World Health Assembly

Why in news?

• The Prime Minister of India addressed the 76th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

About World Health Assembly:

• It is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states.
• It is the world's highest health policy-setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states.
• The members of the WHA generally meet every year in May in Geneva at the Palace of Nations, the location of WHO Headquarters.

Functions:

• The main tasks of the WHA are to decide major policy questions, as well as to approve the WHO work programme and budget and elect its Director-General (every fifth year) and annually to elect ten members to renew part of its executive board.
• Its main functions are to determine the policies of the Organization, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Consider the following statements:

1. The members of the World Health Assembly generally meet every year in Geneva

2. World Health Assembly is a forum through which the World Health Organization is governed by its 194 member states.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer