President Sommaruga,President Ramaphosa,President Xi,President Macron, President Moon,Chancellor Merkel,Prime Minister Mottley,Mr Secretary-General, President of the World Health Assembly,Excellencies, colleagues and friends,I would like to start by thanking all of our distinguished guests for their support today.
Thank you for taking the time to address this important Assembly. Thank you for your efforts to respond to COVID-19, at home and abroad.And thank you for your strong support for WHO at this critical time.My sisters and brothers,As you know, this year is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.This Assembly was intended to be a moment of recognition for the incredible contribution that nurses and midwives make every