Big decisions were made at last week’s World Health Assembly. But now that the annual event is over, which issues should the aid community keep an eye on in the months to come?
Health experts and prominent health advocates lobbied hard at the weeklong event, and many of their efforts didn’t go unnoticed. World Health Organization member states approved the first-ever global action plan on newborn health, and they also passed a resolution that is expected to boost financing for health research and development.
But there’s more. Here are some of the event’s highlights:
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
