Dear Colleagues,
With the 158th WHO Executive Board meeting (2-7 Feb) still ongoing in Geneva, it’s obvious a lot of our attention will go to this vital global health event. As usual, the agenda was chock-full. Let’s hope the participants also had some time for a few ‘exercise snacks’ during the breaks – otherwise known as “vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA)” : ) After all, Jeremy Farrar is spot on when he claims “NCDs will be one of the “defining concerns” of the 21st century” , so people might want to set a good example at the EB meeting. Even more so as World Cancer day took place on Thursday, with prevention as a key focus.
We also noted “WHO’s superpower”in Tedros’ opening address: its convening power. Let’s hope that will also be the case for the ongoing ‘reimagining global health’ discussion which WHO aims to host.
Speaking of ‘convening power’ (ahum), the release of still more Epstein related files sparked global commotion this week...
