Research Guides: Conference primer: Global Health: 2022

World Health Organization (WHO) / Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS)

WHO GOVERNANCE
World Health Assembly main website
75th World Health Assembly
22 to 28 May 2022
World Health Statistics 2022 (download the report here)
WHO's annual World Health Statistics reports present the most recent health statistics for the WHO Member States and each edition supersedes the previous one.
All reports are available for download in Adobe PDF and excel when applicable.
Global Health Council reporting on WHA
Health Policy Watch reporting on WHA
Global Dermatology Coalition Launched
A Multi-Stakeholder Group Launch a Coalition to Improve Health Outcomes People Living with Dermatological Diseases Worldwide.
Einpresswire.com, 25 May 2022
Informal WHA75 pre-meeting for Member States, non-State actors in official relations and the Secretariat during 11 April to 6 May 2022
Offical documents uploaded at the end of each session day
Documentation of WHO for Executive Board sessions and World Health Assemblies
WHO calendar of constitutional meetings in 2022
WHO News
WHO events
WHO Newsletter subscription

Other Global Health Meetings/Conferences

GENEVA HEALTH FORUM
3-5 May 2022
CICG, Geneva and Online
The Forum that brings together key actors of global health
Health Policy Watch coverage of Geneva Health Forum

UNAIDS / ONUSIDA

The 24th International AIDS Conference, 29 July - 2 August 2022
Millions of lives at risk as progress against AIDS
MONTREAL/GENEVA, 27 July 2022—New data from UNAIDS on the global HIV response reveals that during the last two years of COVID-19 and other global crises, progress against the HIV pandemic has faltered, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk as a result. The new report, In Danger, is being launched ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada.
UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022
Access Report Microsite
UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022
Download the full report.
Programme Coordinating Board (PCB)
PCB - Subcommittees and Working Groups

The Global Fund / Le Fonds mondial

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis / Le Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme

GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance / GAVI, l'Alliance du vaccin

Medicus Mundi (NGO) / Medicus Mundi (ONG)

