Pain in Global Health: Strengthening Coordinated Action for Equitable Access to Effective Pain Care

World Health Organization Affiliations

Co-sponsoring Member States:

• Panama
• Thailand

Supporting Working Groups:

• Palliative Care Working Group
• Acute Care Action Network (ACAN)

Co-sponsoring Partner Organizations

• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
• International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN)
• International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC)
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
• World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA)
• World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA)
• Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA)

Event objectives

• Strengthen recognition of pain as a prevalent, high-impact, cross-cutting health issue across conditions, populations, and care settings
• Strengthen coherence across existing WHO and WHA mandates relevant to pain, and support their implementation across programmes and strategies
• Identify key gaps and systemic barriers undermining equitable access to effective pain care globally
• Explore pathways to strengthen coordinated global action on pain, including policy coherence, implementation approaches, and strategic partnerships
• Introduce and discuss the role of a Global Pain Coalition in supporting alignment, advocacy and coordinated implementation across stakeholders.

Light Refreshments Will be Served. Space is Limited. Preregistration is Required.