WHO Director-General Tedros calls on President Bhandari

KATHMANDU: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari this morning. During the meeting held at the Office of the President in Shital Niwas, Kathmandu, President Bhandari extended thankfulness to the visiting WHO Director-General for evenly distributing vaccines against Covid-19 to all countries during the pandemic. The WHO chief and his delegation arrived in Nepal on Thursday on a three-day official visit at the invitation of Minister for Health and Population, Birodh Khatiwada. According to President Bhandari's press advisor Tika Dhakal, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros briefed Bhandari about their contribution to the health sector and commended Nepal's success in vaccinating people as much as possible. Expressing his interest in the health policy of Nepal, the visiting chief of the United Nations' Health Agency appraised the President of WHO's assistance to Nepal, Dhakal informed. The WHO high official held meetings with the National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timalsina, Health Minister Khatiwada and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka on Thursday. His delegation includes Dr Poonam Khetrapal, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, and other high-ranking officials of the WHO. READ ALSO:

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