The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 19 to 27 May 2025, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board at its 155th session.¹ The theme for the general discussion in plenary meetings was “One World for Health”.²

The officers of the Health Assembly were:

Outgoing President of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly:

Dr Edwin Dikoloti (Botswana)
 

President of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly:

Dr Teodoro Herbosa (Philippines)
 

Vice-Presidents:

Dr Md. Sayedur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Mr Jaime Hernán Urrego Rodríguez (Colombia)
Dr Louise Mapleh Kpoto (Liberia)
Dr Judit Bidlo (Hungary)
Dr Jalila bint Al Sayyed Jawad Hassan (Bahrain)

The verbatim record contains the record of proceedings during the seven plenary meetings of the Health Assembly. The digital recording of the meetings includes the interventions made by each speaker, in the original language of delivery.

In addition, the summary records of the work of Committee A and Committee B are provided in document WHA78/2025/REC/3 and the resolutions and decisions are provided in document WHA78/2025/REC/1, in addition to other relevant material. For a list of abbreviations used in these volumes, membership of the Health Assembly committees, the agenda and the list of documents for the session, please see the preliminary pages of document WHA78/2025/REC/1.

¹ Decision EB155(11) (2024).
² See document A78/DIV./2.

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