Official website
Featured news and events
Events

UN, NGOs and Media reporting on Global Health

Keep Momentum On Pandemic ‘Treaty', Urges Tedros
Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday.
Health Policy Watch, 5 December 2022
Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030
The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking progress towards stopping the pandemic, and eradicating the virus.
Un News, 30 November 2022
Universal access to safe drinking water requires increased investment backed by strong government institutions - WHO, UNICEF, World Bank
The State of the World’s Drinking Water report notes that over 2 billion people have gained access to safe drinking water in the past two decades. This progress, while positive, is fragile and inequitable with one-quarter of the world’s population left behind.
WHO News, 24 October 2022
Futuristic health solutions: could infecting mosquitoes help combat dengue?
A nature-based strategy to combat dengue was among the futuristic health solutions featured at GESDA’s 2022 Summit.
Geneva Solutions, 24 October 2022
Global leaders commit US$ 2.6 billion at World Health Summit to end polio
The funding will support global efforts to overcome the final hurdles to polio eradication, vaccinate 370 million children annually over the next five years and continue disease surveillance across 50 countries.
WHO News, 18 October 2022
Coca-Cola is ‘Already Sponsoring’ Obesity – Why is it Sponsoring Egypt’s COP27?
The announcement by Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Coca-Cola will sponsor the 27th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) has been widely condemned by climate and health activists.
Health Policy Watch news, 5 October 2022
Gavi Urged To Buy At Least 30% Of Vaccines From African Manufacturers
Global vaccine purchasing mechanisms including Gavi and the United Nations have been urged to purchase a minimum of 30% of their vaccines from African manufacturers, according to a resolution, Call to Action: Africa’s new public health order adopted by African member states on the sidelines of the recent United Nations general assembly (UNGA).
Health Policy Watch, 4 October 2022
Marshall Islands takes US nuclear legacy to the Human Rights Council - Geneva Solutions
Health and environmental problems linger on decades after the United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands.
Geneva Solutions, 4 October 2022
UN Approves High-Level Pandemic Summit - Health Policy Watch
The United Nations General Assembly voted to hold a summit of heads of state and other world leaders next year to find fair, long-lasting solutions for the global inequities and inadequate responses that the COVID-19 pandemic has all too painfully highlighted.
Health Policy Watch, 2 September 2022
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
While more than three quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of treatment, the number of children doing so, stands at only 52 per cent. In response to this startling disparity, UN agencies UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO, and others, have formed a global alliance to prevent new HIV infections and ensure that by 2030 all HIV positive children can get access to lifesaving treatment.
UN News, 2 August 2022
WTO ministerial: civil society groups urge ministers to reject TRIPS waiver text
WTO ministerial: civil society groups urge ministers to reject TRIPS waiver text
As WTO Ministerial Conference nears its end, civil society organisations urged participating countries to push for a full IP waiver on vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
Geneva Solutions, 15 June 2022
WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID
UN News, 14 June 2022
WHO Will Rename Monkeypox Virus to Minimize Stigma, Racism
- Organization discussing the name change with virus experts
- More than 1,600 cases have been recorded globally, WHO says
Bloomberg, 13 June 2022
Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage
UN News, 31 May 2022
No evidence monkeypox is an agent of biological warfare
Full Fact, 30 May 2022
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries: Update
WHO News, 29 May 2022
WHA Approves Strategy on HIV, Hepatitis B and STIs – After Prolonged Debate Over Sexual Health Terminology
Health Policy Watch, 28 May 2022
Countries agreed to sustainable financing for WHO. What's next?
In what many global health experts describe as a “historic” move, the 75th World Health Assembly this week adopted recommendations to provide more flexible funding to the World Health Organization, including through a potential increase in member states’ assessed contributions within the next eight years.
Devex, 26 May 2022
Opinion: WHA is failing millions like me if it does not act on obesity
Devex (Ogweno Stephen), 25 May 2022
Africa objects to U.S. push to reform health rules at WHO assembly
Reuters, 25 May 2022
World Health Assembly agrees historic decision to sustainably finance WHO
WHO News, 24 May 2022
Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization
UN News, 24 May 2022
UNAIDS warns that stigmatizing language on Monkeypox jeopardises public health
UNAIDS News, 22 May 2022
World Health Assembly opens under 'health for peace' banner – but in shadow of war
Geneva Solutions, 22 May 2022
World Health Statistics 2022 now available
The World Health Organization has published its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic – which led to an estimated 4.5 million excess deaths in that year.
WHO News, 20 May 2022
Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly to focus on “Health for Peace, Peace for Health” for recovery and renewal
WHO News, 17 May 2022
Making laws for health
Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) are about to meet in Geneva, and while everyone agrees that we need to be better prepared for the next pandemic, the question of exactly how remains open.
Swissinfo, 17 May 2022
How climate law can help to prevent the next pandemic
Nature.com, 17 May 2022
WHO ‘concerned’ over COVID-19 outbreak in DPR Korea, reiterates full support
UN News, 16 May 2022
After Months of Deadlock, WTO’s TRIPS Council Will Finally Discuss Intellectual Property Waiver Compromise
Health Policy Watch, 3 May 2022
Working towards a malaria - free world
UN News, 25 April 2022
The health–environment nexus: global negotiations at a crossroads
The Lancet (free login required), 20 April 2022
Launch of the Primary Health Care Monitoring Framework and Indicators - 28 February 2022
Watch the recorded event and access the resource

WHO Global Health Days

More on Global Health / En savoir plus sur la santé mondiale

State of the world's drinking water: An urgent call to action to accelerate progress on ensuring safe drinking water for all
This report, presents the data on the links between water, health and development and the status of drinking water, with actionable recommendations to accelerate access to safe drinking water.
WHO Fact sheets
Mental health and Climate Change: Policy Brief
The world faces an incredible climate crisis. Climate change exacerbates many social, environmental and economic risk factors for problems in mental health and psychosocial wellbeing. Yet, despite this impact, large gaps also exist in many countries between mental health needs and the availability and accessibility of the mental health systems and services to address them. In response to these challenges, WHO has developed a policy brief describing the interconnections between climate change and mental health and providing five key recommendations on potential approaches to address the mental health impacts of the climate crisis.”
Publication : "La santé dans le Programme environnemental mondial : Un guide des politiques"
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20 janvier 2022
Publication : "Health in the Global Environmental Agenda: A policy guide"
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20 January 2022

Conference primer: Global Health: 2022

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World Health Organization (WHO)
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World Health Organization (WHO) / Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS)

Other Global Health Meetings/Conferences

UNAIDS / ONUSIDA

The Global Fund / Le Fonds mondial

GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance / GAVI, l'Alliance du vaccin

Medicus Mundi (NGO) / Medicus Mundi (ONG)

UN, NGOs and Media reporting on Global Health

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Conference primer: Global Health: 2022

Highlights / Sous les projecteurs

World Health Organization (WHO)Governance

ON THIS PAGE

World Health Organization (WHO) / Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS)

Other Global Health Meetings/Conferences

UNAIDS / ONUSIDA

The Global Fund / Le Fonds mondial

GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance / GAVI, l'Alliance du vaccin

Medicus Mundi (NGO) / Medicus Mundi (ONG)

UN, NGOs and Media reporting on Global Health

More on Global Health / En savoir plus sur la santé mondiale

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World Health Organization (WHO)
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