WHO
annual meet to focus on dengue
The WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific Region opened
its annual meeting in Manila on Monday to discuss progress on public
heath priorities in the region, including dengue, malaria, HIV, and sexually
transmitted diseases.
The
regional committee said in a statement the five-day meeting will also tackle
environmental health, the sustainable development goals, the Asia Pacific
Strategy for Emerging Diseases and Public Health Emergencies, Xinhua news
agency reported.
The
meeting hopes to formulate policies to support western Pacific countries combat
the diseases in a bid to sustain the WHO goals.
At
the meeting, the statement said "progress report on HIV and sexually
transmitted infections, expanded program on immunisation, disability prevention
and rehabilitation including blindness" will also be discussed.
"Regional
action plan for healthy newborn infants, anti-microbial resistance and
essential medicines" are also among the health topics for discussions on
the table, the statement said.
The
meeting this week in the 67th session of the regional committee, WHO's
governing body for the western Pacific region.
The
committee consists of representatives from the region's member states and
associate members who meet annually.
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