WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

Subject : International organisations

Context : India on May 28 pushed for further studies into the origins of the COVID-19 virus, as the World Health Organisation’s decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, reviewed the findings of its special team.

Concept :

World Health Assembly (WHA):

• The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states.
• It is the world’s highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states.
• The members of the World Health Assembly generally meet every year in May in Geneva, the location of WHO Headquarters.
• The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.