Venezuela ends its participation in the 76th World Health Assembly, in which various agreements were agreed to reinforce protection mechanisms against various health emergencies, highlighted this Wednesday the ambassador and permanent representative of Venezuela to the United Nations Organization (UN). , Hector Constant.
Through his account on the social network Twitter, Constant highlighted that Venezuela was represented “by a high-level delegation headed by the Minister for Health, Magaly Gutiérrez.”
“The 76th World Health Assembly culminates, with various agreements to reinforce protection against health emergencies. Venezuela, represented by a high-level delegation headed by Minister @MagaGutierrezV, deployed its action in all areas,” the Ambassador posted on Twitter.
United to build global health system
On the day of May 24 before the 76th World Health Assembly, Venezuela called on the nations of the world to join efforts to achieve the real transformation of the systems health, with the aim of achieving a truly healthy world, highlighted the Minister for Health, Magaly Gutiérrez.
During her speech, Minister Gutiérrez advocated building in unit of all countries a healthier world, a new reality in terms of health, he said in his account on the social network Twitter.
“We call on all the nations of the world to join efforts to achieve the real transformation of health systems and thus be able to achieve a truly healthy world,” the Minister posted on Twitter.
productive meetings
For Venezuela, its time at the World Health Assembly was productive because it held meetings with important personalities in the health field, including the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, whom Minister Magaly Gutiérrez l presented cooperation proposals for the benefit of the Venezuelan people.
Among the considerations that the Minister raised during her meeting with the Director of the WHO was the negative effect that the Unilateral Coercive Measures (MCU) have had on the National Health System of Venezuela and how it has affected the most vulnerable population in the country.
It should be noted that cooperation with the WHO seeks to strengthen and improve access to essential medicines and medical supplies, as well as to strengthen primary health care in the country.
WHO support
For his part, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a message on the social network Twitter, highlighted that his meeting with Minister Magaly Gutiérrez served to assess the country’s health needs, as well as the entity’s support in the different immunization plans, primary care, diagnosis, preparation against epidemics and strengthening of personnel.
“I met with Magaly Gutiérrez, Minister of Health of Venezuela, to discuss the health needs of the country and how WHO can support, especially in immunization, primary health care, diagnosis, epidemic preparedness and strengthening of the health workforce” Tedros Adhanom detailed on Twitter.
In 2022, the Director General of the WHO recognized the efforts of the Government led by President Nicolás Maduro in the implementation of measures in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic.
Likewise, the high representative of the world organization highlighted the progress of the immunization plans executed by the national government.
with Syria
Ambassador Héctor Constant also highlighted Minister Magaly Gutiérrez’s meeting with her Syrian counterpart, Dr. Hassan Ghabbash, with whom she explored the Memorandum of Understanding on the exchange of academic training and strengthening of pharmaceutical capacities”.
“Productive meeting between Minister @MagaGutierrezV and Minister of Health of Syria, Dr. Hassan Ghabbash, to explore a Memorandum of Understanding on the exchange of academic training and the strengthening of binational pharmaceutical capacities”, he indicated on the social network.
World Health Assembly
the 76th World Health Assembly was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 21 to 30, 2023, with the objective of strengthening global health systems and approving the WHO program budget for the period 2024-2025.
