO Director-General has just declared Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This is the first time a PHEIC has been declared without an Emergency Committee first. Very surprising procedurally but makes sense for public health given size, spread & WHA

An outbreak of Ebola has already led to hundreds of suspected infections and dozens of suspected deaths in the DRC, Africa CDC says. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...

#WHA79 The future of the WHO EML and access to novel medical technologies - Confirmed speakers include: Dr. Hans Hogerzeil (Lancet Commission), Dr. Lorenzo Moja (WHO), Chetali Rao (TWN), Arianna Schouten (KEI), and Esteban Burrone (MPP). This in-person event will be moderated by James Love (KEI).

Proposal for a supplementary agenda item for #WHA79 - “Public health implications of the unprovoked attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran on civilians and essential civilian infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan".

The @who.int preliminary Journal for #WHA79 has been published: apps.who.int/gb/Journal/e...

Adam Zamoyski, Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna: "As usual in such a long-drawn-out process, it is the minor details left unresolved in the very early stages of the negotiations that come to dominate and distort the proceedings at the crucial final stages."

Outcome of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement in relation to the drafting and negotiation of the Annex described in Article 12 of the WHO Pandemic Agreement @who.int #WHA79 apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf... #PandemicAgreement #PABS

Wikipedia: "The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day,....which can also mean the Thursday before Easter) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven."

#WHA79 Guide for delegates to the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf... @who.int

@who.int Draft updated global action plan on antimicrobial resistance 2026–2036 - No references to VMAT in paragraphs 37 and 45. One reference to the delinkage concept embedded in paragraph 44. apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf... #WHA79 @jamielove.bsky.social

@who.int Draft strategy on the economics of health for all (2026–2030): "Through the sharing of experiences, joint financing and research initiatives and policy tools (such as tax credits, price caps, intellectual property sharing, consistent with international rules)" #WHA79

"The WHO chief also paid tribute to the Spanish government and the people of Spain for responding to the plight of those onboard the ship after authorities in Cape Verde refused it permission to dock."