21. The executive board's decision is subject to approval by the full World Health Assembly in May. 22. This virtually guarantees election by the 191-nation World Health Assembly , the WHO's governing body, in May. 23. The position of Director-General will be decided upon by the World Health Assembly on 9 November. 24. The executive board's decision is subject to approval by the full 192-nation World Health Assembly in May. 25. In 1991, the World Health Assembly ( WHA ) agreed that Guinea worm disease should be eradicated. 26. Delegates to next year's World Health Assembly , which has 191 member countries, will elect the WHO director-general. 27. The code was cofounded by the World Health Organization and UNICEF during the thirty-third World Health Assembly . 28. The nomination virtually guarantees election by the 191-nation World Health Assembly , the WHO's governing body, in May. 29. Professor Fenner announced the eradication of the disease to the World Health Assembly on 8 May 1980. 30. Due to this work, the World Health Assembly designated HBV as the seventh global vaccine in 1992.
