148th annual WHO Executive Board meeting

02 Feb 2021

The virtual 148th annual WHO Executive Board (WHO EB) was held between Jan 18 - 26 January 2021. During the meeting Member States agreed upon the agenda for the World Health Assembly and the resolutions to be considered by the Assembly. The EB148 agenda was based upon four pillars focusing on universal health coverage, health emergencies, health and well-being, and effective and efficient WHO support. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the agenda, there were also several NCD related items.

In his opening speech, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the WHO, was calling for global solidarity to solve one of the greatest crises of our time in his opening speech. He added that “this can also be an opportunity to make health the heartbeat of development, and the foundation of a more secure, and more equitable world”.

The World stroke organization supported the below statements together with other members of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health:

Item 6: Draft Decision on Addressing Diabetes as a Public Health Concern with the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health.
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Item 6, subitem on oral health: Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases with the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health.
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The debate will continue at the World Health Assembly is scheduled from 24 May – 1 June 2021

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