Physicians, researchers, epidemiologists, infectious disease experts, health policy directors, university professors and other executives weighed in on what the global organization should prioritize in its 75th year, such as:
- Adolescent health must become a major focus worldwide.
- Work to dispel misinformation and disinformation and to build up trust.
- Raise awareness of and prioritize thinking through health ethics.
- Increase focus on the health of the environment and its relationship to the health of people.
- Toss bureaucracy within the organization.
- Internally develop procedures and ways for the organization to respond flexibly and autonomously to disasters.
- Prioritize research on long COVID.
- Identify and focus on the most vulnerable populations.
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