During his time in office , Gröhe also focused heavily on global health issues . Alongside his colleague Gerd Müller , he travelled to Ghana and Liberia right after the West African Ebola virus epidemic in 2015 . That same year , he accompanied Merkel when she spoke at the opening of the annual World Health Assembly in Geneva on the need for reforming the World Health Organization ( WHO ) to ensure there is prompt response to health emergencies . As part of Germany 's G7 presidency in 2015 , he brought together G7 Health Ministers to adopt a declaration addressing antimicrobial resistance ( AMR )
G7 presidency in 2015
41st G7 summit
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