The 78th World Health Assembly has opened in Geneva, Switzerland, with a broad appeal to global solidarity as delegates from around the world gather to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges.
The Barbados delegation is led by Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott.
Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged member states to remain focused on shared goals, even amid global instability.
He notes that while there are many achievements to celebrate, several countries are facing significant challenges.
The assembly, WHO’s highest decision-making body, runs through to May 27th and brings together delegations from 194 member states under the theme ‘One World for Health’.
The Barbados Minister of Health and Wellness, as chair of the WHO Executive Board, updated the session on the outcome of the organisation’s 155th and 156th assemblies.
They covered a range of topics, from universal health coverage, a draft global traditional medicine strategy and air pollution.
Climate change and health were also topics.
