Speeches and messages

Regional Director’s opening remarks at the 7th Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Network on Access to Medicines under Universal Health Coverage

Regional Director’s remarks at the South-East Asia regional workshop to strengthen routine immunization capacities post COVID-19 pandemic

World Environment Day

Regional Director’s remarks at the G-20 co-branded event ‘Accelerating the Prevention and Management of Hypertension and Diabetes’

World Hypertension Day

Regional Director’s address at the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination 2023

World Leprosy Day: Act Now. End Leprosy

Regional Director’s remarks at the launch of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2022

Regional Director’s opening address at the 12th conference of the Asia Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health ‘Learning from COVID-19 pandemic: Strengthening health workforce and health system resilience’

Regional Director’s address at the 13th Foundation Day of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

Regional Director’s remarks at the soft launch of the Primary Health Care Project of Faafu Atoll, Maldives

Regional Director’s opening address at the Regional International Universal Health Coverage Day High-level Summit ‘UHC, We Can’

Regional Director’s opening address at the Regional World AIDS Day Commemoration ‘Addressing inequalities in the AIDS response as a pathfinder for accelerating integrated strategy to end epidemics of viral hepatitis, HIV and STI by 2030’

One Health Day: Adapt and implement the One Health Joint Plan of Action

UN International Day of Older Persons: Recognize and celebrate the resilience and contributions of older women

Regional Director’s closing remarks at the Ministerial Roundtable on addressing mental health through primary care and community engagement at the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, 6 September 2022

Regional Director’s Annual Report 2021 introductory speech at the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, 5 September 2022

Regional Director’s inaugural address at the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, 5 September 2022

World Food Safety Day: “Safer food, better health”

Regional Director’s opening remarks at the World Environment Day event and book launch on “Infectious Diseases, Environment, Health and Future”