Cui Li, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, met with newly-elected WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, Switzerland on June 22.

Cui congratulated Tedros (who is known by his first name) on his successful election. She noted that the Chinese government has been emphasizing cooperation with WHO and supporting its leading role in strengthening global health management. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with WHO in countries along the Belt and Road by increasing voluntary contributions and joint application of China's new funding mechanism projects.

Tedros expressed his gratitude for the Chinese government’s support. He said that WHO is glad to cooperate with China under the guidance of Belt and Road health cooperation documents signed by both sides. He hoped that China will play a bigger role in localized medical drug production and South-South cooperation in the health field. Ma Zhaoxu, Chinese ambassador to the permanent missions in Geneva, attended the meeting.

Cui also met with the interim executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. They exchanged ideas on structural reform of global funding, tripartite cooperation in Africa, localized drug production in recipient countries and professional training.