The Minister of Health, Monica Garciajoins, after 20 years of Spanish absence, as a representative of the Executive Committee of the WHO Europe, from where he plans to promote the primary careemphasize the importance of climate change for health and promote the gender equality in this area.
The appointment of García, who presented his candidacy in May, occurred last October 30although, “out of respect for the situation” that was being experienced in the areas affected by DANA, the ministry preferred not to make it public, as stated in a press release released this Thursday.
The appointment of García, who presented his candidacy in May, took place on October 30
The WHO Executive Board is made up of 34 technically qualified people in the field of health, each designated by a member state empowered to do so by the World Health Assembly, the highest decision-making body of the WHO. The mandate, which will last three years, will extend from 2025 to 2028.
The 34 current members They are mostly senior officials from the Ministries of Health or Health of seven African countries – Cameroon, Comoros, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Senegal, Togo and Zimbabwe -; six other Americans −Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the United States and Costa Rica−; and three from Southeast Asia – Maldives, North Korea and Thailand.
The mandate, lasting three years, will extend from 2025 to 2028
From Europe, they come from Bulgaria, Slovakia, Israel, Norway, Poland, Moldova, Switzerland and Ukraine; from the eastern Mediterranean area, from Morocco, Lebanon, Somalia and Yemen and, from the Western Pacific, from Australia, China, Brunei, Micronesia and South Korea.
This body holds two annual meetings. The first, larger one, is in January, and it defines the agenda and votes on resolutions that are presented to the Health Assembly, the most important decision-making body of the WHO, whose function is to establish health policies. public health at a global level, which includes defining priorities, guiding strategies and approving work programs.
The assembly meets annually in Geneva, with the participation of delegations from all WHO Member States, and at these meetings crucial issues for global health are debated; Among its responsibilities is the choice of director general of the WHOsupervision of the organization’s finances and approval of the budget that allows the execution of public health programs and projects.
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