Governance (original) (raw)

Governance takes place through the World Health Assembly, which is the supreme decision-making body; and the Executive Board, which gives effect to the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly. The Organization is headed by the Director-General, who is appointed by the Health Assembly on the nomination of the Executive Board.

Meetings in 2024

22–27 January: 154th session of the Executive Board

27 May – 1 June: Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly

3–4 June: 155th session of the Executive Board

26–30 August: Regional Committee for Africa: seventy-fourth session

30 September – 4 October: Regional Committee for the Americas: seventy-sixth session

7–10 October: Regional Committee for South-East Asia: seventy-seventh session

14–17 October: Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean: seventy-first session

21–25 October: Regional Committee for the Western Pacific: seventy-fifth session

29–31 October: Regional Committee for Europe: seventy-fourth session

Meetings in 2025

3–11 February: 156th session of the Executive Board

19–27 May: Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly

*: 157th session of the Executive Board