Seventy-nineth World Health Assembly

The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18–23 May 2026. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO, and it  is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

Proceedings will be webcast live from this web page. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.