WHA79: Global Health Equity, Antimicrobial Resistance, and WHO Director-General

🤔 Curious to learn about the developments to the #SaferBirthsBundleofCare? The Global Financing Facility (GFF) & Laerdal Global Health are co-hosting a side event at #WHA79 on Tuesday 19th May with speakers from a variety of countries including #Malawi, #Nigeria, & #Senegal. Saferbirthsbundleofcare

What will it take to make Europe’s health systems fit for a decade of permanent pressure? At Friends of Europe’s #ReimaginingHealthEU Summit 2026, the discussion will focus on three critical shifts: 👉 Recognising health systems as core infrastructure for Europe’s competitiveness and resilience 👉 Embedding prevention and preparedness to reduce risk before systems break 👉 Moving from pilot projects to scaled innovation that transforms how care is delivered Bringing together policymakers, industry, system leaders and civil society, this conversation will explore how to align incentives, governance and investment to build more sustainable, data-driven and future-proof health systems. → https://lnkd.in/e8zQrw4z

Today we publish the document on a "new health model" that InnoHealth has been developing since the first Symposium (2024) and that with many contributions today we can consider finished but constantly evolving.

🌍 Heading to the #WorldHealthAssembly — or following online? From 18 to 23 May 2026, global health leaders, governments, and civil society will gather in Geneva for #WHA79 to shape the future of health policy. Whether you're attending in person or tune in remotely, don’t miss key conversations on: 🔸 global health architecture reform 🔸 universal health coverage 🔸 pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response 🔸 AI in health and many more... We have compiled an easy-to-navigate overview of WHA side events that are open to the public — including those you can join online. 📥 Download the PDF here or access the list via our website: https://lnkd.in/eQeKuYC9 #WHA79 #GlobalHealth #HealthForAll #WHA2026 #CivilSociety

"Shaping the Future of Global Health: 79th World Health Assembly Highlights" The 79th World Health Assembly brought together global health leaders to address pressing concerns and shape the future of international public health initiatives. Here are the key takeaways: • The assembly focused on reforms to the global health architecture, coordination among health actors, and responses to deadly outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola. • WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized the importance of swift action, enhanced international cooperation, and resource mobilization in responding to emerging health threats. • Concerns about budget cuts and staff reductions cast a shadow over the organization's ability to effectively respond to emerging health threats. As world leaders deliberate, it's clear that global public health infrastructure is crucial. The WHO's Director-General urged world leaders to prioritize health as a fundamental human right, emphasizing its vital component in economic development and social progress. Let's work together to shape the future of international public health initiatives! #GlobalHealthArchitecture #PublicHealthInfrastructure #InternationalCollaboration #WorldHealthAssembly https://lnkd.in/gNQCiT2m

Today, we kicked off the #ESSENCE on Health Research Annual Members Meeting with a clear message: in today’s shifting global health landscape, alignment between funding, evidence, and country priorities is critical. 🗣️ Over the next two days, we will host funders, researchers and global health partners from around the world to discuss how to strengthen coordination, reduce duplication and advance more equitable partnerships, moving from dialogue to action. Through interactive sessions and working group discussions, participants will share progress on research capacity strengthening and explore practical solutions to respond to ongoing and emerging global health challenges. 🤝 The collective commitment across the ESSENCE community is a strong signal of what coordinated global health research can achieve: more aligned, more effective, and ultimately more impactful research.

GHE's CEO Andrew Tuttle is in Brussels this week engaging in his role as a member of the ESSENCE on Health Research group. Core to these two days of deliberations is a discussion around how we, as a global health research community, can meet the unprecedented need for collaborative, aligned and coordinated investment in a new era of global health architecture. #healthRD #essence #researchinvestment

🎙️Recorded at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this special bonus episode of Explore Global Health features Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., MD, MPH, PhD, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), discussing what it takes to build resilient health systems in an increasingly complex global landscape. Listen: https://lnkd.in/g_-7HKaj The discussion explores building health systems in a complex world, drawing on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolving role of primary health care, and the importance of regional collaboration, governance, and trust. Barbosa also shares insights on the future of global health, including the growing role of artificial intelligence and advice for the next generation entering the field.

The 79th World Health Assembly is next week. Best wishes to colleagues and country delegations. There is a full agenda ahead, including important discussions on reforming the global health architecture at a time when much is at stake and the world is watching. Recent outbreaks and events have tested the international system—highlighting both its strengths and its gaps. It is critical that we continue to invest in health security capacities to address those gaps. While it is unfortunate that the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex of the Pandemic Agreement was not finalized in time for this WHA, there is still important work to advance pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. This will be especially important as we look ahead to the UN General Assembly in September and the High-Level Meeting on PPR. Maintaining momentum now will be key.