Speeches and messages

World AIDS Day

Regional Director’s opening address at the special session of the South-East Asia Region Immunization Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 vaccine prioritization and deployment

Regional Director’s opening message at the Tripartite Event on the occasion of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Regional Director’s Keynote Address on “Addressing Health Care Workers’ Challenges in Response to COVID-19: sharing experiences and drawing countries’ lessons” at The Eleventh Asia Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health Webinar Series

World Diabetes Day

World Stroke Day

Regional Director’s opening address at the Global Consultation with NLP Managers, Partners and Affected Persons on the Global Leprosy Strategy 2021‒2030

World Hypertension Day

World Mental Health Day

UN International Day of Older Persons

Regional Director’s opening remarks at the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health: Ad-hoc virtual meeting on “Investing in Universal Health Coverage for the Future”

Regional Director’s opening remarks at the First Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Viral Hepatitis in the WHO South-East Asia Region

Regional Director’s opening address at the Thirteenth Meeting of the South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (SEA-RCCPE)

Regional Director’s opening statement at the virtual panel discussion on the “Race for a COVID-19 vaccine: More than just a cure” at the 47th National Management Convention of All India Management Association

Regional Director’s message to the “One world: Global solidarity for health worker safety and patient safety” Global Virtual Event to mark World Patient Safety Day

Regional Director’s address to the Joint Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Health Symposium on “Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific: COVID-19 and Beyond” at the 53rd Annual Board Meeting of Asian Development Bank

Regional Director’s closing remarks at the Health Ministers’ Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific at the 53rd Annual Board Meeting of Asian Development Bank

Regional Director’s closing remarks at the Seventy-third Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia (virtual)

Regional Director’s keynote address to the Ministerial Roundtable on the COVID-19 Response at the Seventy-third Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia (virtual)