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The World Health Assembly has approved WHO's programme budget of US$4.4 billion for 2018-2019, which sets out the Organization’s priorities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. It includes increased investments in the new WHO Health Emergencies Programme and combatting antimicrobial resistance.

News

• World Health Assembly Day 3: WHO priorities aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 26-05-2017
• World Health Assembly Day 2: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected new Director-General 24-05-2017
• World Health Assembly elects Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as new WHO Director-General 24-05-2017
• Strengthening women’s leadership in public health in Ukraine 23-05-2017
• World Health Assembly Day 1: outgoing Director-General Chan says “reducing inequalities” should guide future health work 23-05-2017

Events

• World No Tobacco Day 2017: Tobacco – a threat to development 31 May 2017
• Nordic–Baltic workshop on the prevention of child maltreatment: strengthening intersectoral working 1–2 June 2017, Riga, Latvia
• European Development Days 2017 7–8 June 2017, Brussels, Belgium
• WHO European Meeting of National NCD Directors and Programme Managers 8–9 June 2017, Moscow, Russian Federation
• Sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health 13–15 June 2017, Ostrava, Czech Republic