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Opening of the 69th World Health Assembly
23 May 2016 - 24 May 2016
Alain Berset gives the opening speech of the 69th World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations. He starts from the 2030 Agenda: “Transforming our world!” The Sustainable Development Goals now concern all states, and no longer only low- and middle-income countries.
On the same day, he chairs a ministerial round table on dementia, organised by Switzerland with fifteen other states, including Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and Ethiopia, represented by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. In the evening, he receives the delegations on behalf of the Federal Council.
On the sidelines, he meets some ten health ministers, including those of Canada, China, Iran, Norway, the Netherlands and South Africa.
Monday 23 May 2016 — Geneva
- Opening session of the World Health Assembly, speech by Alain Berset
- Informal ministers’ lunch
- Ministerial round table on dementia, organised by Switzerland: welcome address and conclusions by Alain Berset
- Press briefing
- Meeting with Edith Schippers and Martin van Rijn (Netherlands)
- Swiss reception on behalf of the Federal Council
Speeches on this site
- 69e Assemblée mondiale de la Santé (French-language page)
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