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Major health issues in spotlight as WHO Director-General and Georgian President address WHO governing body in Tbilisi

Date

18 Sep 2008

Sections

Innovation & Enterprise
Health & Consumers
Global Europe
EU Priorities 2020

Copenhagen, Tbilisi, 17 September 2008: Two of the most complex and persistent issues in public health are being addressed as the meeting of the WHO European governing body – the Regional Committee for Europe – unfolds in Georgia. Over 250 representatives of the countries in the WHO European Region are seeking ways to improve the governance of health systems, which means achieving more fairness as well as greater efficiency, and to promote healthy behaviour.