Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne will attend the 70th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South East Asia held in Male, Maldives from September 6 to 11.
Minister Senaratne who is the current Chairman of the committee will hand over the Chairmanship to Maldivian Health Minister Abdul Nazim Ibrahim. Special attention will be paid to the Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and climate change during the session.
Minister Senaratne will thank all who supported his work during the period he held the Chairmanship. Last year's session which was the 69th was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Minister Senaratne will also hold bilateral talks with the Health Ministers from the other countries in the region, he added.