Argentina Supports WFPHA and SHEM Proposal Sent to the EB150

WFPHA on behalf of the Sustainable Health Equity Movement (SHEM) has sent a letter to the 150th session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) taking place on 24 – 29 January 2022.

SHEM has suggested holding a High-Level Meeting on “complex-determination and an integral and collaborative response to the COVID-19 syndemic”, on the occasion of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in September 2022.

During the first day of the WHO EB, Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Health of Argentina, supported the WFPHA and SHEM letter requesting the WHO EB to take to the World Health Assembly the abovementioned proposal to recommend to the President of the UNGA and UN Secretary General the organization of the proposed High-Level Meeting.