75th World Health Assembly votes to create a committee on global pandemic response, stresses importance of building a healthy and peaceful planet

The World Health Assembly, the governing board of the World Health Organization, agreed last month to form a new committee to help speed up its response to health emergencies like COVID-19. The decision was taken at the 75th World Health Assembly held in Geneva between May 22 to 28, 2022. This was the first in-person congregation of the WHA since COVID-19; the previous two were held virtually.