Public health awards  Today at the World Health Assembly, six laureates from around the world received awards for their outstanding contributions to public health. The 2026 prizes celebrate the remarkable dedication of these professionals and institutions to advancing primary health care, reducing inequities and bringing the goal of health for all closer to reality.  The awards were presented by the  President of the Assembly, Dr Víctor Elias Atallah Lajam of Dominican Republic, together with high-level representatives of the foundations that established these public health awards and prizes, and the World Health Organization’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.  Delegates approve decision on health emergency in Ukraine  The Assembly delegates noted today a report by the Director-General  related to the humanitarian and emergency health response in Ukraine, and WHO’s continuous support to the country’s emergency…