Geneva, May 20, 2026. In the context of the 79th World Health Assembly taking place this week in Geneva, the Health Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) agreed on a strong declaration of support and solidarity with Cuba.
Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Tania Margarita Cruz Hernández, held a productive meeting today with the Minister of Health of the People’s Republic of China, Dr. Lei Haichao, on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly taking place at this United Nations headquarters.
Tania Margarita Hernández Cruz, First Deputy Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba, addresses the meeting of heads of delegation prior to the 79th World Health Assembly. Region of the Americas.
Cuba was elected as a member of the General Committee of the World Health Assembly, representing the Region of the Americas, during the opening session of the 79th World Health Assembly.
Dr. Tania Margarita Cruz Hernández, First Deputy Minister of Public Health of Cuba, delivered an intervention at the 79th World Health Assembly