Brunei Darussalam stressed that health safety should be built on trust and even if additional time is needed to finalise the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing Annex negotiations, the importance of multilateral dialogue and cooperation for equitable access to benefit from science, technology and pandemic response needs to be strengthened. While attending the 79th World Health Assembly, the Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations in Geneva, stressed that Prevention as the foundation of a resilient health system must continue, particularly through immunization and primary health care. Brunei Darussalam has introduced the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the National Immunization Programme, as well as the TDAP vaccine for pregnant women to protect vulnerable groups and strengthen public confidence.

Speaking on the Assembly themed “Reshaping Global Health: A Shared Responsibility", Her Excellency Dayangku Mazlizah binti Pengiran Haji Mahalee stated that despite some achievements in the 2025 Outcome Report under the WHO Programme of Work, there are still gaps which could cause the achievement of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 to be missed. The Assembly discussed public health priority issues and shaped the direction of global health policy. Brunei Darussalam highlighted three priorities, namely strengthening sustainable and flexible global health financing to ensure WHO remains responsive and effective and implementing AI-based surveillance, digital health platforms and real-time outbreak intelligence as core public health investments.