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Madame Antoinette Sassou Nguesso receives Global Health Leaders award in work on sickle cell anaemia at 72nd World Health Assembly

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Madame Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, First Lady of the Republic of Congo, receives WHO Director-General's Health Leaders recognition to celebrate her contribution to the control of sickle cell anemia globally at the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly.

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The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.

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