Minister of Health Dr. Abdulla Khaleel has
attended the 154th Executive Board Meeting of the World Health Organization
(WHO). His Excellency is a member of the Executive Board which represent
South-East Asia Region.
The meeting is the highest-level international
decision-making governance meeting attended by health professionals from 34 Member
States.
This meeting will be held from 22-27 January
2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. The six-day meeting, which began today, will include
participation of the member and non-member States of the Executive Board. Maldives
will continue to represent the South East Asian region on the Executive Board
for a period of three years, from May 2022.
The board will deliberate on the decisions taken
at the 76th World Health Assembly, the reports of the Program,
Budget and Administrative Committee meeting, and the agenda to be discussed at
this year's 77th World Health Assembly. Additionally, the board will
discuss on the preparedness, prevention and response of health emergencies,
universal health coverage and prevention of TB disease, and discuss on reducing
the impact of climate change on health, and important decisions will be taken
in this regard. At this year's executive board meeting, regional director for
eastern Mediterranean, Western Pacific and South-East Asia region will be
appointed for the next five years.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Maldivian
delegation will be meeting with high level officials from other countries to
discuss bilateral collaborations on strengthening the health workforce and
other collaborative areas.
In addition, a delegation of Ministry of Health
represented the Maldives at the 39th Programme, Budget and
Administrative Committee (PBAC) meeting of the World Health Organization
Executive Board, held in Geneva, Switzerland from 16-19 January 2024. The
meeting, attended by health professionals from 13 countries, took important
decisions through discussions among countries on program budget, sustainable
financing, draft 14th General Programme of Work and human resource
development. The Maldives will continue to represent the South East Asian
region on the Programme, Budget and Administrative Committee for a period of
two years from May 2022.