{"id":108618,"date":"2021-05-25T18:15:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=108618"},"modified":"2021-05-28T19:17:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T13:47:44","slug":"union-minister-virtually-chairs-74th-world-health-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/union-minister-virtually-chairs-74th-world-health-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister virtually Chairs 74th &#8220;World Health Assembly&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>As the Chairman of WHO Executive Board, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare of India has virtually chaired the 74th <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/seventy-third-world-health-assembly\/\">World Health Assembly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO Decision Making Bodies: <\/strong>The World Health Organisation(WHO) is governed by two decision-making bodies \u2014 the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>About World Health Assembly:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The World Health Assembly <\/strong>is the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation(WHO).<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Health Assembly <\/strong>is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States. The assembly focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Functions: <\/strong>The main functions of the World Health Assembly are:\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly, To determine the policies of the Organisation<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, To appoint the Director-General<\/li>\n<li>Thirdly, to supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>About WHO Executive Board:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Firstly, WHO Executive Board <\/strong>is composed of 34 members technically qualified in the field of health. The members of the executive board will be elected for three-year terms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondly, Functions: <\/strong>To give effect to the decisions and policies of the World Health Assembly. Further, the board will advise and generally facilitate the work of the Assembly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thirdly, Chairman<\/strong>: It is held in rotation for one year by each of the WHO\u2019s six regional groups. This includes the African Region, Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, European Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region and Western Pacific Region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourthly, Meeting: <\/strong>The Board meets at least twice a year, once usually in January and then in May.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1721383\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? As the Chairman of WHO Executive Board, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare of India has virtually chaired the 74th World Health Assembly. WHO Decision Making Bodies: The World Health Organisation(WHO) is governed by two decision-making bodies \u2014 the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board. 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