#EB156
NEW Policy Brief: South Centre analyzes key discussions & outcomes from @who.int EB156 on addressing inequalities in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child & adolescent health.

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#GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #SRHR
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🔙 Previous Events & Highlights

1. Universal Health Coverage Session – WHO Video Recording
WONCA made a statement during the Universal Health Coverage session at the WHO Executive Board (EB156). You can watch the video recording here:
🔗 WHO UHC Session Recording
📌 The statement is...
March 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
At @who.int Executive Board #EB156, the ISN and the International Society of Paediatric Oncology urged Member States to integrate rare kidney diseases into UHC. Equitable access to diagnostics, treatment, and lifelong care is key to saving lives.

www.theisn.org/wp-content/u...

#RareDiseaseDay
February 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In a year that feels like a pivot point for the whole #GlobalHealth architecture, at this year's #EB156, member states discussed the future of WHO; and global health security, maternal and child health, and climate and health remained key topics.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/is-who-...
Is WHO at a turning point?
GHTC reflects on the Recent World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
www.ghtcoalition.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
While this year's #EB156 was anything but business as usual, member states did cover an agenda that spanned issues from noncommunicable diseases and maternal and child health to global health security and climate and health.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/is-who-...
Is WHO at a turning point?
GHTC reflects on the Recent World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
www.ghtcoalition.org
February 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Diversity strengthens global health! 🌍

At #WHO #EB156, WGH pushed for gender equity & inclusive policies.

🗣️ "Non-state actors must play a critical role. Global South representation is key to equity." — Dr. Shubha Nagesh

💡 Read the delegation's reflections: womeningh.org/who-eb-156-r...
WHO EB 156 Reflections - Women in Global Health
Attending the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board for the first time was both exhilarating and uniquely transformative for us, as two women from India and Saudi Arabia. As we made our way ...
womeningh.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 17-23 Feb?

✅ #fifdh25 #FIFDHImpactDays @fifdh.bsky.social
✅ @who.int #EB156 Environment Outcomes
✅ #RoadtoBelem #ClimateChange #COP30
✅ #PlasticPollution #PlasticsTreaty
✅ Upcoming Deadlines
✅ & more

Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN17-23Feb25
February 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
YOU TUBE CHANNEL FOR THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION that Trump has again taken us out of .
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LIVE: Closing of the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board with @DrTedros. #EB156
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
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February 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Wrap up message at the close of the WHO Exec Board meeting incl reflections on US withdrawal from WHO youtu.be/-Z_RLC-hxPk?...
Howard Catton wraps up WHO EB156
YouTube video by ICN-International Council of Nurses
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February 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
🎥 World Health Organization (WHO) posted a video​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
🦋 @who.int


🏢 https://unjobs.org/organizations/who


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LIVE: Closing of the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board with @DrTedros. #EB156
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February 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Check out this week's IHP news 816: WHO’s EB156 & Trump 2.0 (cont’d…) www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u...
Newsletter
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February 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
"Asher Salmon, Head of International Relations at Israel's Ministry of Health, told delegates, “For the sake of this organisation, we must find the route to have discussions with our American colleagues to see if there is a path to revise their decision.” #EB156
February 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
“The announced withdrawal of the United States from WHO is a serious concern…while it creates financial uncertainty, it also serves as a wake-up call to reinforce WHO's core functions, financial sustainability, and governance structures”, said Germany." #EB156
February 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"The slated exit in early 2026 by the USA, which accounts for 18% of the WHO programme budget for 2024–25, saw other major donors including Germany, the UK, the EU, Japan, Norway, and China, among others, calling for additional cost-cutting reforms and slashing budget outlays." #EB156
February 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
"The usual steady progress from one agenda item to the next was replaced by last-minute changes to sessions and a sense of dread as senior WHO officials and diplomats worked to try and limit the damage for global public health while managing the agency's financial situation." #EB156
February 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
At #EB156, the @who.int Executive Board on February 11 agreed to recommend this landmark resolution to the World Health Assembly (#WHA78)—a crucial step toward integrating kidney health into the global health agenda.
Kidney disease and the global health agenda - International Society of Nephrology
www.theisn.org
February 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
LIVE: Closing of the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board with @DrTedros. #EB156
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG8s...
LIVE: Closing of the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board with @DrTedros. #EB156
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Uneasy Peace: Countries Tussle & Agree Over Way Forward on WHO’s Priorities Constrained By Tightening Purse Strings [#EB156]

Geneva Health Files Newsletter Edition #253 [The Files In-Depth]

genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/uneasy-pea...
February 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
At last week's meeting of the WHO Executive Board, we made a number of interventions around protecting the human right to health, including on climate change, universal health coverage and #NCDs. You can find all our statements by visiting the website: haiweb.org/media-resour... #EB156
February 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Programme of work no. 7 for Tuesday, 11 February 2025 @who.int #EB156 apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf...
February 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
China’s assessed contribution to the @who.int would increase by more than $50 million - if WHO member states approve another 20% step-wise contribution from all countries at the May World Health Assembly.

✍️ Elaine Ruth Fletcher

#EB156 | #WHA78
Health Policy Watch on LinkedIn: China’s 2026 Assessed Fee to WHO Could Reach Levels of United States Today…
China’s assessed  contribution to the World Health Organization would increase by more than $50 million - if WHO member states approve another 20% step-wise…
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February 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#EB156 Argentina disassociates itself from preambular paragraph 3 of the rare diseases decision.
February 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM