Sri Lanka, May 17 -- The Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has attended the Commonwealth Health Coordination Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland, on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly.

The forum brought together health ministers and senior health officials from Commonwealth countries, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The forum was held under the theme "Shaping the future of cancer across the Commonwealth."

The main objective of the forum was to develop a joint plan for cancer control among Commonwealth countries, based on the recommendations of the Lancet Oncology Commonwealth report.

The forum was organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and chaired by former Guyanese Health Minister H.E. ...