In response to the pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and through a written silence procedure, the Executive Board approved the arrangements for a virtual Health Assembly to be held from 18 to 19 May 2020, using video conferencing technology. The de minimis session only considered an abridged version of the provisional agenda.

The Health Assembly was subsequently suspended until it could meet in a resumed session from 9 to 13 November 2020. The general discussion in plenary meetings at the resumed session was the COVID-19 pandemic.

The officers of the Health Assembly were:

Outgoing Vice-President of the Seventy-second World Health Assembly:

Mrs Socorro Flores Liera (Mexico)
 

President of the Seventy-third World Health Assembly:

Ms Keva Bain (Bahamas)
 

Vice-Presidents:

Ms Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo (Congo)
Mr Roberto Ciavatta (San Marino)
Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien (Thailand)
Mr LI Song (China)
Dr Akram Eltoum (Sudan)

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 WHA73/2020/REC/3 and the resolutions and decisions are provided in document WHA73/2020/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 WHA73/2020/REC/1. 

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