Maldives chairs WHO budget committee

Maldives has chaired the 37th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Programme Budget, and Administration Committee. (PBAC).

The 37th session of PBAC took place from January 25-27 in Geneva, Switzerland, and was chaired by the Health Ministry’s Director Aishath Rishmee.

It was the first meeting since the Maldives was approved as a member state of the committee for the term 2022-2025.

WHO appointed the Maldives to chair the committee last year. 

The Program, Budget and Administration Committee in charge of making WHO’s key administrative and financial decisions. This year’s committee meeting was attended by 12 member states.