The Resolution urges countries to integrate rare diseases into national health planning, improve diagnosis and care through universal health coverage, promote inclusive policies, and accelerate innovation, research, and access to affordable treatment. Importantly, the Resolution mandates WHO to develop a comprehensive 10-year global action plan on rare diseases, with measurable targets to guide progress toward equity, inclusion, and access to care for all affected individuals.
EB 156/6
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International Classification of Diseases: Rare diseasesCountries endorse resolution to tackle global health financing emergency
The new Resolution outlines actions for Member States to bolster health financing by bringing more money for health in domestic budgets and improving public financial management systems to generate the greatest positive impact on population health.
WHO will operationalize the priorities laid out in the Resolution by further strengthening its technical core functions on data analytics, policy and norms, and monitoring and accountability. WHO will also continue to work with countries to strengthen public financing as a cornerstone of resilient health systems that deliver quality, affordable and equitable health for all.
EB156(16)
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Global spending on health: coping with the pandemic WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Strategic Roundtable: Data and Sustainable Financing: Twin Foundations to Accelerate UHC – 21 May 2025WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the WHA78 side event - Towards universal health coverage: the centrality of public financing of health at times of crisis – the perils of financialisation – 22 May 2025The decision responds to persistent gaps in countries’ ability to generate, use, and scale context-specific data and guidance — key barriers to improving equitable health outcomes. The Resolution urges governments to invest in systems that support national guideline development, including regulatory frameworks, digital tools, and local research.
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EB156/2025/REC/1EB156(14): Strengthening National Capacities in Evidence-Based Decision-Making for the Uptake and Impact of Norms and StandardsStepping up efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease
This milestone builds on the momentum of the Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease (2022) and the N’Djamena Declaration on interrupting the transmission of dracunculiasis (2024). The new Resolution endorses WHO’s revised 2023 eradication strategy, which addresses the increasing threat of dracunculus medinensis infections in animals — particularly in domestic dogs — that risk undermining progress towards global transmission interruption.
The Resolution underscores the urgent need for sustained political will, financial commitment cross-border collaboration, capacity building and investment in safe water access — key to achieving the 2030 eradication target set in the road map for neglected tropical diseases.
EB 56(23)
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Fact sheet: Guinea worm diseaseThe Resolution is driven by critical gaps that demand urgent action. Skin diseases are among the most visible health conditions, often leading to stigma, discrimination, and emotional distress. Yet when recognized and interpreted accurately, skin signs can enable early detection of a wide range of diseases.
With proper training, medicines, and support, local health teams can manage these conditions effectively — strengthening primary care and accelerating progress toward universal health coverage. To facilitate this task, WHO has developed and promoted integrated approaches that improve both service delivery and efficiency, such as the strategic framework for skin-related neglected tropical diseases.
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EB156(24)Reassignment of Indonesia from the South-East Asia Region to the Western Pacific Region
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A78/31
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