The sixth SAARC summit of Health Ministers will be held at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, Colombo today under the patronage of Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne, Health Ministry sources said.
According to sources, the meeting will discuss important issues related to public health in the SAARC region.
The Colombo Declaration will be released after the event.
The meeting will focus on controlling Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), upgrading nutrition, eradicating Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS etc, in the region, the sources further said.