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Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said Malaysia supported reforms towards an international health architecture that would avoid the moral failures in the response to Covid-19. - Photo: BERNAMA

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was appointed along with candidates from Bulgaria, Indonesia, Togo and the US.

This photograph taken on December 7, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

This year, the themes chosen for the competition were “Humanitarian action in Malaysia and beyond – lessons from the past and emerging challenges” and “International humanitarian law – alleviating human suffering”.

Almost 15 million deaths globally were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of 2021. (Picture:123rf)

Angolan businessman Carlos Manuel de Sao Vicente (centre) arrives at the Luanda District Court on February 11, 2022 for the opening of the corruption trial against him. - AFP

A man walks while smoke rises after Russian attacks hit a fuel storage facility in the city of Kalynivka, on March 25, 2022. - AFP

US President Joe Biden - AFP

Human Resources Minister M. Saravanan said Malaysia would submit the deposit to the ILO in line with a Cabinet meeting decision on Nov 19, 2021. - Bernama Photo

WHO said Covid-19 cases were especially on the rise in parts of Asia, urging for vaccination coverage to be extended and caution to be exercised in lifting pandemic response measures. - 123RF Photo