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WHO Chief Dr. Tedros Arrives in Sri Lanka for Regional Health Summit

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Sri Lanka this morning at 9:40 a.m. from Doha. He was welcomed at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Health Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe.

Dr. Ghebreyesus will serve as the chief guest at the 78th South-East Asia Regional Health Summit, organized by the WHO, taking place in Colombo from October 13 to 15. Health Ministers from across the region are expected to attend the event.

Dinesh De Alwis

This website is maintained by a Freelance Journalist. He is mainly focusing Education and higher education fields. He is currently contributing to “University World News”.

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