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GLOBAL HEALTH SECTION

The Global Health Section had conducted several programmes and activities with the purpose of
strengthening the role of the Ministry of Health Malaysia as an active advocate in the arena of global
health diplomacy. The following are some of the achivements accomplished during the year of 2017 :

1. Monitoring of WHO Programme Budget 2016-2017
The Global Programme Budget 2016-2017 was approved at the 68 World Health Assembly held in
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May 2013 whereby we had been given the task to monitor the implementation of the activities for the
biennium of 2016-2017. We are pleased to note that all 28 projects that had been proposed have been
successfully implemented. The monitoring took place, as the Global Health team worked hand in hand
with the WHO Country Office team, based in Cyberjaya.

2. 70 World Health Assembly (WHA) – Geneva
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The 70 World Health Assembly was held from 22 to 31 May 2017 in Palais de Nations, Geneva,
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Switzerland. The delegation from Malaysia was led by the Honorable Minister of Health, YB Datuk Seri
Dr. S. Subramaniam accompanied by three (3) senior officers from the Ministry of Health Malaysia. The
theme for this assembly was “Building Better Systems for Health in the Age of Sustainable Development”.
In this Assembly, the Global Health Section had played multiple roles as the technical coordinator
and was part of the delegation. A total of 38 technical agenda items of health were discussed at this
assembly. By the end of this assembly, a total of 18 resolutions were accepted to be adopted by all
member countries present. A total of five (5) resolutions had a direct link to Malaysia whereby action
was needed to be taken. These resolutions are in the field of the following:
i. Global Vaccine Action Plan
ii. Cancer
iii. Non-communicable Diseases
iv. Childhood obesity
v. PIP

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