It is the first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of this year’s #WHA75 is 'Peace for Health and Health for Peace'. The assembly will make a series of strategic consultations and discussions on current and future priorities for public health issues of global importance.
The forum was attended by governmental and non-governmental civic organizations, UN agencies, development banks, and other stakeholders. The discussion focused on the sustainable development goals for sustainable access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene services.
The forum in Jakarta is said to focus primarily on political commitment, additional investment, leadership, and accountability to achieve the goals of water, sanitation, and hygiene services by 2030.
A workshop on Primary Health Care Finance, under the theme "Putting people first through investing in PHC", was held focusing on the recently published Lancet Global Health Commission report. The workshop was attended by the Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, the heads of regional health bureaus, the Ministry of Health representatives, the Ministry of Finance and partner organizations.
