ECONOMYNEXT – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 78th Regional Committee Session for South and South-East Asia began in Colombo on mainly focusing on Healthy Ageing through strengthened primary health care and combating smokeless tobacco, the Department of Government Information said. The three-day programme is hosted by Sri Lanka and health ministers and senior officials from member states will also discuss expanding the corpus of the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) and accelerating action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Office-In-Charge for WHO South-East Asia, Catharina Boehme, and other WHO experts participated in the first session…
WHO’s 78th Regional Committee for South-East Asia begins in Colombo
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