Khairy unanimously elected vice-president of World Health Assembly 2022


PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been elected as the vice-president of the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2022.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Khairy received unanimous support at the 72nd World Health Organisation’s regional committee meeting in Japan on the nomination, adding that the appointment was a great honour for Malaysia.

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