People’s Health Movement’s WHO Watch team closely followed the 75th World Health Assembly meeting of the World Health Organisation held from 22-28 May, 2022. We undertake this process as part of democratising the global health governance.

  The People’s Health Movement’s WHO Watch team closely followed the 150th Executive Board meeting of the World Health Organisation held from 24-29 January, 2022. We undertake this process as part of democratising the global health governance.

Call for watchers to participate in the 150th session of the Executive Board of World Health Organisation (January 2022 (Virtual)) PHM is preparing to watch the 150th session of the Executive Board of World Health Organisation. The session will take place from 24 to 29 January, 2022. The World Health Assembly takes place once every year and the Executive Board meeting usually takes place twice a year.

Many issues which need to be addressed to properly strengthen international health emergency preparedness and response are born out of our unjust neoliberal international society. The dominant perspective on global health security has meant a focus on the Global North ‘protecting’ itself from the Global South which is viewed as the ‘problem area’.

The People's Health Movement will be sending a four-person delegation to the 12^th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from 30 November to 3 December, 2021. This year the WTO is meeting in the context of an unprecedented health emergency – the COVID-19 pandemic.

In early June, the leaders of the world’s seven richest countries met in the UK to discuss global health, climate, and tax issues. Although the world is still in the midst of a pandemic, their actions leave little hope — or room — for changes for the better. Read article by Natalie Rhodes, member of the WHO Watch Team for 74th WHA and a coordinating member of the UK circle of PHM.

During the 74th session of World Health Assembly, several countries emphasized the need to end unilateral coercive measures which end up serving as a collective punishment by restricting access to basic necessities. Read article by Zoe Alexandra

One year into the pandemic, the World Health Assembly is holding its annual meeting. The continued financial challenges loomed over delegates as they discussed the possibility of a Pandemic Treaty, local production of medicines, and WHO’s COVID-19 response. Read article by WHO Watch Team.

The People’s Health Movement’s WHO Watch team closely followed the 74th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organisation held from 24 May to 1 June, 2021.