Sixty-fourth Session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, 9 –12 October 2017

The Sixty-fourth Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean will open on Monday evening, 9 October 2017, in Islamabad, Pakistan. As WHO’s governing body at the regional level, the Regional Committee comprises representatives of all 22 countries in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region.  In the presence of His Excellency Mr Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan, the opening session will be inaugurated by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s Director-General, Dr Mahmoud Fikri, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and H.E. Dr Ahmed Emad El-Din Radi, Minister of Health and Population of Egypt, and Chair of the Sixty-third Regional Committee. Ministers of health and their representatives will discuss important public health priorities for countries of the Region, and more than 250 public health leaders and experts will attend the meeting, including representatives of national, regional and international organizations, and the WHO Secretariat comprising staff from headquarters and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.   The Regional Director will present his annual report to the Regional Committee on the work undertaken by WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in 2016. It focuses on important milestones achieved in response to the 5 strategic priorities endorsed by countries of the Region in 2012.  This is the first Regional Committee meeting since Dr Mahmoud Fikri was elected WHO Re...
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