The Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 20 to 27 May 2013, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board at its 131st session.¹ The theme for the general discussion in plenary meetings was “How to ensure the place of health in the next generation of global development goals”.²

The officers of the Health Assembly were:

Outgoing Vice-President of the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly:

Dr Andrei Usatii (Republic of Moldova)
 

President of the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly:

Dr Shigeru Omi (Japan)
 

Vice-Presidents:

Dr José V. Dias Van-Dúnem (Angola)
Dr Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Obaid Al Saidi (Oman)
Mr Vidyadhar Mallik (Nepal)
Dr Raisa Bogatyryova (Ukraine)
Dr Florence Duperval Guillaume (Haiti)

The verbatim record contains the record of proceedings during the nine plenary meetings of the Health Assembly. The digital recording of the meetings includes the interventions made by each speaker, in the original
language of delivery.

In addition, the summary records of the work of Committee A and Committee B are provided in document WHA66/2013/REC/3, which also contains the list of participants. The resolutions and decisions are provided in document WHA66/2013/REC/1, in addition to other relevant material. For a list of abbreviations used in these volumes, membership of the Health Assembly committees, the agenda and the list of documents for the session, please see the preliminary pages of document WHA66/2013/REC/1.
 

¹ Decision EB131(10) (2012).
² See document A66/DIV./2.
 

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