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At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 20, 2026, WHO and prize foundations honored six laureates from Mali, Thailand, France, Singapore, Bangladesh and Egypt for strengthening primary health care, expanding access to essential services and reducing inequities, including the Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health; the awards also mark 20 years since Dr Lee Jong-wook’s death.
The 78th World Health Assembly approved updates to the Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance to be discussed in 2026, aiming for a 10% reduction in deaths by 2030, and also adopted a draft Global Action Plan on climate change and health to promote resilient health systems and integrate health into climate policies. Both initiatives emphasize multisectoral approaches and international collaboration to address pressing global health challenges.
Countries have failed to agree on a global treaty to prepare for future pandemics, with key issues like equitable access to vaccines and financing for surveillance systems causing delays. Negotiators will request more time to finalize the treaty, which was a major agenda item for the upcoming World Health Assembly in Geneva.