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20, AVENUE APPIA – CH-1211 GENEVA 27 – SWITZERLAND – TEL CENTRAL +41 22 791 2111 – FAX CENTRAL +41 22 791 3111 – WWW.WHO.INT Ref.: C.L.6.2025 The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments to Member States and Associate Members and has the honour to convene the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly at 09:00 on Monday, 19 May 2025, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. The Health Assembly will be held in person and will close no later than Tuesday, 27 May 2025. Online registration is required to participate in the Health Assembly. Registration can be initiated as of 14 April 2025 by going to the following link: https://indico.un.org/e/WHA78. Registration should be completed by 5 May 2025. There is no limitation applying to the number of persons registering as part of Member States and Associate Members’ delegations. In accordance with resolution WHA49.9 (1996), and to support the aim of achievement of SDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls), the Director-General invites Member States to consider that gender balance be applied to their delegations. The Code of Conduct to prevent harassment, including sexual harassment at WHO events, is available at the following link: Code of Conduct: To prevent harassment, including sexual harassment, at WHO events. In accordance with the call for meaningful youth engagement of the UN Youth Strategy to scale up global, regional and national actions to meet young people’s needs, realize their rights and tap their possibilities as agents of change, the Director-General invites Member States to consider the inclusion of young people, in particular those whose activities and efforts are commendable and impactful at national level within the health sector and its determinants. Member States are also encouraged to include Parliamentarians in their delegation. The provisional agenda for the Health Assembly, as prepared by the Secretariat following the decision of the Executive Board at its 156th session, and the preliminary daily timetable are ... enclosed. The provisional agenda and the preliminary daily timetable are subject to approval by the Health Assembly. Practical information for delegates and information concerning arrangements for the ... conduct of discussion in plenary meetings are enclosed. The debate this year will focus on the theme “One World for Health”. ... ENCLS: Documents A78/1 and Preliminary timetable WHA78/ENCL./1 and WHA78/ENCL./2  Page 2 C.L.6.2025 Documents for the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly can be accessed on the Internet through the WHO website (https://apps.who.int/gb/gov/), as they become available. Delegates are reminded that, as agreed by the Executive Board at its 143rd session, governing body meetings are paperless. The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to Member States and Associate Members the assurance of his highest consideration. GENEVA, 28 March 2025  PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES PARTICIPATING IN THE HEALTH ASSEMBLY REGISTRATION PROCESS Online registration is required to participate in the World Health Assembly, which will be held in person. Registration can be initiated as of 14 April 2025 by going to the following link: https://indico.un.org/e/WHA78. Before each meeting, an invitation will be sent to Member States and Associate Members indicating a link to access the electronic Registration System (INDICO). Each participant is invited to register her/himself. The WHO Department of Governing Bodies will verify the information received which will then be submitted into the registration system to generate the meeting badges for in-person meetings and the list of participants. CREDENTIALS The credentials shall be issued by the Head of State, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Health, or any other appropriate authority, i.e. Permanent Missions and senior government officials, such as Directors-General for Health. Member States will be represented at the Assembly by not more than three delegates. Alternates and advisers may accompany delegates. A copy of the credentials will have to be uploaded and submitted through the online registration system before the opening of the World Health Assembly (WHA). Credentials should include the following information for each participant: LAST NAME (in capital letters), first name, title, function, institution, city, gender (unless indicated in title). TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT In accordance with resolution WHA50.1 (1997), special consideration will be given to delegates whose countries are classified as least developed countries by the United Nations. WHO will cover the cost of an economy/tourist airfare by the most direct route to Geneva for one delegate of such countries. However, following the rules set forth by the World Health Assembly, WHO will not be able to provide per diem or any other non-airfare expenditures. Please note that reimbursement will be made in Geneva, upon presentation of the air ticket and the invoice. The process of reimbursement takes at least 24 hours therefore requests made after Tuesday, 20 May (close of business) will not be taken into consideration. VISAS Attention is drawn to the strict provisions in force regarding entry into Switzerland – those not having the required visa will be refused entry. As of 13 December 2008, Switzerland has applied the Schengen visa regulations. Therefore, certain nationalities travelling to WHO headquarters to participate in meetings will require a Schengen visa in order to enter Switzerland. Since that date, it is no longer sufficient for a participant to present the invitation letter to obtain a visa. A visa support letter prepared by WHO/HQ is now required. Before requesting a visa support letter, participants are advised to contact their nearest Swiss embassy or consulate to determine whether