Day 1 of World Health Assembly highlights why WHO is crucial for universal health

Health is about public leadership: WHO chief

Tedros Ghebreyesus asked member countries to approve an ambitious Budget at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva

World Health Assembly: India abstains from voting on providing health services to Palestine

India was among 20 countries who abstained during a vote on a draft decision on 23 May, proposing support to Palestine to provide health services …

WHO launches new five-year plan for universal health coverage

This three-point strategy aims at ensuring that 1 billion people get health coverage, are better protected from emergencies and enjoy wellbeing …

India is committed to achieving universal health coverage, says Nadda

At the 71st World Health Assembly, the Union minister spoke about India’s efforts to provide more people with access to health services

WHO stresses on universal health coverage at its 71st assembly

The six-day World Health Assembly kicked off in Geneva on Monday

World Health Assembly: Political will needed to curb non-communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, low and middle-class countries account for 80 per cent of these deaths

World Health Assembly: health issues of women, children and elderly in focus

Health facilities available for older people are unequally distributed across the world

World Health Assembly: bogged down by slow decisions

Crucial decisions, like those on curbing antimicrobial resistance and tackling air pollution and its health effects, are yet to be taken

World Health Assembly focus on mental health

WHO action plan to strengthen effective leadership and governance for mental health to be discussed

It’s all about the money

Even as countries accepted the proposed programme budget, member states demanded more transparency in the way WHO funds are disbursed. A look at …

Most nations in the world have no plan to fight antimicrobial resistance: WHO

First- of-its-kind report shows even surveillance of antibiotic resistance is very poor

South Africa mulls tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, WHO welcomes move

This is one of the interventions proposed in the country’s strategy for 2015-2020 for prevention and control of obesity

WHO adopts plan to make vaccines cheaper and more accessible

Calls for transparency around vaccine pricing and procurement

Decision on global antimicrobial action plan expected today

India, which lacks controls on antibiotic use in poultry and meat, said that antimicrobial resistance must be seen as a development challenge

WHO adopts global action plan on antimicrobial resistance

The action plan is a historic resolution to combat antimicrobial resistance by addressing all contributing factors—human, animal and …

World Health Assembly to discuss reforms

Health activists push for funds with no strings attached

Primary health care, community health workers bag spotlight at WHA

The member states decided to implement Declaration of Astana and allocate adequate resources to support community health workers

Further discussion needed on the role of non-state actors in health

With non-state actors becoming major donors of WHO, public health activists want the issue of conflict of interest to be addressed

Efforts to increase access to vaccines delayed

Developed countries question the move of developing countries to introduce amendments in the Global Vaccine Action Plan

Malnutrition threatens 120 UN member nations, says global report

India performs well on under-5 stunting, but sanitation continues to be the biggest stumbling block

Global civil society issues 'Declaration on Antibiotic Resistance', urges action to avert post-antibiotic era

The Antibiotic Resistance Coalition releases declaration aimed to contain the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. Centre for Science …

Day 2: countries share their experiences of fighting antimicrobial resistance

Experts fear India will accept the draft global action plan on antimicrobial resistance despite reservations

Rajasthan does a U-turn on free medicines, introduces insurance cover

Vasundhara Raje government adopts targeted approach for the scheme which can now be availed only by beneficiaries of food security programme

WHO’s Ebola response did ‘tremendous damage’ to its reputation

Adam Kamradt-Scott is a senior lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia. In …