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The World Health Organization has appointed Dr Vanessa Kerry as the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Health Resilience. Building on her previous role as WHO’s first Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Dr Kerry will help advance a broader agenda focused on building resilient, integrated and sustainably-financed health systems capable of responding to…

Good afternoon, it’s an honour to be here, and I thank Elisha and Prospira Global for the invitation to address you

Good afternoon to those in the room, and good morning, good afternoon and good evening to those online. 

On behalf of the Director-General, I am honoured to present the Global Health Leaders Awards to four individuals who have made outstanding lifetime contributions to global health. 

Good afternoon to everyone in the room, and good morning, good afternoon and good evening to those joining us online

Good morning to everyone in the room, and hello to everybody joining us online. Thank you for joining us

Early on Sunday, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over an epidemic of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Mr President, I offer my deep gratitude for your leadership of the 79th World Health Assembly