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Minister Waqainabete addresses 73rd Session of the WHA

Posted on May 21, 2020May 27, 2020 by Riaz Hassan

Last Updated on 3 years by Publishing Team

Minister for Health and Medical Services Hon. Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete this week shared Fiji’s COVID-19 experiences at the historical 73rd Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) via the virtual de minimis platform.

Addressing world health leaders, Minister Waqainabete said that the global pandemic was an extraordinary event for all humanity and has brought suffering to countless families and communities across the globe.

Minister Waqainabete acknowledged the strong and decisive leadership of the Hon. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and the Fijian government which enabled Fiji’s effective containment of the pandemic. This attributed to Fiji’s 78 percent recovery rate which had successfully broken the chain of transmission.

Furthermore, the Minister for Health stressed that the WHO including the global leaders should focus not only on the pandemic but more so on the other issues confronting the global community such as the impact of climate change.

The 73rd Session of the WHA was officially opened by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Antonio Guterres. Mr  Guterres stressed to the world leaders that despite the call for solidarity,  very little has been achieved and that COVID-19 was a wakeup call for all, saying that if the world cannot address this virus, the economy can never recover.

The Secretary General of the United Nations called upon all leaders  to take responsibility to provide a stronger and a resilient society and have human rights in all that they do, including the continuous battle and commitment to address the climate risks among the vulnerable community.

In addition, other notable leaders including President Xi Jinping of China, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany ,  Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea also addressed the floor during the opening segment and impressed on the urgent need for global solidarity now than ever before.

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board.

The main agenda for this virtual WHO Session this year firstly is to coordinate a global response amongst Health and Political leaders to address the COVID-19 pandemic and second, to ensure that the governance mechanism of the organization continues through the appointment of new Executive Board members including the review and approval of the proposed programme budget.

The opening of the session on Tuesday was witnessed by hundreds of health leaders, health practitioners and experts  from across the 192 Member States including civil society organizations.

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