SIXTY-FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION FOR MEDIA
The 61st World Health Assembly (WHA) will be held from 19 to 24 May 2008 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The Health Assembly is the annual meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 193 Member States and it is the supreme decision-making body of WHO.
The Health Assembly sets the policy for the Organization and approves the budget.
Issues to be discussed at the 61st meeting include pandemic influenza preparedness, sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines, poliomyelitis, the harmful use of alcohol, female genital mutilation, climate change and human health, the International Health Regulations, counterfeit medical products, smallpox virus stock, and public health, innovation and intellectual property.