In order to improve the involvement and contributions of non-State actors in official relation in WHO governing bodies, the 150th Executive Board decided that proposed informal pre-meeting for Member States, non-State actors in official
relations and the Secretariat will be organized annually during the four to six weeks before the World Health Assembly, as outlined in the document EB150/37. The meetings would be organized in addition to non-State actors’ regular participation in the WHO governing body meetings.
Dates and times for the informal meeting
The informal WHA75 pre-meeting is scheduled to take place during the period between 11 April and 6 May 2022. The proposed dates for the sessions are:
11 April 2022 at 10:00-13:00 CEST
21 April 2022 at 15:30-18:30 CEST
28 April 2022 at 15:00-18:00 CEST
6 May 2022 at 10:00-13:00 CEST
The last session on 6 May will allow discussions between non-State actors and the WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Finally, there will a session for non-State actors only to have a space to discuss, with the Secretariat facilitation, constituencies for making statements at the World Health Assembly.