Secretary Azar Attends the 72nd World Health Assembly
as Head of U.S. Delegation
Monday, May
20, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is
participating in the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA) as
head of the U.S. delegation. Since arriving in Geneva, Switzerland,
Secretary Azar has delivered the U.S. plenary statement and participated
in multiple bilateral meetings with his counterparts.
In his plenary address, Secretary Azar emphasized the importance of
the World Health Organization (WHO) focusing on its core mission,
of supporting global public health and health security. He noted
that international assistance and a new vaccine have helped
mitigate the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC), but also emphasized that “the outbreak is not
under control.”
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