In a landmark decision that underscores the Dominican Republic’s rising profile in global public health governance, the Caribbean nation has been elected to lead the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA), the World Health Organization’s top decision-making body. The unanimous vote took place during the opening plenary session of the assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, which named Dominican Public Health Minister Víctor Atallah to the one-year presidential post.
Víctor Atallah officially installed as president of the World Health Assembly
