The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly convenes 19-27 May, 2025

The Seventy-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) will take place from 19-27 May in Geneva, Switzerland. This year’s theme is “One World for Health.”

Member States will review the progress achieved during the past two years, including the results report, the last under the Triple Billion General Programme of Work 13. 

Discussions will be forward looking, to focus on prioritization of activities as well as looking at the future with the approval of the first full Programme Budget 2026-2027 under WHO’s Fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW14), WHO’s strategy for global health for 2025 – 2028.  The Health Assembly will be invited to confirm the scheduled increase in the Assessed Contribution as part of WHO’s journey towards sustainable financing.

The Assembly will also consider the proposal by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to adopt the WHO Pandemic Agreement. In addition, the Agenda of this year Assembly contains over 70 other Items.

The Executive Board, which will meet on 28 and 29 May following the Health Assembly will have the election of the next Regional Director for WHO’s African Region on its agenda. See full Agenda of the Executive Board. the 157th meeting of the Executive Board

The Health Assembly agenda can be found here: (https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA78/A78_1-en.pdf) and all relevant documents will be found on this page (https://apps.who.int/gb/e/e_wha78.html). More information and links here.

WHA78 takes place in a challenging environment. Several actions have been taken by the WHO in an effort to contain costs, including shortening the length of the meeting, limiting evening sessions as well as hospitality and events costs, amongst other administrative cost saving measures.

Public meetings of the WHA78 will be webcast live here.