FIRST PLENARY MEETING

 

Monday, 19 May 2025, 09:10–12:30

 

President: Ms Jee YOUNGMEE (Republic of Korea)

later: Dr Teodoro HERBOSA (Philippines)

Provisional agenda item 1. Opening of the Health Assembly

Document A78/1 Rev.2
 

Second Vice-President - E - Provisional agenda item 1. Opening of the Health Assembly

29s

 

1.1 Appointment of the Committee on Credentials
 

Second Vice-President - E - 1.1 Appointment of the Committee on Credentials

1m 21s

Decision adopted: WHA78(1)

1.2 Election of the President

Second Vice-President - E - 1.2 Election of the President

2m 15s

Decision adopted: WHA78(2)

Dr Teodoro Herbosa (Philippines), having been elected President of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly,
took the Chair.

1.2 Election of the President (resumed)

President - E - 1.2 Election of the President

34s

Provisional agenda item 1. Opening of the Health Assembly (resumed)

Document A78/1 Rev.2

President - E - Provisional agenda item 1. Opening of the Health Assembly

10s

Federal Counsellor of Switzerland - Ms Elisabeth Baume-Schneider - F - Provisional agenda item 1

13m 14s

President - E - Provisional agenda item 1

Less than 1s

1.3 Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairs of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee

President - E - 1.3 Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairs of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee

5m 38s

Decisions adopted: WHA78(2), WHA78(3) and WHA78(4)

Announcements

President - E - Announcements

1m 27s

Provisional agenda item 1. Opening of the Health Assembly (resumed)

Document A78/1 Rev.2

President - E - Provisional agenda item 1. Opening of the Health Assembly

4s

- Presidential address

President - E - Presidential address

15m 32s

1.4 Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees

Documents A78/1 Rev.2 and A78/1 Rev.1 Add.1

President - E - 1.4 Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees

2m 41s

China - C - 1.4

2m 32s

President - E - 1.4

3s

Belize - E - 1.4

3m 18s

President - E - 1.4

3s

Pakistan - E - 1.4

1m 43s

President - E - 1.4

5s

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - E - 1.4

3m 5s

President - E - 1.4

21s

President - E - 1.4

1m 48s

Agenda adopted as document A78/1 Rev.2

Announcements
 

President - E - Announcements

4m 43s

Agenda item 2. Report of the Executive Board on its 155th and 156th sessions

Document A78/2
 

President - E - Agenda item 2. Report of the Executive Board on its 155th and 156th sessions

18s

Chair of the Executive Board - E - Agenda item 2

8m 13s

President - E - Agenda item 2

21s

Agenda item 3. Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General

Document A78/3
 

President - E - Agenda item 3. Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General

12s

Director-General - E - Agenda item 3

49m 16s

President - E - Agenda item 3

11s

President - E - Agenda item 3

12s

Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance - E - Agenda item 3

50s

Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance - E - Agenda item 3

33s

Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance - E - Agenda item 3

25s

Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance - E - Agenda item 3

3m 26s

Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance - E - Agenda item 3

4m 7s

President - E - Agenda item 3

1s

(For continuation of the discussion, see the verbatim records of the second meeting)

Announcements
 

President - E - Announcements

7s

The meeting rose at 12:30.

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