Africa: 57th World Health Assembly conference opens in Geneva

The 57th conference of the World Health Assembly (WHA) opened at the Palais des Nations here on Monday. The WHA is the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), which has a total of 192 members. The conference is scheduled to end on Saturday. Key issues including HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, road safety, a proposed strategy on diet, and physical activity and health will top the agenda of the conference.