POLITICS
WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE MEETS IN MOSCOW
Moscow, September 13 (AZERTAC). Ministers and representatives from 53 countries in the WHO European Region are meeting in Moscow, Russian Federation from 13 to 16 September 2010 for the sixtieth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe. The Azeri delegation led by the minister of health Ogtay Shiraliyev takes part in the forum. WHO Director General Ms. Margaret Chan and WHO Regional Director for Europe Zsuzsanna Jakab also attend the forum. Highlights for Monday include the WHO Regional Director for Europe`s vision of how to adapt the Regional Office to Europe`s new health environment; an address by Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; an address by Tatyana Golikova, Minister of Health and Social Development; a review of work achieved at the European level over the past two years; a discussion of the decisions made by the World Health Assembly in May; and a discussion on partnerships for health in the WHO European Region, and strengthening collaboration between the European Commission and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.