第79届世界卫生大会会员国在5月22日的会议中批准通过了一系列涉及全球卫生架构改革的关键决议。[1]会员国建立了由成员国主导、世卫组织主办的联合进程以支持全球卫生架构改革。[1]
在具体卫生议题上，大会首次通过了卒中防控决议，指出过去20年卒中终生风险上升50%。[1]根据数据，2021年全球有93.8百万卒中病例，其中1190万例为新发病例，卒中已成为全球第三大死亡和致残原因。[1]
大会还批准了加强全球药物和疫苗安全监测的决议，该决议应对COVID-19疫情所暴露的教训，强调需要快速发现和管理药物、疫苗和医疗器械的安全信号。[1]同时，会议通过了2026-2035年综合应急、重症和手术护理全球战略，该策略覆盖的相关条件每年导致3800万死亡和13亿伤残调整寿命年。[1]此外，大会还批准了远程放射学决议以扩大影像诊断服务获取，以及通过了以公平为中心的精准医学决议，该决议实施预计需2980万美元预算。[1]
Member states at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly have approved a series of significant health resolutions aimed at advancing global health architecture and addressing critical public health challenges.[1] The Assembly established a member-state-led joint process hosted by the World Health Organization to support comprehensive global health architecture reform.[1]
Among the key decisions, member states adopted their first-ever resolution on stroke prevention, highlighting a concerning health trend.[1] The stroke resolution revealed that lifetime stroke risk has increased by 50 percent over the past two decades, with 93.8 million stroke cases recorded globally in 2021, including 11.9 million new cases, making stroke the third leading cause of death and disability worldwide.[1] In parallel, the Assembly approved a resolution strengthening global surveillance of drug and vaccine safety, drawing lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to enable rapid detection and management of safety signals associated with pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and medical devices.[1]
The member states also adopted a comprehensive global strategy for emergency, critical care, and surgical services covering 2026–2035, addressing conditions that cause an estimated 38 million annual deaths and 1.3 billion disability-adjusted life years.[1] Additionally, the Assembly approved a resolution on equity-centered precision medicine, with implementation projected to require a budget of $29.8 million.[1] Another resolution was passed to expand access to imaging diagnostics through teleradiology services.[1]
The Assembly also addressed the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, noting that health sector losses are estimated at $6.78 billion, with $1.39 billion in infrastructure damage, and that 1,947 attacks on health care facilities have been recorded since October 2023, including 986 incidents in the West Bank.[1]