WHA
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WHA is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Health Assembly | 0 |
| WHA/EX | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decision-making body
ⓘ
governing body ⓘ plenary organ ⓘ recurring event ⓘ |
| adopts |
international health regulations
ⓘ
surface form:
International Health Regulations amendments
World Health Organization decisions ⓘ World Health Organization programme budget ⓘ World Health Organization resolutions ⓘ |
| composition | delegations from all WHO Member States ⓘ |
| convenedBy | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the World Health Organization ⓘ |
| firstSessionYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| governingRules |
World Health Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly
|
| hasMember | WHO Member State delegations ⓘ |
| hasObserver |
intergovernmental organizations
ⓘ
non-Member States ⓘ nongovernmental organizations in official relations with WHO ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Palais des Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Palais des Nations, Geneva
|
| mainFunction |
appoint the Director-General of the World Health Organization
ⓘ
determine the policies of the World Health Organization ⓘ review and approve the proposed programme budget of the World Health Organization ⓘ supervise the financial policies of the World Health Organization ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | annually ⓘ |
| organizesBy | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| partOf | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| role | supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization ⓘ |
| shortName | WHA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| standsFor | World Health Assembly ⓘ |
| topic |
antimicrobial resistance
ⓘ
communicable diseases ⓘ global health policy ⓘ health emergencies ⓘ health systems strengthening ⓘ maternal and child health ⓘ noncommunicable diseases ⓘ pandemic preparedness ⓘ universal health coverage ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | May ⓘ |
| website | https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WHA/EX