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2019: USC at the 72nd World Health Assembly

Reflections from Geneva during the 72nd World Health Assembly

Posted on June 14, 2019June 14, 2019

A group of nine USC students were ingrained alongside NCD Alliance members at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of the annual course "Global Health Governance & Diplomacy in Practice in Genev... read more →

USC students take on the 71st World Health Assembly

Posted on May 30, 2018July 2, 2018

A group of 11 USC students were embedded as delegates to NCD Alliance members at the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, in May as part of the annual course “Global Health Governance & Diplomacy in Pra... read more →

The report from the High Level Working Group on Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents is handed over to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan at the 70th World Health Assembly May 22. Photo Courtesy WHO.

Stand up for human rights to – and through – health, experts urge government

Posted on May 23, 2017March 13, 2019

A transformative report published May 22 by a United Nations-backed group will set the health and human rights agenda for women, children and adolescents over the next decade. (more…)... read more →

International politics unfold at World Health Assembly

Posted on July 13, 2016February 27, 2018

USC students in an immersive global health course landed front-row seats to watch international politics play out at the 69th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland. Afterward, they sat down with leaders from mul... read more →

Five Takeaways from the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva

Posted on June 27, 2016July 18, 2016

Madison Webb, USC Master of Public Health student and foundations officer for the Pacific Council on International Policy, wrote a post describing her top five takeaways from the World Health Organization’s 69th annual Wo... read more →

In Geneva, Global Health Diplomacy and Governance in Action

Posted on May 23, 2016July 13, 2016

Madison Webb, USC Master of Public Health student and foundations officer for the Pacific Council on International Policy, is in Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the World Health Organization’s 69th annual World Health Ass... read more →