World Health Assembly (WHA) 78

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. Delegations from all WHO Member States attend it and focus on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

Overview of WHO Member State interventions on the Global Strategy on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health (WCAH)

Gain insight into national actions, priorities, and progress across key areas of WCAH. Access the full report below. 

Below are events hosted on the sidelines of WHA78 by PMNCH and partners focusing on Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health and well-being. 

Lives in the Balance

Sunday, 18 May 18:00 – 20:00 CET Lives in the Balance 7 "Doing Better With Less: Rethinking the Approach to Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health"  Co-hosts: PMNCH, Government of South Africa   Supported by: PATH, The Global Financing Facility, African Union, Gates Foundation, World Health Organization, UNFPA, UNICEF, AlignMNH  Location: Av. de la Paix 12, Geneva, Switzerland	Monday, 19 May 18:00 – 20:00 CET Lives in the Balance 7 "Future Forward: Advancing Adolescent Data, Measurement, and Advocacy Gaps" Member States co-sponsors: Government of India, Government of South Africa, Government of Norway Co-Hosts: PMNCH, UNICEF, UNFPA, FP2030, and the Global Leaders Network for Women, Children and Adolescents Location: Pavillion Galatin, Rte de Pregny 26, Pregny-Chambésy, Switzerland
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PMNCH Events

Tuesday, 20 May 7:30 – 9:30 CET Time to Crash Maternal Mortality: A Roundtable Discussion on Maternal Mortality during the Sidelines of WHA78 Co-Hosts: Devex, Gates Foundation, Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG) and Ferring Project Family: Safe Birth, PMNCH	Thursday, 22 May 08:00 – 09:30 CET Regional Prioritization of Women, Children, and Adolescent Health Co-hosts: The Government of South Africa, PMNCH, Global Leaders Network, PATH	Thursday, 22 May 12:00 – 14:00 CET Women in Global Health Report Presentation Co-hosts: GWL Voices, PMNCH
Thursday, 22 May 13:00 – 15:00 CET Advancing Universal Health Coverage in a Changing World: The Case for Gender-Responsive Health Systems Co-hosts: Women in Global Health, UHC2030, CSEM, PMNCH	Thursday, 22 May 19:30 – 20:50 CET Global Commitments, Collective Action: Supporting the WHO’s Commitment to Gender Equality and SRHR Host: Women Deliver, PMNCH	Friday, 23 May 08:00 – 10:00 CET Empowerment in Action: Shaping the Future of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Global  Co-hosts: MSI Reproductive Choices, Plan International, Health Action International and Rutgers

Other WCAH Events at WHA78

Saturday, 17 May Ministerial Roundtable Dinner on the Impact and Response to Large Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) Cuts on Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival and Health (by invitation only) Co-Host: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA	Sunday, 18 May  Second special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa Host: WHO Africa Region	Monday, 19 May 7:30 – 9:30 CET Integrating Congenital Conditions into Maternal and Child Health Programs Host: Global Action for Congenital Conditions (GACC)	Monday, 19 May 18:00 – 20:00 CET Rising Challenges, Diminishing Resources: Investing in the Health Workforce to Deliver UHC Host: World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA)
Monday, 19 May 07:30 – 09:30 CET Adapting for Impact: Health, Equality, and Rights in an Era of Uncertainty Co-hosts: Save the Children and Women in Global Health	Monday, 19 May 12:00 – 14:30 CET Strengthening the Global Health Care Ecosystem: Addressing the Health Worker Shortage Host: Devex	Monday, 19 May 19:30 – 20:50 CET Multisectoral Action to Achieve the Global Nutrition Targets by 2030 Co-Hosts: Ireland, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Lesotho, Pakistan, World Vision International, the Scaling Up Nutrition Secretariat, and the World Health Organization	Monday, 19 May 11:00 – 20:50 CET It takes a system to save a life: How Tanzania and Nigeria are making the day of birth safer Co-Hosts: Laerdal, East, Central and South Africa Health Community, Haydom Lutheran Hospital, GFF
Monday, 19 May 17:00 – 19:00 CET Accelerating Action and Investment in Youth Mental Health Co-Hosts: South African Permanent Mission Geneva, Being Learning Network, United for Global Mental Health, Orygen, Fondation Botnar, Science for Africa Foundation, NIHR, Government of Canada, UK International Development, Grand Challenges Canada	Tuesday, 20 May  18:00 – 19:30 CET Acting on Resolution WHA76.2: Strengthening Acute Care Systems to Save Lives  Co-Hosts: Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Ministry of Health of Tanzania, Ministry of Health of the Philippines, WHO Foundation, ICRC, Laerdal Foundation	Tuesday, 20 May  18:00 – 19:30 CET Strengthening health data governance regulation in the age of AI: The risk of inaction Co-Hosts: Transform Health, Health Data Collaborative, and Global Initiative on Digital Health	Tuesday, 20 May 18:00 – 20:00 CET Ending Fistula – Translating Commitments into Action Host: UNFPA
Wednesday, 21 May  15:00 – 16:30 CET From Vertical Nutrition Programs to Integrated Health Systems: Preventing Wasting Through UHC Co-hosts: Action Contre le Faim, World Vision International	Wednesday, 21 May  15:30 – 16:30 CET Maternity Matters: Advancing quality care for all through healthy beginnings and healthy futures Co-hosts: Devex, MSD for Mothers, EWENE	Thursday, 22 May  12:45 – 13:45 CET Developing a Digital Health Investment Taxonomy: More Transparent and Accountable Funding to Support UHC Co-hosts: Transform Health, Global Initiative on Digital Health, PATH, and JSI	Friday, 23 May 12:30 - 14:00 CET The Health Investment Case for Clean Air Host: Clean Air Fund