Srilanka, Sept. 6 -- Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa will lead Sri Lanka's delegation to the 79th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, which will be held in Dili, Timor-Leste, from September 7 to 10.



The meeting will bring together health ministers and senior health officials from the 10 Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region, as well as senior WHO officials and other delegates. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is also scheduled to attend.



The session has added significance for Sri Lanka, as Dr. Jayatissa will continue as Chairperson of the Regional Committee until a successor is elected, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. He was elected to the posi...