The agenda-setting eight-day gathering at the WHO's Geneva headquarters wrestled with the impact of US President Donald Trump's January 20 decision to start the one-year process of withdrawing from the UN health agency.
“We regret the announcement by the United States of its intention to withdraw, and it was also sad to see them participating less this week,“ he said.
The United States is on the executive board, but made only fleeting contributions throughout the eight-day event.
The board agrees the agenda and resolutions for the decision-making World Health Assembly in May.
“Despite the many challenges we faced, we have come together and found agreement on 40 decisions and seven resolutions, which aim to strengthen our work and to enhance good public health.”
If anything, the US move has driven home the need for more secure and reliable funding at WHO, which in recent years has relied heavily on voluntary contributions.
Boosting membership fees is seen as a way for WHO to reduce its reliance on a handful of major donors and ensure more predictable and flexible finances.
“You said we need to prioritise based on realistic funding. We agree,“ he added.
Last week, the board also re-adopted a resolution on responding to the health conditions in the Palestinian territories.
Other topics discussed by the board included non-communicable diseases, mental health, skin diseases, environmental health, air pollution, the global health workforce, substandard and falsified medicines, maternal and newborn health, health emergencies, and universal health coverage.
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