The message reads, in part:
“The conference has been enjoying growing recognition and authority within the international human rights community. This year, it has reached an all-time high in terms of the number of participants, including national ombudspersons, government officials, members of parliament, scholars and experts from some fifty countries, as well as delegates representing several international organisations.
The conference will focus on ensuring human rights in the healthcare sector, which has become an increasingly important domain, considering the long COVID pandemic and the outbreaks of other dangerous infectious diseases around the world. We must exchange our best legislative and hands-on practices and discuss ways to improve norms, regulations and mechanisms to enable our people to receive timely and quality medical care, as well as promote healthy lifestyles.
I wish you constructive and meaningful discussions, and hope that the ideas and initiatives you put forward are made a reality for the benefit of our nations and their people.”