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79th (session)
di 79 jie
第79届
World Health Assembly
Shijie Weisheng Dahui
世界卫生大会
in
zai
在
Geneva (city in Switzerland)
Rineiwa
日内瓦
opened / commenced
kaimu
开幕
，
Ebola (virus disease)
Aibolā
埃博拉
and / with
yu
与
antibiotics
kangshengsu
抗生素
antimicrobial resistance
naiyaoxing
耐药性
listed as / classified as
liewei
列为
priority
youxian
优先
agenda item
yiti
议题
。

79th (session)
di 79 jie
第79届
World Health Assembly
Shijie Weisheng Dahui
世界卫生大会
May 18
5 yue 18 ri
5月18日
in
zai
在
Geneva
Rineiwa
日内瓦
opened
kaimu
开幕
，
from
laizi
来自
more than 190
190 duo ge
190多个
countries
guojia
国家
(structural particle)
de
的
representatives
daibiao
代表
on / regarding
jiu
就
Ebola
Aibolā
埃博拉
outbreak / epidemic
yiqing
疫情
and
he
和
antibiotic
kangshengsu
抗生素
resistance
naiyaoxing
耐药性
and other / etc.
deng
等
agenda items
yiti
议题
commenced / began
zhankāi
展开
discussions
taolun
讨论
。

May 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM

79th (session)
di 79 jie
第79届
World Health Assembly
Shijie Weisheng Dahui
世界卫生大会
May 18
5 yue 18 ri
5月18日
in
zai
在
Switzerland
Ruishi
瑞士
Geneva
Rineiwa
日内瓦
officially / formally
zhengshi
正式
opened
kaimu
开幕
。
this time / this
zheci
这次
assembly / conference
dahui
大会
a total of
gongyou
共有
more than 190
190 duo ge
190多个
countries
guojia
国家
(structural particle)
de
的
representatives
daibiao
代表
participated / attended
canjia
参加
，
to discuss
taolun
讨论
global
quanqiu
全球
most important
zui zhongyao de
最重要的
health
weisheng
卫生
issues / problems
wenti
问题
。
Ebola
Aibolā
埃博拉
outbreak
yiqing
疫情
is
shi
是
this year
jinnian
今年
assembly
dahui
大会
(structural particle)
de
的
important
zhongyao
重要
agenda item
yiti
议题
one of
zhi yi
之一
。
WHO (World Health Organization)
Shiwei Zuzhi
世卫组织
already
yijing
已经
declared
xuanbu
宣布
DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Gangguo
刚果
and
he
和
Uganda
Wuganda
乌干达
(structural particle)
de
的
Ebola
Aibolā
埃博拉
outbreak
yiqing
疫情
as / to be
wei
为
global
quanqiu
全球
public health
gonggong weisheng
公共卫生
emergency
jinji shijian
紧急事件
。
antibiotics
kangshengsu
抗生素
antimicrobial resistance
naiyaoxing
耐药性
is also
yeshi
也是
assembly
dahui
大会
(structural particle)
de
的
core / central
hexin
核心
agenda item
yiti
议题
，
countries (all)
ge guo
各国
will
jiang
将
discuss
taolun
讨论
one (measure/plan)
yi xiang
一项
new
xin de
新的
global
quanqiu
全球
action plan
xingdong jihua
行动计划
。
assembly
dahui
大会
agenda
yicheng
议程
also
hai
还
includes
baokuo
包括
global
quanqiu
全球
health
weisheng
卫生
financing / funding
rongzi
融资
and
he
和
malaria
nuezhi
疟疾
prevention and control
fangkong
防控
and other / etc.
deng
等
issues
wenti
问题
。
this session
benjie
本届
assembly
dahui
大会
will
jiang
将
continue / last
chixu
持续
until
dao
到
May 23
5 yue 23 ri
5月23日
，
chair / president
zhuxi
主席
by
you
由
Dominican Republic
Duominijiā Gongheguo
多米尼加共和国
Minister of Health
weisheng buzhang
卫生部长
serves as / takes the role of
danren
担任
。

New Words

Shijie Weisheng Dahui
世界卫生大会
World Health Assembly
daibiao
代表
representative
Aibolā
埃博拉
Ebola
yiqing
疫情
outbreak
kangshengsu
抗生素
antibiotics
naiyaoxing
耐药性
antimicrobial resistance
xingdong jihua
行动计划
action plan
rongzi
融资
financing
nuezhi
疟疾
malaria
fangkong
防控
prevention and control

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

WHO World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva With Ebola and Antimicrobial Resistance on Agenda

The 79th World Health Assembly opened in Geneva on May 18, with delegations from over 190 countries gathering to discuss the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, antimicrobial resistance, and global health financing.

The 79th World Health Assembly opened officially in Geneva, Switzerland on May 18th.

This assembly brought together representatives from more than 190 countries to discuss the world's most pressing health issues.

The Ebola outbreak is one of the important agenda items for this year's assembly.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreaks in DRC and Uganda as global public health emergencies.

Antimicrobial resistance is also a core agenda item, with countries discussing a new global action plan.

The assembly agenda also includes global health financing and malaria prevention and control issues.

This session will continue until May 23rd, with the Dominican Republic's Minister of Health serving as chair.

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Yīnggélán
英格兰
extra time / overtime
jiā shí sài
加时赛
to defeat / to beat
jī bài
击败
Norway
Nuówēi
挪威
，
to advance / to qualify for the next stage
jìnjí
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shìjièbēi
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bànjuésài
半决赛
。

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Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
by a score of / with
yǐ
以
three to one (score)
3 bǐ 1
3比1
to eliminate / to knock out
táotài
淘汰
Switzerland
Ruìshì
瑞士
，
to advance / to progress to the next stage
jìnjí
晋级
the World Cup
shìjièbēi
世界杯
the top four / the semifinal stage
sìqiáng
四强
。

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Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
2-1 (score)
liǎng bǐ yī
两比一
to eliminate / knock out
táotài
淘汰
Belgium
Bǐlìshí
比利时
to advance to the next round
jìnjí
晋级
World Cup
Shìjiè Bēi
世界杯
semifinal
bànjuésài
半决赛
。

Spain Beat Belgium 2-1 to Reach World Cup Semifinal

Congo
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
，
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
。

Congo Ebola Death Toll Tops 600 as Virus Spreads to New Provinces