Regional Committee of WHO for South-East Asia

Regional Committee of WHO for South-East Asia

Question- 71st session of the WHO regional committee for South-East Asia was recently held in –
(a)New Delhi
(b)Mumbai
(c)Lucknow
(d)Chennai
Answer-(a)
Related facts-

  • 71st session of the WHO regional committee for South-East Asia was recently held in New Delhi from 3 to 7 September.

About regional committee for South -East Asia –

  • It is a governing body in the South-East Asia of the World Health Organization.
  • The committee meets every year in September to review the progress in health development in the region.

WHO-

  • World health organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations which is related to international public health.
  • It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • It has depicted six geographical areas for regional organizations are as follow-
  1. South-East Asia.
  2. Africa (south of the Sahara).
  3. The Americas.
  4. Western pacific.
  5. Eastern Mediterranean.
  6. Europe

Countries in South-East Asia region of WHO

  • There are 11 countries in this region- Bangladesh, Bhutan ,India ,Indonesia ,Maldives ,Myanmar ,Nepal ,Sri Lanka ,Thailand ,Timor-Leste ,Democratic people’s republic of Korea.

References-
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=183237
http://www.searo.who.int/about/governing_bodies/regional_committee/en/