<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, received the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Madrid this Monday. He emphasized Spain's "firm commitment" to "global health governance."</strong></h4> According to a press release from Moncloa, Sánchez and Tedros Adhanom discussed the global challenges facing the global health system, and the President of the Government conveyed to the Director-General Spain's "firm commitment" to maintaining "an active and prominent role in global health governance." Pedro Sánchez also highlighted the "Global Health Action Initiative," launched in Seville last July—within the framework of the International Conference on Financing for Development and in coordination with the WHO, GAVI, and the Global Fund—with the aim of renewing countries' commitment to a more agile, transparent, and efficient global health architecture. Both leaders agreed that these transformations must serve as a benchmark for the future of multilateralism and highlighted the central role the WHO is called upon to play in this process. During the G20 summit in November 2024, held in Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Sánchez announced a contribution of €60 million to the World Health Organization's Investment Round to strengthen the institution's role in addressing new challenges. Furthermore, as a member of the WHO's Executive Board, the Ministry of Health will continue to participate in promoting the reform agenda, according to Moncloa. These actions "reflect the government's willingness to lead and contribute to the process of transforming global health governance," it concluded.
