Explainer: What is on and off the agenda of the WHO Assembly?
More than 100 world health ministers will meet in Geneva next week for the World Health Organization's first in-person assembly in three years as the UN agency seeks to define its future role in global health policy.
The agenda of the World Health Assembly (WHA) is the most packed in the WHO's 75-year history and is seen as a historic opportunity to move on from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to 15 million deaths and prepare for the next global outbreak.
However, many of the most pressing topics, such as reforms of the rules around disease outbreaks, will be postponed for later or discussed only in the corridors.
Here's a summary of what will and won't be discussed...
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