The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.
EGPAF will be attending several side events around the main meetings to advocate for increased political attention and actions towards child health and access to better services for children. Working with civil society stakeholders, other partners in Global Health and African member states, EGPAF will ensure children have a voice at this important meeting.
Schedule of Events
High-Level Round Table Creating a Shared Vision to Advance Triple Elimination of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B: Commitment or Complacency?
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Overview: Hosted by BCIU and UNAIDS with Abbott and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the event will review global and regional continental structures working on triple elimination and discuss how efforts can rapidly align.
Closed Event, Invite Only
From Donor Dependence to Country-Led Resilience High-Level Side Event
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 am
Location: Warwick Hotel
Overview: Hosted by the African Institute for Development Policy, the event will bring together policymakers and global #health leaders to explore how African countries can strengthen domestic health financing and improve efficiency in spending for more resilient health systems.
Lightning Talk Moderated by Rhoda Igweta
Devex Impact House @ WHA – The HIV Endgame: Can the World Deliver on Lenacapavir?
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Time: 1:45 – 2:00 pm
Location: InterContinental Hotel, 7, Chem. du Petit-Saconnex 9, 1209 Geneva
Overview: This conversation will explore whether the global HIV response can successfully transition from an emergency-era aid model to one capable of delivering the next phase of the fight against HIV. What will it take to scale lenacapavir equitably and sustainably? Can countries build resilient prevention systems amid financial retrenchment? And what happens if the institutions that once coordinated the global response no longer play the same rolethey once did?
Bringing together leaders from advocacy, industry, and frontline implementation, the discussion will examine whether this moment represents the beginning of the end of AIDS — or a dangerous missed opportunity.
Featuring Rhoda Igweta
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Rhoda Igweta
