Delegations from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Member States will convene in Geneva, Switzerland for the 76th World Health Assembly.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s delegation is being led by Minister of Health Hon. St Clair Prince, and comprises Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache and Head of Health Security, Donna Bascombe.
The delegation left the state today, May 17, 2023.
The international forum runs from 21st -30th May 2023 and will examine Post Covid-19 issues, Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD’s), Mental Health as well as new and re-emerging issues related to health security.
While in Geneva, the Minister will also attend the CARICOM and Commonwealth Ministers meeting, which will be held on the margins of the Assembly.
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO).