The 75th World Health Assembly opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 22nd. This is the first time that the World Health Assembly has been held offline since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in more than two years. In addition to the COVID-19, this session of the conference will also focus on how to promote public health and health undertakings against the background of increasing global conflicts, and how to strengthen the preparation and response of the World Health Organization to health emergencies. Although compared with the peak of infection of the Omicron strain in January this year, the number of newly confirmed cases reported to who by various countries has decreased significantly, and the number of dead cases has also dropped to the lowest since March 2020, who director general Tan Desai has repeatedly stressed in his opening speech that the COVID-19 "will not end anywhere unless it has ended all over the world". Tan Desai said that countries should achieve the goal of 70% vaccination coverage set by the who as soon as possible, and give priority to vaccinating all health workers, people over the age of 60 and other high-risk groups; All countries should maintain epidemic surveillance and gene sequencing, and be prepared to reintroduce and adjust public health and social measures against the epidemic when necessary. The new crown pandemic is not the only crisis facing the world today. With the theme of "health for peace and peace for health", this session of the General Assembly will discuss the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen. According to who data, since this year alone, who has verified 373 attacks on health facilities or personnel in 14 countries and regions, killing 154 health workers and patients and wounding 131 people. "Attacking health workers and facilities is a violation of international humanitarian law and an attack on the right to health," tandesse said This seven-day conference is expected to be one of the WHO conferences with the largest number of topics discussed and resolutions adopted. The General Assembly will also elect a new who director general, and tandesse is currently the only candidate. (Xinhua News Agency)