Sixty-First World Health Assembly

At this session, the Health Assembly will discuss a number of public health issues, including:

• pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits;
• prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, implementation of the global strategy;
• public health, innovation and intellectual property: draft global strategy and plan of action;
• female genital mutilation;
• strategies to reduce the harmful use of alcohol; and
• climate change and health.