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Conference primer - Global Health: 2020

Conference primer: Global Health in 2020

Last updated: 5 February 2021

World Health Organization (WHO)

73rd World Health Assembly

World Health Assembly (official website)
Seventy-third World Health Assembly
18– 19 May 2020, Geneva (de minimis)
9–14 November 2020 (resumed)
WHA73 Journal (main documents)
Opening of the resumed 73rd WHA - 9 November 2020
Watch live on Youtube

External coverage (NGOs, academia, media)

Devex - World Health Assembly reporting
A compilation of articles
World Health Assembly resolves to strengthen WHO and emergency response
Geneva Solutions
11 November 2020
73rd World Health Assembly set to strengthen preparedness for health emergencies
OCHA Reliefweb
10 November 2020
World Health Assembly Opens Against Shadows of Pandemic Despair & Hopes Incoming US Administration May Resume Global Health Leadership Role
8 November 2020
Backsliding or building beyond Covid-19? An introduction to the Resumed 73rd WHA
Graduate Institute
5 November 2020 , 15:00 - 16:30
Online Event
G2H2 Geneva Global Health Hub
A civil society guide to the 73rd World Health Assembly #WHA73 (not on the offical WHO website)
WHO May Host Virtual World Health Assembly May 18 – COVID-19 To Be Main Agenda Item
Health Policy Watch
World Health Assembly: what is it, and what is the coronavirus inquiry proposal?
The Guardian
Covid-19 to dominate ‘unprecedented’ virtual World Health Assembly
SWI swissinfo.ch
U.S. savages WHO as it promises pandemic review, but China pledges $2 billion
Reuters
5 facts about this year's World Health Assembly
World Economic Forum
Unprecedented World Health Assembly Convenes Online As Pandemic Rages
NPR

Executive Board

Executive Board: Special session on the COVID-19 response
5 – 6 October 2020 Geneva, Switzerland
Executive Board (official website)
22 May 2020, Geneva (virtual)
Executive Board, 147th session
EB146 (App)
All relevant documents

NGO coverage

Health Policy Watch (NGO website)
What to watch at the Executive Board
Health Policy Watch (NGO website)
Ahead of WHO Executive Board
WHO 146th Executive Board Meeting – the technical meets the political
IHP International Health Policies

General events and updates

UNAIDS

Programme Coordinating Board (PCB)
Established in 1994 by a resolution of the UN Economic and Social Council and launched in January 1996, UNAIDS is guided by a Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) with representatives of 22 governments from all geographic regions, the UNAIDS Cosponsors, and five representatives of nongovernmental organizations, including associations of people living with HIV.
PCB - Subcommittees and Working Groups

G20

Global Health Leaders Plead For ‘Billions’ In Immediate Funding To Fight The Pandemic As G-20 Health & Finance Ministers Meet
17 September 2020

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis

GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance

Pledging Conference
GAVI Board Minutes
José Manuel Barroso named as new Chair of the Gavi Board
29 September 2020

Medicus Mundi (NGO)

Official website
Featured news and events
Events

More on Global Health

WHO Fact sheets
148th Session of the WHO Executive Board: Another waste of time – or time to restore WHO as directing global health authority?
Series of public briefings and debates hosted by G2H2, 11-15 January 2021
Geneva Health Forum
16-18 November 2020

Twitter

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