Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa elected chair of first BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting
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Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa was elected Chairman of the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers’ Meeting, which commenced at the Hilton Colombo on Wednesday (11).
The summit brings together delegates from all seven member states: Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Thailand. India's Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, arrived in Colombo to attend.
Discussions focus on regional public health security, communicable disease control, health emergency preparedness, and technical knowledge exchange. Sri Lanka serves as the lead country for public health cooperation within the regional bloc.
Dr. Jayatissa was previously appointed Chair of the World Health Organization's South-East Asia Regional Committee in October 2025 and Vice Chair of the Fifth Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference in October 2026.
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BIMSTEC සාමාජික රටවල සෞඛ්ය අමාත්යවරුන්ගේ ප්රථම සමුළුවේ සභාපති ධුරයට, සෞඛ්ය හා ජනමාධ්ය අමාත්ය වෛද්ය නලින්ද ජයතිස්ස තේරී පත්වෙයි
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BIMSTEC සෞඛ්ය අමාත්යවරුන්ගේ ප්රථම සමුළුවේ සභාපති ධුරයට ඇමැති නලින්ද ජයතිස්ස - දිනමිණ
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Sri Lanka Elected Chair of BIMSTEC Health Ministers’ Summit
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How the story developed
- EසිதThis storyHealth Minister Nalinda Jayatissa was elected chairman of the inaugural BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting.
- සිSri Lanka chaired the inaugural BIMSTEC Senior Officials' Meeting on Health in Colombo.
- EThe Cabinet approved hosting the first BIMSTEC health ministers’ meeting in Colombo this November.
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