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Opening of the 68th World Health Assembly
18 May 2015
Alain Berset welcomes the delegates on behalf of the host country. After the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, he speaks of the resilience of health systems and recalls the role of the WHO in guaranteeing fair and affordable access to essential care. Universal health coverage is a priority of Swiss cooperation in the field of health.
On his initiative, a working lunch on ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030 brings together the Senegalese Health Minister, Awa Marie Coll Seck, the Mauritian Minister, Anil Gayan, and senior figures from UNAIDS, the Global Fund and Médecins Sans Frontières.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the guest speaker at the opening session.
Monday 18 May 2015 — Geneva
- Opening session, Palais des Nations: speech by Alain Berset
- Speech by Angela Merkel, guest speaker
- Working lunch on HIV/AIDS with the ministers of Senegal and Mauritius
- Meeting with Hermann Gröhe, German Health Minister
- Meeting with Micheline Calmy-Rey and the Institute of Global Health of the University of Geneva, Swiss Mission
- Swiss reception at WHO headquarters
Speeches on this site
- 68e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (French-language page)
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