The Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 18 to 26 May 2015, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board at its 135th session.¹ The theme for the general discussion in plenary meetings was “Building resilient health systems”.²

The officers of the Health Assembly were:

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

Dr Roberto Morales Ojeda (Cuba)
 

President of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly:

Mr Jagat Prakash Nadda (India)
 

Vice-Presidents:

Dr Li Bin (China)
Mr John David Edward Boyce (Barbados)
Dr Ferozudin Feroz (Afghanistan)
Mr Francesco Mussoni (San Marino)
Professor Awa Coll-Seck (Senegal)

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 WHA68/2015/REC/3 and the resolutions and decisions are provided in document WHA68/2015/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 WHA68/2015/REC/1.

¹ Decision EB135(8) (2014).
² See document A68/DIV./2.

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