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Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly

World Health Assembly plenary with delegates
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The Sixty-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) takes place in Geneva 18–26 May 2015. The Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States. Its main functions are to determine the policies of the Organization, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Background

Profile of the President

President of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly, Jagat Prakash Nadda.

Speeches

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, Mr Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, President of the Assembly and Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General.

Photos

Mr Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda lights a candle in the Assembly Hall of the World Health Assembly for health workers killed in line of duty.

World Health +SocialGood

During this year's World Health Assembly, WHO, in collaboration with UN Foundation, produced a live, one-hour broadcast including interviews with experts about key health issues under discussion at the Assembly. Recordings of these are below.