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【Photo Diary】 (2) Visit to Geneva for the 76th World Health Assembly

Published on June 30, 2023

I would like to share with you some of the photographs taken during my visit to Geneva, Switzerland, from May 21 to 28, 2023, to attend the 76h World Health Assembly－the WHO’s decision-making body－in my capacity as chairman of The Nippon Foundation and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination.

[May 23, Geneva, Switzerland]

With Ambassador Dominic Mading (right), South Sudan’s Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva, and Dr. John Rumunu (left), Director General, Preventive Health Services, Ministry of Health.

With Mr. Joe Bejang, Health Minister of the Marshall Islands.

Meeting with a delegation from Cote d'Ivoire’s Health Ministry.

With Dr. Nisia Trindade Lima, Health Minister of Brazil. I welcomed the inauguration of President Inácio Lula da Silva, whom I have met before, in January this year to lead the country for the third time.
We discussed the possibility of holding a National Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Summit in Brazil, hopefully in the presence of the president, at the end of this year. The summit was scheduled to take place in March 2020 under former President Jair Bolsonaro, but was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Acknowledging that Brazil has the second largest number of cases of Hansen’s disease after India, Minister Trindade said her ministry is committed to making Brazil free of the disease, with the National Health Council working closely with a number of organizations, including the Movement for the Reintegration of People Affected by Hansen’s Disease (Morhan), in promoting early diagnosis and early treatment as well as primary health care services.

[May 24, Geneva, Switzerland]

With Mr. Setiaji, S.T., M.Si., Chief of the Digital Transformation Office at the Indonesian Health Ministry.

I ran into Dr. Maria Neira, Director of Public Health,
Environment and Social Determinants at WHO’s Health Department.

With Dr. Nina Berdzuli, Director of the Division of Country Health Program, WHO Europe.

(To be continued)

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【Photo Diary】 (1) Visit to Geneva for the 76th World Health Assembly

I would like to share with you some of the photographs taken during my visit to Geneva, Switzerland, from May 21 to 28, 2023, to attend the 76th World Health Assembly－the WHO’s decision-making body－in my capacity as chairman of The Nippon Foundation and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination.During my stay in the Swiss city, I met with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a

【Photo Diary】 (3) Visit to Geneva for 76th World Health Assembly

I would like to share with you some of the photographs taken during my visit to Geneva, Switzerland, from May 21 to 28, 2023, to attend the 76h World Health Assembly－the WHO’s decision-making body－in my capacity as chairman of The Nippon Foundation and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination.[May 25, Geneva, Switzerland] With Dr. Tinte Itinteang, Health Minister of Kiribati. From left, Dr.