[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04525]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Stakeholder Listening Session in Preparation for the 77th World 
Health Assembly

AGENCY: Office of Global Affairs, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Notice of public listening session; request for comments.

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DATES: The listening session will be held Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. eastern daylight time. This session is open to the 
public but requires RSVP to [email protected] by Friday, April 26, 
2024. See RSVP section in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

ADDRESSES: The session will be held virtually. Online and dial-in 
information will be shared with registered participants.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
leads the U.S. delegation to the 77th World Health Assembly and will 
convene an informal Stakeholder Listening Session.
    The Stakeholder Listening Session is designed to seek input from 
stakeholders and subject matter experts to help the HHS Office of 
Global Affairs inform and prepare for U.S. Government engagement at the 
World Health Assembly.
    The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World 
Health Organization (WHO). It is attended by delegations from all 194 
WHO Member States. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are 
to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-
General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the 
proposed program budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in 
Geneva, Switzerland. Additional information about the World Health 
Assembly can be found at this website: https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly.
    Matters to be Discussed: The listening session will cover items on 
the provisional agenda of the 77th World Health Assembly. The 
provisional agenda can be found at this website: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB154/B154_39-en.pdf.
    Participation is welcome from stakeholder communities, including:

 Public health and advocacy groups
 State, local, and Tribal groups
 Private industry
 Minority health organizations
 Academic and scientific organizations, etc.

    RSVP: Persons seeking to participate in the listening session must 
register by Friday, April 26, 2024.
    Registrants must include their full name, email address, and 
organization, if any, and indicate whether they are registering as a 
listen-only attendee or as a speaker participant to [email protected].
    Requests to participate as a speaker must include all of the 
following information:

1. The name and email address of the person desiring to participate
2. The organization(s) that person represents
3. The primary agenda item(s) of interest, listed in order of the 
speaker's priorities


    Note:  A separate listening session will be held on Thursday, 
April 11, 2024, to discuss the following World Health Assembly 
agenda items:

 13.2 Implementation of the International Health Regulations 
(2005)
 13.3 Working Group on Amendments to the International Health 
Regulations (2005)
 13.4 Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate 
a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on 
pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

    To provide comments on these agenda items, please see the 
corresponding Federal Register notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/28/2024-04080/stakeholder-listening-session-on-public-health-emergencies-preparedness-and-response-negotiations.
    Other Information: Written comments are welcome and encouraged even 
if you are attending the listening session and should be emailed to 
[email protected] with the subject line ``Written Comment Re: 
Stakeholder Listening Session for WHA77'' by Friday, May 3, 2023.
    We look forward to your comments on the 77th World Health Assembly.

    Dated: February 28, 2024.
Susan Kim,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Global Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-04525 Filed 3-4-24; 8:45 am]
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