Global Health Progress

The Sixty-third World Health Assembly, which brought together Health Ministers and senior health officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States, concluded business and closed Friday evening.

As in other countries around the world, China’s population faces the challenge of debilitating and deadly infectious and chronic diseases. In China, the HIV infection rate has been rising sharply, making HIV/AIDS the country’s leading cause of death among infectious diseases.

The GAVI Alliance welcomes the commitment made by nations at the World Health Assembly in Geneva today to combat the world’s biggest killer of children under five.

Global Health Progress (GHP) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) hosted a luncheon discussion on the margins of the 63rd World Health Assembly for Ministers, Ambassadors and senior health officials from Africa. The discussion highlighted proven, and effective models of public-private partnerships, and their potential to meet the diverse health challenges being faced in Africa.

The 63rd session of the World Health Assembly will take place in Geneva during 17–21 May 2010. At this session, the Health Assembly will discuss a number of technical and public health issues.

The World Health Organization recently released a progress report towards the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals.