Guyana’s Statement delivered on behalf of the America’s Region (AMRO) on Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ Re-Appointment as Director General of the World Health Organization can be found here
: Fifth Plenary, Item 4.2, 58:22
The Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 22-28 May 2022. It is the first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings will be webcast live from this web page. Simultaneous interpretation is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
The theme of this year’s Health Assembly is: Health for peace, peace for health. The COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies with international reach have highlighted the leadership and coordinating role of WHO in responding to such events. Strengthening preparedness for and response to health emergencies are a key theme of the Health Assembly.
Events began with a high-level segment on 22 May with speeches from the elected Health Assembly President, Heads of State, special guests, an address by the WHO Director-General and the presentation of the Director-General’s Health Awards.
Some of the key issues for Guyana at this year’s WHA include access to health care services for all Guyanese, development in the health sector, legislation for the health care sector, fighting against non-communicable diseases, and neglected tropical diseases. On May 26th, Ms. Wills met with other health ministers of CARICOM to discuss this and other key issues in health for CARICOM Member States.
