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Events calendar

WHO GOVERNANCE EVENTS

World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of WHO, attended by delegations from all Member States. It meets in Geneva in May each year.

Executive Board
The main functions of the Executive Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the World Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.

Regional Committees
WHO Regional Committees meet annually to set policy and approve budgets and programmes of work for each of the six WHO regions.

ANNUAL EVENTS

World Breastfeeding Week
1–7 August 2010

World Humanitarian Day
19 August 2010

World Suicide Prevention Day
10 September 2010

World Heart Day
26 September 2010

Full list of annual events

MEETINGS, CONSULTATIONS

First global forum on medical devices
9-11 September 2010

World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
21–24 September 2010

Securing global health: second International Health Regulations (IHR) implementation course
27 September 2010 – 18 February 2011

EXPO 2010
1 May–31 October 2010

Full list of meetings, consultations

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