Governance
WHO
Wide view of the plenary hall during the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly on 23 May 2016, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Wide view of the plenary hall during the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly on 23 May 2016, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Credits
Governance takes place through the World Health Assembly, which is the supreme decision-making body; and the Executive Board, which gives effect to the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly. The Organization is headed by the Director-General, who is appointed by the Health Assembly on the nomination of the Executive Board.
Meetings in 2024
22–27 January: 154th session of the Executive Board
27 May – 1 June: Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly
3–4 June: 155th session of the Executive Board
26–30 August: Regional Committee for Africa: seventy-fourth session
30 September – 4 October: Regional Committee for the Americas: seventy-sixth session
7–10 October: Regional Committee for South-East Asia: seventy-seventh session
14–17 October: Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean: seventy-first session
21–25 October: Regional Committee for the Western Pacific: seventy-fifth session
29–31 October: Regional Committee for Europe: seventy-fourth session
Meetings in 2025
3–11 February: 156th session of the Executive Board
19–27 May: Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly
*: 157th session of the Executive Board
Director-General
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of WHO, elected by a vote of Member States at the World Health Assembly on 23 May 2017 and re-elected for a second 5-year term on 24 May 2022. The Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer and oversees the policy for the Organization's international health work. Dr Tedros first took office on 1 July 2017 and began his second term on 16 August 2022.
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