KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been 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 from four other countries namely Bulgaria, Indonesia, Togo and the United States.

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       The video of the announcement was shared by Health Ministry to the local media on Sunday (May 22) night.

       Dimishtra Sittampalam, the advisor to the Health Minister, confirmed Khairy's appointment in a tweet.

       "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

       :@Khairykj and @DGHisham at the Opening of the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

       The theme of this year’s Health Assembly is: Health for peace, peace for health.

       Malaysia will be taking up the Vice Presidency of the World Health Assembly. pic.twitter.com/npTUsUmBQa

       — Dimishtra (@dimishtra) May 22, 2022