Global: An ‘exceptional’ World Health Assembly

The World Health Assembly closed on Saturday (27 May) after adopting several decisions on a range of health issues. The most important of these was a resolution establishing a working group to produce a global strategy and action plan on intellectual property, health research and public health, writes Martin Khor on the website of Third World Network. The WHA also passed a resolution giving the WHO secretariat the mandate to assist governments to take on board health concerns in trade policies and trade agreements.