Seventy-first World Health Assembly

21 May 2018

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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, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.

This year's Health Assembly takes place on 21–26 May 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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