WHO chief scheduled to visit Nepal next week

KATHMANDU: APRIL. 15 – Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), will pay a three-day official visit to Nepal next week.

The Ministry of Health and Population has invited the Director-General of the United Nations Health Organization.

According to Roshan Pokharel, the ministry’s Secretary, Ghebreyesnus will arrive in Nepal on April 21. Among those, he will meet with are Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Foreign Affairs Minister Narayan Khadka, and Health Minister Birodh Khatiwada.

WHO Southeast Asia Regional Director Poonam Khetrapal Singh and WHO Country Strategy and Support Director Dr. Shambhu Acharya will be on Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ team.