WONCA DELIVERED 3 CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS AT THE WHA

WONCA joined the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 21 to May 30, 2023. The delegation consisted of WONCA President Anna Stavdal, CEO Harris Lygidakis, and Executive Member at Large andWHOLiaison,ProfValWass

On the ocasion of the WHA, WONCA elivered three constituency statements related to multiple agenda items, including item 151 onStrengtheningWHOpreparednessforand responsetohealthemergencies;item161on Well-being and health promotion; and item 131 on Universal health coverage: “Reorienting health systems to primary health care as a resilient foundation for universal health coverage and Preparations forahigh-levelmeetingoftheUnitedNations General Assembly on universal health coverage” The statement on this last item wasdeliveredonbehalfofWONCAandother organizationsbyDrMercyWanjala,Executive member of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice and WONCA Rural Seeds AmbassadorforAfricaRegion.

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1(AgendaItem131)ConstituencyStatement on Universal health coverage: Reorienting health systems to primary health care as a resilient foundation for universal health coverage and preparations for a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assemblyonuniversalhealthcoverage

2 NSAConstituencyStatement:Agendaitem 151 Strengthening WHO preparedness for andresponsetohealthemergencies

3 ConstituencyStatement:AgendaItem161 Well-beingandhealthpromotion