or not they require a visa. Member States requiring the assistance of WHO to obtain a Swiss Schengen visa are kindly invited to do so when they register for the meeting through INDICO. WHA78/ENCL./1  ACCESS TO THE PALAIS DES NATIONS Members of the delegations should register through INDICO in order to collect their badge at WHO headquarters to access the Palais des Nations. In view of the space restrictions in connection with ongoing renovations at the Palais des Nations, please note the following arrangements: – Up to two members of each delegation of Member States and Associate Members may be present at a time in each room where official meetings of the Health Assembly are convened; there is no restriction to the number of delegates forming part of the delegation, and all delegation members of Member States and Associate Members would be issued with a badge to access the Palais des Nations. – Up to one member of each delegation of Observers and United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations may be present at a time in each meeting room where the plenary and main committees are convened; a maximum of six badges would be issued for individual delegates of each delegation of Observers and United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations to access the Palais des Nations. – Non-State actors in official relations with WHO would be able to access the floor of the meeting rooms where the main committees are convened for purposes of delivering a statement under relevant agenda items; a maximum of six badges would be issued for individual delegates of each non-State actor in official relations with WHO to access the Palais des Nations. SIDE-EVENTS AT WHA78 Side events will be held at the Palais from Monday 19 May to Saturday 24 May. Member States interested in organizing a side event should submit an application form per the guidelines provided at WHO | Governance. The list of events will be included in the WHA78 Journal. WHA78/ENCL./1  ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONDUCT OF DISCUSSION IN PLENARY MEETINGS Resolution WHA52.21 (1999) on reform of the Health Assembly requested the Director-General to make appropriate arrangements for a shortened plenary meeting and, to this end, encouraged group or regional statements in plenary debate. Delegates are requested to limit to three minutes their individual statements in this debate. Group or regional statements may last up to four minutes. Theme of general debate: “One World for Health”. Tips for speakers in a multilingual meeting Whether you are chairing or participating in a multilingual meeting it is useful to think about how your message gets across through interpretation. The interpreters are there to help the meeting proceed as if everyone was speaking the same language. • Please speak at a reasonable pace. • If you have a written statement, please make sure you send your text at least 30 minutes in advance to [email protected], clearly indicating the member state or region on whose behalf the statement will be read, as well as the specific session and agenda item to which the statement relates. It will be treated as confidential. • For guidance, three minutes are roughly equivalent to 330 words. • Please state figures and names clearly. • Please spell out acronyms. WHA78/ENCL./2  Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly ________________________________________________________________________________ Geneva, 19–27 May 2025 A78/1 28 March 2025 ________________________________________________________________________________ Provisional agenda1 Plenary 1. Opening of the Health Assembly 1.1 Appointment of the Committee on Credentials 1.2 Election of the President 1.3 Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairs of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee 1.4 Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees Document A78/1 2. Report of the Executive Board on its 155th and 156th sessions Document A78/2 3. Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General Document A78/3 4. Invited speaker(s) 5. Admission of new Members and Associate Members [if any] 6. Executive Board: election 7. Awards Document A78/INF./1 8. Reports of the main committees 9. Closure of the Health Assembly 1 In accordance with Rules 3 and 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly, the provisional agenda (providing document numbers) will be dispatched, together with the notice of convocation, not less than 60 days before 19 May 2025. A78/1 2 Committee A 10. Opening of the Committee2 Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries 11. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 11.1 Governance reform • Secretariat implementation plan on reform (decision WHA75(8) (2022)) Document A78/4 • Process of handling and investigating potential allegations against WHO Directors-General (decision WHA77(15) (2024)) Document A78/5 11.2 Proposed programme budget 2026–2027 Document A78/6 Pillar 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage 12. The role of the global coordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in WHO’s work on multistakeholder engagement for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report on independent evaluation Document A78/INF./2 13. