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Opening of the 72nd World Health Assembly
20 May 2019 - 21 May 2019
Alain Berset opens the 72nd World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations. On the agenda: the WHO’s 2020-2021 budget, its reform and universal health coverage. More than half of the world’s population still lacks access to basic care.
He holds a series of bilateral meetings with health ministers. In the evening, he receives the delegations at the Campus Biotech, with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, to present the “Swiss Health Valley”. On 21 May, with the Afghan and Central African ministers, he takes part in an event launched by Switzerland on strengthening health systems in emergencies.
Monday 20 May 2019 — Geneva
- Opening session of the World Health Assembly, speech
- Meeting with Juan Pablo Uribe, Colombian Minister of Health
- Meeting with Saeed Namaki, Iranian Minister of Health
- Meeting with Alfred Madigele, Minister of Health of Botswana
- Meeting with Veronika Skvortsova, Russian Minister of Health
- Meeting with Bruno Bruins, Dutch minister
- Swiss reception at the Campus Biotech, speech
Tuesday 21 May 2019 — Geneva
- Meeting with Arsen Torosyan, Armenian Minister of Health
- Meeting with Ahmed Al Saidi, Minister of Health of Oman
- Event “Partnerships for Health Systems Strengthening – Prepared for Emergencies”
Speeches on this site
- 72e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (French-language page)
- Réception de la Suisse pour la 72e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (French-language page)
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