Professor Sharynne McLeod represented the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP) at the seventy-fourth session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific (#RCM74), 16 to 20 October 2023 in Manila, Philippines https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/governance/regional-committee/session-74. The Regional Committee for the Western Pacific represents 1.9 billon people across 37 countries and areas. The region is extremely diverse including China (1.4 billon population) and Niue (< 2000 population). This year marks the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization. The agenda of RCM74 included: Investing in health and universal health coverage; health security; health innovation; communication for health; and the health workforce. Prof McLeod submitted two interventions on behalf of IALP and had many rich discussions, particularly about the Regional Action Framework Communication for Health (C4H).