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 13.1 Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases • Reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through strengthening prevention and control of diabetes (resolution WHA74.4 (2021)) • Oral health (resolution WHA74.5 (2021)) • Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2030 (resolution WHA77.3 (2024) and decision WHA74(14) (2021)) • Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem and its associated goals and targets for the period 2020–2030 (resolution WHA73.2 (2020)) Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decisions EB156(18), EB156(20), EB156(21) and EB156(22) 2 Including election of Vice-Chairs and Rapporteur. A78/1 3 13.2 Mental health and social connection Document A78/4 13.3 Universal health coverage • Primary healthcare Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decisions EB156(14), EB156(15), EB156(16), EB156(17) and EB156(19) 13.4 Communicable diseases Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decisions EB156(23) and EB156(24) • Global road map on defeating meningitis by 2030 Document A78/4 13.5 Substandard and falsified medical products Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(25) 13.6 Standardization of medical devices nomenclature Document A78/4 13.7 Health and care workforce • WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(26) • Global strategy on human resources for health: workforce 2030 Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(27) 13.8 Draft global traditional medicine strategy 2025–2034 Documents A78/4, A78/4 Add.1 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(28) 13.9 Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decisions EB156(29) and EB156(30) 14. Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Document A78/7 15. Antimicrobial resistance Document A78/8 Pillar 2: One billion more people better protected from health emergencies 16. Health emergency preparedness and response 16.1 Strengthening the global architecture for health emergency prevention, preparedness, response and resilience Document A78/9 A78/1 4 16.2 Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response Document A78/10 16.3 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) Documents A78/11, A78/11 Add.1 and A78/11 Add.2 16.4 The Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Document A78/12 17. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 17.1 WHO’s work in health emergencies Documents A78/13 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(31) 17.2 Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022) Document A78/14 17.3 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem Documents A78/15 and EB156/2025/REC/1, resolution EB156.R3 17.4 Universal Health and Preparedness Review Document A78/4 17.5 Poliomyelitis Document A78/4 Pillar 3: One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being 18. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 18.1 The impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(32) 18.2 Updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(33) 18.3 Climate change and health Documents A78/4, A78/4 Add.2 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(40) A78/1 5 Committee B 19. Opening of the Committee3 20. Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Document A78/16 Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries 21. Budget and finance matters 21.1 Results report 2024 (Programme budget 2024–2025: performance assessment) and Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 Documents A78/17, A78/18 and A78/INF./3 21.2 Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2024–2025 Documents A78/19, A78/20 and A78/INF./4 21.3 Sustainable financing: WHO investment round Document A78/21 21.4 Scale of assessments 2026–2027 Document A78/22 21.5 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Document A78/23 21.6 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears [if any] 21.7 Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [if any] 21.8 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules Document A78/24 22. Audit and oversight matters 22.1 Report of the External Auditor Document A78/25 3 Including election of Vice-Chairs and Rapporteur. A78/1 6 22.2 Report of the Internal Auditor Document A78/26 22.3 External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation Document A78/27 23. Staffing matters 23.1 Human resources: annual report Document A78/28 23.2 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, resolutions EB156.R5 and EB156.R6 23.3 Report of the International Civil Service Commission Document A78/4 23.4 Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Document A78/29 23.5 Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee Document A78/30 24. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board Management, legal and governance matters 24.1 Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment Document A78/4 24.2 Global strategies and plans of action that are scheduled to expire within one year • Global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery 2021–2025 Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(34) • Global strategy on digital health 2020–2025 Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(35) • Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017–2025 Documents A78/4 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(36) • Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition 2012–2025 Documents A78/4, A78/4 Add.3 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(37) A78/1 7 24.3 International Health Regulations (2005): proposed procedure for the correction of errors in the text of the instrument Documents A78/4, A78/INF./5 and EB156/2025/REC/1, decision EB156(38) 25. Reassignment of Indonesia from the South-East Asia Region to the Western Pacific Region Document A78/31 26. Agreements with intergovernmental organizations Document A78/32 27. Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations Document A78/33 28. Matters for information 28.1 Progress reports Document A78/34 Pillar 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage A. Strengthening diagnostic capacity (resolution WHA76.5 (2023)) B. WHO global action plan on promoting the health of refugees and migrants, 2019–2030 (resolution WHA76.14 (2023)) C. Integrated emergency, critical and operative care for universal health coverage and protection from health emergencies (resolution WHA76.2 (2023)) D. Global strategy on infection prevention and control (resolution WHA75.13 (2022)) E. Strengthening local production of medicines and other health technologies to improve access (resolution WHA74.6 (2021)) F. Eradication of dracunculiasis (resolution WHA64.16 (2011)) G. Global action on patient safety (resolution WHA72.6 (2019) and decision WHA74(13) (2021)) Pillar 2: One billion more people better protected from health emergencies H. Enhancement of laboratory biosafety (resolution WHA58.29 (2005)) I. Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks (resolution WHA60.1 (2007)) A78/1 8 Pillar 3: One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being J. WHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change: the transformation needed to improve lives and well-being sustainably through healthy environments (decision WHA74(24) (2021)) K. Plan of action on climate change and health in small island developing States (decision WHA72(10) (2019)) L. Behavioural sciences for better health (resolution WHA76.7 (2023)) M. Accelerating action on global drowning prevention (resolution WHA76.18 (2023)) N. WHO global plan of action to strengthen the role of the health system within a national multisectoral response to address interpersonal violence, in particular against women and girls, and against children (resolution WHA69.5 (2016)) and Ending violence against children through health systems strengthening and multisectoral approaches (resolution WHA74.17 (2021)) ---  Preliminary daily timetable for the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly May 2025 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other Monday 19 09:00 1. Opening of the Health – – – Assembly 1.1 Appointment of the – – – Committee on Credentials 1.2 Election of the President 1.3 Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairs of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee High-level welcome Upon closure – – – General of the plenary Committee 14:30 – Presidential address – – – 1.4 Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees 2. Report of the Executive Board on its 155th and 156th sessions 3. Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General – General discussion Upon commencement – – of the General discussion 10. Opening of the Committee Preliminary daily timetable for the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly 2 May 2025 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other Monday 19 Pillar 4 (continued) 11 Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board Pillar 1 12. The role of the global coordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in WHO’s work on multistakeholder engagement for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report on independent evaluation 13. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board Tuesday 20 09:00 3. Address by Dr Tedros Pillar 2 – – Adhanom Ghebreyesus, 16. Health emergency Director-General preparedness and – General discussion response (continued) 17. Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board 14:00 – – Committee on Credentials 14:30 3. Address by Dr Tedros – – Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General – General discussion (continued) Preliminary daily timetable for the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly 3 May 2025 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other Wednesday 21 09:00 – Report of the – Committee on Credentials 5. Admission of new Pillar 1 19. Opening of the Members and Associate 13. Review of and Committee Members update on matters Pillar 4 [if any] considered by the 21. Budget and finance Executive Board matters (continued) – – 14:30 Pillar 1 13. Review of and 20. Health conditions in the update on matters occupied Palestinian considered by the territory, including east Executive Board Jerusalem, and in the (continued) occupied Syrian Golan 14. Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17:30 – – – General Committee (list for election Executive Board) Thursday 22 09:00 – Pillar 2 Pillar 4 – and 17. Review of and 21. Budget and finance update on matters matters (continued) 14:30 considered by the 22. Audit and oversight Executive Board matters (continued) Friday 23 09:00 6. Executive Board: Pillar 1 Pillar 4 – and election 13. Review of and 23. Staffing matters 7. Awards update on matters 24. Review of and update 14:30 considered by the on matters considered Executive Board by the Executive Board (continued) 14. Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (continued) Preliminary daily timetable for the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly 4 May 2025 Plenary Committee A Committee B Other Saturday 24 09:00 Pillar 1 Pillar 4 – and 15. Antimicrobial 24. Review of and update resistance on matters considered 14:30 Pillar 3 by the Executive Board (continued) 18. Review of and update on matters 25. Reassignment of considered by the Indonesia from the Executive Board South-East Asia Region to the Western Pacific Region 26. Agreements with intergovernmental organizations 27. Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations Monday 26 09:00 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 and 18. Review of and 28. Matters for update on matters information 14:30 considered by the Executive Board (continued) Tuesday 27 09:00 8. Reports of the main – Finalization of – Finalization of committees resolutions/decisions resolutions/decisions and 9. Closure of the Health and reports and reports 14:30 Assembly --- Saatja: <[email protected]> Saadetud: 28.03.2025 17:48 Teema: WHO: C.L.6.2025 (WHA78) Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga.Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada.Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga.Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada.Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.6.2025 regarding the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (19-27 May 2025).Best regards,Department of Governing BodiesWorld Health Organization***DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REPLY***