A technical briefing at the 72nd World Health Assembly, focusing on critical investments in the health an social workforce to reach Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with participation of James Chau, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for SDGs, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO, the World Health Organization. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States, and it focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

In addition, technical briefings are organized separately on specific public health topics to present new developments in the area, provide a forum for debate and to allow for information sharing.