World Health Assembly

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The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

Next World Health Assembly

• Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly
  20–28 May 2013

Past World Health Assemblies

• Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly
  21–26 May 2012
• Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly
  16–24 May 2011
• Sixty-third World Health Assembly
  17-21 May 2010
• Sixty-second World Health Assembly
  18-22 May 2009
• Sixty-first World Health Assembly
  19-24 May 2008
• Sixtieth World Health Assembly
  14-23 May 2007
• First Special Session of the World Health Assembly
  9 November 2006
• Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly
  22-27 May 2006
• Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly
  16-25 May 2005
• Fifty-seventh World Health Assembly
  17-22 May 2004
• Fifty-sixth World Health Assembly
  19-28 May 2003
• Fifty-fifth World Health Assembly
  13-18 May 2002