Cuba Elected to General Committee of World Health Assembly

Cuba was elected today as a member of the General Committee of the 79th World Health Assembly, representing the region of the Americas, during the inaugural session of the event taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, through May 23.

The General Committee, composed of 17 member states, acts as the leading body of the World Health Assembly, which constitutes the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a note published on the Cuban Foreign Ministry's website.

The Assembly meets once a year in Geneva and has among its functions adopting decisions on WHO policies, approving the budget, and appointing the organization’s Director General.

The Cuban delegation to the 79th World Health Assembly is headed by First Deputy Minister of Public Health Tania Margarita Cruz Hernández.

Cuba’s election as a member of the General Committee constitutes recognition of the trajectory of the Cuban health system and its contribution to international health cooperation, despite the limitations imposed by the economic, commercial, and financial blockade of the United States, intensified in recent months by energy restrictions.