The Seventy-first World Health Assembly was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 21 to 26 May 2018, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board at its 141st session.¹ The theme for the general discussion in plenary meetings was “Health for all: commit to universal health coverage”.²

The officers of the Health Assembly were:

Outgoing Vice-President of the Seventieth World Health Assembly:

Mr Nandi Tuaine Glassie (Cook Islands)
 

President of the Seventy-first World Health Assembly:

Dr Pagwesese David Parirenyatwa (Zimbabwe)
 

Vice-Presidents:

Dr Francisco Duque III (Philippines)
Ms Khadeeja Abdul Samad Abdulla (Maldives)
Dr Yelzhan Birtanov (Kazakhstan)
Dr Djama Elmi Okieh (Djibouti)
Dr Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas (Dominican Republic)

The verbatim record contains the record of proceedings during the seven 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 WHA71/2018/REC/3 and the resolutions and decisions are provided in document WHA71/2018/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 WHA71/2018/REC/1.

¹ Decision EB141(7) (2017).
² See document A71/DIV./2.

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