WONCA at the 75th World Health Assembly
The Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 22-28 May 2022, was the first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the occasion WONCA collaborated with other organizations in multiple constituency statement, including one on Human Resources for Health and two of them on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies.
Read the complete statements
HERE.
Download the Constituency Statement on Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030
Download the Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies
Download the Constituency Statement on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies - WHF
WONCA Meetings
During the World Health Assembly, WONCA President, Dr Anna Stavdal and WONCA CEO, Dr Harris Lygidakis held important meetings including:
• Bettina Borisch, CEO of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)
• Bente Mikkelsen, Head of the Secretariat for the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of NCDs
• Mãdãlina Elena Mandache, Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues at IFMSA
• Howard Catton, CEO of International Council of Nurses (ICN)
• Jim Campbell, Director, Health Workforce, WHO
• Teri Reynolds, Unit Head at Integrated Health Services/Clinical Services and Systems, WHO
• John Fogarty, Clinical Services and Systems, Integrated Health Services, Division of UHC and Life Course
• Shannon Barkley, Technical Officer for Primary Health Care
• Denis Porignon, Policy Advisor, WHO.
• Ron Lavater, CEO at International Hospital Federation (IHF)
• Paul Laffin, Advocacy Director at International Society of Nephrology (ICN)
• Susan Brown, Director, Policy & Advocacy, Women in Global Health
• Helga Fogstad, Executive Director at Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH)
“There is no Primary Health Care and Universal Health Care without engaging family doctors!”
WONCA President, Dr Anna Stavdal and Dr Bente Mikkelsen, Director, Non-Communicable Diseases in the division of UHC/Communicable and Noncommunicable diseases at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
“Stronger primary care means stronger multidisciplinary team.”
WONCA President, Dr Anna Stavdal at a meeting with the International Council of Nurses (ICN) CEO, Howard Catton.
“Family medicine by choice, not by chance!”
A successful meeting between Mãdãlina Elena Mandache from IFMSA, WONCA President, Dr Anna Stavdal and WONCA CEO, Dr Harris Lygidakis at the 75th World Health Assembly.
“In the face of global gender imbalance in leadership, we are committed to advocate for gender parity in representation”
WONCA President, Dr Anna Stavdal meeting Women in Global Health Director of Global Policy & Advocacy, Susan Brown and Merette Khalil from Women in Global Health Egypt.
“Maternal, child and adolescent health is first of all a primary care issue and family doctors are ready to team up with other health careworkers”
Meeting with Helga Fogstad , Executive Director of Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.