Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya meets BIMSTEC health ministers at Temple Trees
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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met health ministers and delegates from BIMSTEC member countries at Temple Trees.
The delegation is visiting Sri Lanka for the first conference of BIMSTEC Health Ministers. Welcoming the delegates, Amarasuriya expressed pleasure over Sri Lanka assuming the chairmanship of the BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Council.
The meeting reviewed the conference's outcomes and discussed proposed programmes to strengthen regional health cooperation, highlighting the exchange of expert knowledge and skill development in public health.
Amarasuriya emphasized that addressing health sector challenges requires a coordinated, collective commitment from all BIMSTEC member states rather than nations acting alone.
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- සිThis storyPrime Minister Harini Amarasuriya met with delegates to discuss regional health cooperation and outcomes.
- EසිதMember states adopted a regional action plan and India pledged ambulances and health equipment.
- EසිதDr. Nalinda Jayatissa was elected chairman of the inaugural BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting in Colombo.
- தBIMSTEC senior health officials gathered in Colombo to discuss regional health cooperation.
