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New Delhi: Health ministers and officials from Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region will meet next week in New Delhi “to deliberate on key priorities and actions to accelerate public health in the region.”
According to a WHO release, the 77th regional committee session of WHO South-East Asia, scheduled from October 7th to 9th, will be attended by health ministers and officials from across the region, as well as representatives from global and regional partner organizations. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Regional Director Saima Wazed, and other WHO officials are also expected to participate.
A ministerial round table at the session will discuss adolescent-responsive health systems to address the unique needs of this population group, which makes up 27 per cent of the region’s population. The session will also review progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Regional Committee will also deliberate on the expansion of the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) and revisit resolutions from previous sessions, including those on the Decade of Action to end viral hepatitis, HIV, and STIs; universal access to people-centered healthcare services; progress and acceleration plans for non-communicable diseases; and advancing health emergency preparedness and response in the region.
