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Sixty-third World Health Assembly: photos

17–21 May 2010

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Day 1: 17 May 2010

Opening of the 63rd World Health Assembly
WHO/Jess Hoffman

Dr Pierre François Unger, State Councillor of the Canton of Geneva, addresses delegates at the opening of the Sixty-third World Health Assembly.


63rd World Health Assembly opening
WHO/Jess Hoffman

The Sixty-third World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.


WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan
WHO/Jess Hoffman

WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, addresses the Sixty-third World Health Assembly.


Dr Mahler at the 63rd World Health Assembly
WHO/Jess Hoffman

Former Director-General of WHO, Dr Halfdan Mahler, in discussion with Dr Maged Younes, Director, Governing Bodies at the Sixty-third World Health Assembly


Committee A at the 63rd World Health Assembly
WHO/Jess Hoffman

A view of delegates attending Committee A at the Sixty-third World Health Assembly


Technical briefing at the 63rd World Health Assembly
WHO/Jess Hoffman

Dr José Gomez Temporão, Minister of Health of Brazil, speaking at a technical briefing of the Sixty-third World Health Assembly


Lobby area of the 63rd World Health Assembly
WHO/Jess Hoffman

The view of a corridor, lined with stands and exhibits from WHO programmes and projects, for the Sixty-third World Health Assembly


President of the 63rd World Health Assembly
WHO/Jess Hoffman

The new President of the Sixty-third World Health Assembly and the Minister of Health of Tunisia, Mr Mondher Zenaidi, addresses the Health Assembly session


Unveiling of a statue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox.
WHO/Jess Hoffman

The former Director-General of WHO, Dr Halfdan Mahler; current WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan and Dr Henderson, the former chief of the Smallpox Eradication Unit (from left to right) at the unveiling of a statue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox


Statue commemorating the eradication of smallpox, Geneva, 18 May 2010
WHO/Christopher Black

Statue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox

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