The Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 21 to 30 May 2023, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board at its 151st session.¹ The theme for the general discussion in plenary meetings was “WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all”.²

The officers of the Health Assembly were:

Outgoing President of the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly:

Dr Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh (Djibouti)
 

President of the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly:

Dr Christopher Fearne (Malta)
 

Vice-Presidents:

Professor Moustafa Mijiyawa (Togo)
Dr Hani Jokhdar (Saudi Arabia)
Dr Xuetao CAO (China)
Dr José Leonardo Ruales Estupiñan (Ecuador)
Mrs Dechen Wangmo (Bhutan)

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 WHA76/2023/REC/3 and the resolutions and decisions are provided in document WHA76/2023/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 WHA76/2023/REC/1.

¹ Decision EB151(11) (2022).
² See document A76/DIV./2.

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