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. The Watching team consisted of Aletha Wallace (Belgium), Nalianya Emma (Kenya), Luciani Martins Ricardi (Brazil), Metheus Falcao (Brazil), Shriyuta Abhishek (India), Surbhi Shrivastava (India/USA), John Mahama (Ghana), Prithivi Prakash (India/Australia), Maarja-Liis Ferry (UK), Sarah Derdelinckx (Belgium),  Sarai Keestra (Netherland) and Jasper Thys (Belgium).   In collaboration with Medicus Mundi International, PHM delivered statements of crucial importance at the meeting. See links to the statements, posters and videos below:

• 13.1 Global action on patient safety: Statement Poster Video
• 13.2 Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases: Statement Poster Video
• 13.3 Expanding access to treatments for cancer and rare and orphan diseases: Statement Poster Video
• 13.4 Global strategy & plan of action on health, innovation and intellectual property (GSPOA): Statement Poster Video
• 13.5 Antimicrobial resistance: Statement Poster Video
• 13.7 Standardisation of medical devices nomenclature: Statement Poster Video
• 13.8 Immunization Agenda 2030: Statement Poster Video
• 15. Health workforce: Statement Poster Video
• 16. Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016−2030): Statement Poster Video
• 17.1 COVID-19 response: Statement Poster Video
• 17.2, 3 & 4 Emergency preparedness and response: Statement Poster Video
• 18. Mental health preparedness for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Statement Poster Video
• 19. The public health implications of implementation of the Nagoya Protocol: Statement Poster Video
• 21. Poliomyelitis: Statement Poster Video
• 23. WHO global plan of action to strengthen the role of the health system within a national multisectoral response to address interpersonal violence, in particular against women and girls, and against children: Statement Poster Video
• 25. Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan: Statement Poster Video
• 26.2 WHO transformation and 26.3 WHO reform: Statement Poster Video

  PHM, Medicus Mundi International (MMI) and Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2) organised an informal daily virtual civil society meeting during the WHA74. The space helped in sharing and coordinating during the Assembly. Attendees raised many crucial issues such as stifling of Civil Society voice in WHO's processes. Jyotsna Singh and Ana Vracar from PHM were part of the moderating team. Members of the WHO Watch team provided debrief from the previous day’s developments which was highly appreciated by everyone, especially those CSO members who were unable to follow the Assembly live. Link to WHA Today page can be found here.               https://twitter.com/PHMglobal/status/1397198268627439616   https://twitter.com/PHMglobal/status/1397546541687001093?s=20