Report
June 2016
The 69th World Health Assembly: Background and outcomes

This white paper provides background on World Health Assembly (WHA) operations and analysis of policy outcomes from the 69th WHA which will impact global health R&D.
It examines three major policy issues advanced at the 69th WHA including the Framework of engagement with non-State actors, the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination, and the launch of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership.