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KJ confirmed as one of five World Health Assembly VPs

Minister chosen to represent M'sia in international event happening in Switzerland

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 23 May 2022 11:17AM

KJ confirmed as one of five World Health Assembly VPs
Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysia’s Health Minister, is appointed to represent the Wester Pacific region consisting of 37 countries. – The Vibes file pic, May 23, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was appointed as one of the five vice-presidents of the 75th World Health Assembly which is ongoing in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Khairy was appointed along with candidates representing four other countries namely Bulgaria, Indonesia, Togo and the United States of America. 

The video of the announcement was shared by Health Ministry to local media tonight. 

Meanwhile, advisor to Health Minister Dimishtra Sittampalam in his tweet confirmed Khairy’s appointment.

“He will represent the Western Pacific region. This region consists of 37 countries and represents more than one-quarter of the world’s population,” he said. – Bernama, May 23, 2022

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