WHA77 Individual Statement: Global Health and Peace Initiative (Agenda Item 14.3)

As armed conflicts and attacks on health care increase, WHPA called on member states to include the protection of health professionals in the resolution on WHO's Global Health and Peace Initiative.

WHA77 Constituency Statement: Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (Agenda Item 13.4)

At a tense WHA after the breakdown of INB talks on a pandemic agreement, the Alliance urged member states to complete negotiations as soon as possible and to ensure that health equity is the beating heart of the pandemic accord.

EB154 Constituency Statement: WHO's work in health emergencies (Agenda Item 14)

While the Alliance is pleased to note the inclusion of new clauses in the WHO Pandemic Agreement to protect the safety of health professionals during emergencies, we remain concerned that the Agreement does not require ethical international recruitment, decent work, the due protection of employment, economic and social rights, consistent with applicable international obligations and guidelines.

WHA76 Constituency statement: Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies (Agenda Item 15.1)

WHPA’s recent report "What the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed" highlights the evidence and knowledge gathered by its five organizations on the impact of the pandemic on health professionals worldwide. We emphasize the urgent need to protect and safeguard health professionals and thus to improve the resilience of health systems in health emergency planning and response, and to strengthen mental health and psychosocial support for health professionals, both during and after pandemics and emergency situations.