00:00which the Assembly has followed for many years,
00:03the President of the 79th World Health Assembly
00:06should be chosen among the delegates of members of the region of the Americas.
00:14I understand that Dr. Victor Elias Atala Laham,
00:21Minister of Public Health, Dominican Republic,
00:24is proposed for the Office of the President of the 79th World Health Assembly.
00:30Is this proposal acceptable?
00:37In the absence of any objections,
00:40and as it appears that there is no other proposals,
00:44I suggest, in accordance with Rule 80 of the Rules of Procedure,
00:49that the Assembly approves the nomination and elects its President by acclamation.
01:05Dr. Victor Elias Atala Laham, Minister of Public Health, Dominican Republic,
01:12is hereby elected President of the 79th World Health Assembly,
01:17and I invite him to take this seat on the rostrum.
01:21Congratulations to Dr. Atala Laham.
01:24I wish you a successful presidency of the 79th World Health Assembly.
01:29You can be assured of my support throughout the week.
01:33That's it.
01:38He's coming on the left.
01:42Thank you.
02:12He's coming on the right.
02:15Thank you.
02:18Gracias.
02:48I would like to thank the Assembly for their trust in electing me as President of the 79th World Health
02:53Assembly, and I'd like to express my appreciation to my predecessor, His Excellency Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, Secretary of Health of
03:05the Republic of the Philippines, for his contribution to the last World Health Assembly and for opening today's proceedings.
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