Government Delegation Attends the 76th World Health Assembly for Ten Days from 21st to 30th

Tewodros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), delivering a speech at the opening of the 74th World Health Assembly.
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The Republic of Korea government delegation is scheduled to attend the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO), held in Geneva, Switzerland, from the 21st to the 30th for 10 days, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 19th.

The theme of this assembly is "WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all."

Starting with the keynote speech by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, chief representatives from each member country will participate in discussions.

The chief representative, Jiyoungmi, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, will pursue bilateral meetings with the WHO Director-General and government representatives from key participating countries such as Australia and China during the assembly. They plan to exchange views on various agendas including ▲ preparedness and response to international public health emergencies such as pandemics ▲ global infection prevention and control strategies ▲ bio workforce training hubs ▲ health sector policy cooperation (including MOUs).

Additionally, the government delegation will attend detailed meetings on topics such as ▲ establishment of public health emergency preparedness systems ▲ universal health coverage ▲ health of women, youth, and children ▲ eradication of counterfeit and substandard medicines ▲ program budgets for 2023?2024.

Commissioner Jiyoungmi stated, “As the chief representative of our government, I will lead international health agendas through this World Health Assembly and widely promote Korea’s successful cases so that our country can grow further as a global leader.”

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