Director-General of WHO due tomorrow
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO
Dr Margaret Chan, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow on a short two-day visit. This visit is in response to an invitation from the Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh during her visit to Geneva. The main focus of her visit includes WHO assistance in strengthening vaccine production capacity, operating of the community clinics, improving emergency medical services in disastrous situation, mitigation of adverse health impacts of climate change and health impact of community level micro credit scheme in Bangladesh. Dr Chan will visit cyclone Aila affected Satkhira district and rural health activities at community level in Jessore district. She is also expected to visit micro credit programme of BRAC at Chougasa Upazilla of Jessore and diarrhoeal disease treatment and control activities led by ICDDR,B in Dhaka. During the visit, she will be accompanied by Dr Daisy Mafubelu, Assistant Director-General for Family and Community Health, Dr Ian Smith, Adviser to the Director-General and Dr Subhash Salunke, Assistant Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia.
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