The 67th World Health Assembly (WHA) took place in Geneva from 19-25th May, bringing together government delegations at the World Health Organization's annual meeting. The WHA is the organization's highest decision-making authority. 

The meeting marked a milestone in the global fight against tuberculosis, led by governments' endorsement of a new Post-2015 Global Strategy for Tuberculosis that has an overarching goal to end the tuberculosis epidemic and achieve a 95% reduction in TB deaths by 2035. The Stop TB Partnership and its network of partners organized events during the week, supported high-level advocacy, and spread the message to governments about the Missed 3 Million living with TB. See here for several highlights from the week. 

The World Bank's International Comparison Program (ICP) released new estimates of purchasing power parities - estimates that are used as currency converters to compare the size and price levels of economies around the world. 

Why is this important? This will impact not only our understanding of whether there are fewer numbers of poor people, but can also determine aid for these countries. For example, health financing in high disease burden countries could change, if countries are found richer. 

The full results of the ICP report will be released in July 2014. As many as 199 economies participated in the 2011 International Comparison Program. Read the full commentary here.