Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Health and Mass Media Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the inaugural BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting held at the Hilton Colombo yesterday.

With Sri Lanka assuming the Chairmanship of this Conference, the country has been entrusted with the significant responsibility of leading the collective effort to strengthen Health cooperation within the BIMSTEC region.Sri Lanka travel

This Meeting, which involves the participation of seven member-nations-Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Thailand-focuses on several key areas of regional importance. These include ensuring regional Public Health Security, controlling Communicable Diseases, preparing for a collec...