PHM’s WHO Watch at the World Health Assembly 72
PHM’s WHO Watch at the World Health Assembly 72 The People’s Health Movement’s WHO Watch team attended the World Health Assembly 72 in Geneva in the month of May. The … Read more
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WHO watch statements read at EB144
WHO watchers read out statement at EB144 – see video links below. For more information and all PHM statements and positions developed during WHO watch over the past years organised … Read more
PHM Analysis and Commentary on issues before the WHO Executive Board in Jan 2019
PHM’s analysis and commentary on the issues coming before the Board is now published on PHM’s WHO Tracker site (here). It is also available as a downloadable PDF file (here). … Read more
WHO Watch: Call for Participation
Call for Watchers to participate to the Executive Board in May 2019 PHM is preparing for watching the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA-72) of W.H.O taking place from 14th May … Read more
World Health Assembly: Countries Pledge to Improve Access to Assistive Technologies
Assistive technology (AT), a subset of health technology, embodies scientific and technological innovations. It refers to application of organised knowledge and skills related to assistive products, including systems and services. … Read more
AC/VC: The Shock of WHO Funding
If you didn’t know, the World Health Organisation (WHO) gets its funding in two ways: Its member states (MS) are committed to pay WHO assessed contributions(ACs), the amount being determined by … Read more
The Road to Access – Discussions on Medicines at 71st World Health Assembly
The debate around access to medicines within the WHO comes with a long and complicated history, and it is usually one of the most hotly debated topics during the organisation’s … Read more
General Program of Work as Strategic Priority For World Health Organization
The General Programme of Work 13 (GPW) provides a framework for the WHO’s work in the coming five years. The new GPW, it is claimed, will strengthen the role of … Read more
Temperature Rose at World Health Assembly over Palestine Discussion
The 71st World Health Assembly (WHA), held in Geneva from 21-26 May, had a discussion on the Director General’s report on health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory and the occupied Syrian Golan, and … Read more
No Fencing Away For ‘Private-Collaborators’ : the New WHO Director General Pacifies the Private Sector
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of World Health Organisation. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared … Read more