Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly
The Sixty-sixth session of the World Health Assembly takes place in Geneva during 20–28 May 2013.
The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board.
The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.
Documentation
Background
Speeches
- Speech by Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General
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Video of the Director-General's speech
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Speech by Dr Shigeru Omi, President of Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly
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