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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments

... to Member States and Associate Members and has the honour to attach the draft provisional agenda for the 156th session of the Executive Board to be held from 3 to 11 February 2025.

Any proposal from a Member State or Associate Member to include an item on the agenda should reach the Director-General not later than 12 weeks after circulation of the draft provisional agenda or 10 weeks before the commencement of the session of the Executive Board whichever is earlier. Proposals should therefore reach the Director-General by 10 September 2024.

The Director-General draws to the attention of Member States and Associate Members that, in accordance with Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, any proposal for inclusion on the agenda of any item shall be accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.

Following receipt of proposals, the Director-General will draw up the provisional agenda in consultation with Officers of the Executive Board. The provisional agenda will be annotated and will explain any recommendations made regarding the deferral or exclusion of proposals. It will be dispatched to Member States with the letter of convocation no later than eight weeks before commencement of the 156th session of the Executive Board.

The Director-General takes this opportunity to renew to Member States and Associate Members the assurance of his highest consideration.

GENEVA, 2 July 2024

EXECUTIVE BOARD EB156/1 (draft) 156th session 2 July 2024 Geneva, 3–11 February 2025

Draft provisional agenda

1. Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda

2. Report by the Director-General

3. Report of the regional committees to the Executive Board

4. Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board

5. Report of the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and

Response

Pillar 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage

6. Universal health coverage

• Primary health care

7. Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General

Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

• Reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through strengthening prevention

and control of diabetes

• Oral health

• Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2030

• Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem

and its associated goals and targets for the period 2020–2030

8. Global road map on defeating meningitis by 2030

9. Substandard and falsified medical products

10. Standardization of medical devices nomenclature

11. Health and care workforce

• WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel

• Global strategy on human resources for health: workforce 2030

12. Draft global traditional medicine strategy (2025–2034)

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Pillar 2: One billion more people better protected from health emergencies

13. WHO’s work in health emergencies

14. Universal health and preparedness review

15. Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022)

16. Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the

occupied Syrian Golan

17. Poliomyelitis

Pillar 3: One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being

18. The impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health

19. Updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air

pollution

Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries

20. Budget and finance matters

20.1 Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2024–2025

20.2 Proposed programme budget 2026–2027

20.3 Scale of assessments 2026–2027

20.4 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any]

21. Management and governance matters

21.1 Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

21.2 Governance reform

• Member State-led governance reform

• Process of handling and investigating potential allegations against WHO

Directors-General

• Draft terms of reference to strengthen the effectiveness of the functioning of the Officers

of the Executive Board

• Secretariat Implementation Plan on reform

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21.3 Global strategies or action plans that are scheduled to expire within one year

• Global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery 2021–2025

• Global strategy on digital health 2020–2025

21.4 Engagement with non-State actors

• Report on the implementation of the Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors

• Non-State actors in official relations with WHO

22. Provisional agenda of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly and date and place of the

157th session of the Executive Board

23. Committees of the Executive Board

23.1 Foundation committees and selection panels

23.2 Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee: membership renewal [if any]

23.3 Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response

24. Staffing matters

24.1 Appointment of the Regional Director for Africa

24.2 Appointment of the Regional Director for Europe

24.3 Statement by the representative of the WHO staff associations

24.4 Report of the Ombudsperson

24.5 Human resources: update

24.6 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules [if any]

24.7 Report of the International Civil Service Commission

25. Report on meetings of expert committees and study groups

• Expert advisory panels and committees and their membership

26. Closure of the session

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