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Seventy-third World Health Assembly

The resumed WHA73 will take place virtually from 9-14 November 2020, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You will be able follow proceedings on the webcast below.
The resumed session follows the reduced (de minimis) meeting of 18-19 May 2020. All documents can be found on the main documents page for the WHA73.

Watch live WHA73 sessions

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. 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. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.