Last Friday the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Committee met to consider whether #COVID19 remains a Public Health Emergency of Intl. Concern. In their view, the outbreak remains a global health emergency, and I agree. This morning, I updated the #EB152 on the way forward. bit.ly/3JtgqhJ

🚨Happening Now!🚨

Statements on resolution EB152, which includes 152/3 “Integrated emergency, critical and operative care for universal health coverage and protection
from health emergencies”.

First resolution to include surgery since 68.15 #WHA76 HarvardGlobalSurgery

A huge milestone today with the adoption of the first ever rehabilitation resolution World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board #EB152 . We are thrilled with the overwhelming support of Member States in moving #Rehabilitation2030 forward.
➡️bit.ly/3Jw1DTl

The World Health Organization (WHO) #EB152 has endorsed the 'Global report on Health Equity for Persons with #Disabilities '💯

You can find the full report here ⬇️
who.int/activities/glo…

This face means business. It says 'time is running out to meet the 2025 global nutrition targets. Governments must scale up nutrition interventions and accelerate global action on ending malnutrition'. #WHO #EB152

A year ago, I laid out 5 World Health Organization (WHO) priorities for the coming five years:
Promoting health
Providing health
Protecting health
Powering for health
Performing for health

In my #EB152 speech I highlighted key achievements in 2022 against each of the “five Ps”: bit.ly/3j97iUZ

Recognizing the profound unmet needs for #rehabilitation around the world, World Health Organization (WHO) #EB152 reached consensus on key steps to strengthen #rehabilitation as an essential component of #UHC across areas including financing, primary care, data and research, workforce, and emergencies.

El Embajador Gustavo Gallón,Representante Permanente de Colombia, participó en la apertura del Consejo Ejecutivo N° 152 #EB152 de la Organización Mundial para la Salud World Health Organization (WHO) acompañando al Viceministro de Salud Pública MinSalud Colombia 🇨🇴, representante de 🇨🇴 en el Consejo Ejecutivo 🧵

Watch high-level officials from #Haiti 🇭🇹, #Paraguay 🇵🇾, #MarshallIslands 🇲🇭 & #Eswatini 🇸🇿 speak up for #Taiwan 🇹🇼 at World Health Organization (WHO) #EB152 . The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the necessity of working together to counter global health threats. Let's #LeaveNoOneBehind & fight for #HealthForAll !

Our thanks to #Guatemala 🇬🇹 for urging #Taiwan 's🇹🇼 World Health Organization (WHO) inclusion at #EB152 ! The ally's recognition of our contribution to its fight against #COVID -19 & the global recovery is highly esteemed. #Taiwan CanHelp realize #HealthForAll & absolutely deserves a seat at the #WHA76 table.

The WHO Executive Board appointed Dr Jarbas Barbosa as WHO Regional Director for PAHO/WHO. #EB152

#EB152 ended today. I thank the members for advancing ~50 agenda items, 30+ resolutions and decisions, incl.:
-WHO sustainable financing
-Pandemic preparedness
-Health promotion
My special thanks to the Chair, Dr Kerstin Vesna Petrič, for her leadership! bit.ly/3ljSRxV

#EB152 @who Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlights the work of the #WHOYouthCouncil and calls on member states to engage with #youth and collaborate with the council, to create you delegate programs!
#YOUTH
#globalhealth

Yesterday at #EB152 I delivered Global Health Council (GHC)'s constituency statement on agenda item 12.1 - Strengthening the global architecture for health emergency preparedness, response & resilience.
Our statement is here: globalhealth.org/152nd-who-exec…

Thanks to all who signed on in support

Closing of the #EB152 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

New friends 🥰🌐

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus not only launches the World Health Organization (WHO) youth council but also spends time with the next generation! 👶🏽

Marie Hauerslev #WHOYC #EB152

The @who #EB152 opened by the report of GD Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Highlighting the potential of vaccines and the impact of the new #malaria vaccine and the need to develop new vaccines for #tuberculosis .
McGill Global Health Programs Stop TB Partnership
#globalhealth
#WHOYouthCouncil

We thank the #US 🇺🇸, #Japan 🇯🇵 & #Nauru 🇳🇷 for joining the call for justice at World Health Organization (WHO) #EB152 ! Watch Ambassador Sheba Crocker & Assistant Minister Eiji of MHLW of Japan explain why #Taiwan ’s🇹🇼 participation is key to #HealthForAll , & read Permanent Mission of Nauru to the UN’s statement here: bit.ly/3wUjvQD

⁦Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus⁩ addressing the #EB152 and mentioning health promotion as the first priority. We reached 100 million smokers to make a serious quitting attempt. We supported countries in raising health taxes. We made good progress in moving towards well-being societies.

Had a good conversation today with Assistant Secretary Loyce Pace Loyce Pace on strengthening World Health Organization (WHO)-🇺🇸 collaboration. #EB152