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The Latest: WHO head gives her last address to member states

China's Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, greets delegates after her statement, during the 70th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 22, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
China's Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, greets delegates after her statement, during the 70th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 22, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP) China's Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, greets delegates after her statement, during the 70th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 22, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

By Associated Press 2 min read

GENEVA (AP) – The Latest on the annual World Health Assembly in Geneva (all times local):

3:30 p.m.

Dr. Margaret Chan has given her last address as director-general of the World Health Organization at its annual gathering of member states in Geneva.

Chan said that despite criticism of the U.N. health agency in recent years – most notably in its fumbled response to the 2014 Ebola disaster in West Africa – the agency remains relevant. Chan said she was “personally accountable” for the agency’s failures during the outbreak.

During her speech to the representatives of WHO’s 194 member states, Chan said the world was fortunate other new diseases like Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome and bird flu are not spreading easily between people, but they have the potential to do so.