On the occasion of the 78th World Health Assembly, held from the 19th to the 27th of May 2025, H.E. the Grand Hospitaller, Dr. Josef D. Blotz, conducted an official visit to Geneva.
He intervened in the General Debate, highlighting the primacy of human dignity and the Order of Malta’s long-term commitment to peace and the provision of humanitarian aid. Furthermore, the Grand Hospitaller held a number of bilateral meetings, including with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros A. Ghebreyesus. He met with a number of Ministers of Health of the State of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Ukraine, Taiwan, and multiple representatives of international organisations, Mr. Altaf Musani, WHO Director of Emergency Health Interventions, and Mr. Joaquin Molina, Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Geneva.
The Grand Hospitaller also met with H.E. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See.