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WHO assembly backs major health measures as financial strains mount

New strategies on antimicrobial resistance, financing and radiation protection approved - while doing 'more with less.'

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus closes out this year's World Health Assembly.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus closes out this year's World Health Assembly. (U.N. Web TV)

GENEVA (AN) — The World Health Assembly concluded after member nations approved a broad package of resolutions and strategies on antimicrobial resistance, health financing, radiation protection and healthcare workforce recruitment amid growing concern over mounting pressure on the global health system.

During the weeklong gathering split between WHO's headquarters and the Palais des Nations, delegates adopted more than 20 decisions and 13 resolutions covering issues including tuberculosis, stroke, liver disease, emergency care, precision medicine and antimicrobial resistance.

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