Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Health meets

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The Members of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Health. Dr. Lakshmi Somathunga (Deputy Director General Medical Services, Sri Lanka) and Dr. Joanna Nurse (Head of the Health and Education Unit of the Commonwealth Secretariat) are at the centre

The Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Health (CACH) met yesterday at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo ahead of the Commonwealth Medical Association’s 24th Triennial Conference 2016, which is being held from 14 to 16 October.

CACH is the highest level advisory committee that advises the Commonwealth Secretariat in London on the policy direction for the health sector in the Commonwealth.

The members deliberated on a wide range of issues that affect the health and wellbeing of citizens of Commonwealth countries. The members congratulated Sri Lanka for its excellent health achievements and said that they want to learn from Sri Lanka.

The meeting was chaired by Dr. Lakshmi Somathunga, Deputy Director General (Medical Services) of the Ministry of Sri Lanka.

The members of CACH come from the Pacific region, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. The Commonwealth medical association conference on the theme ‘Digital health for health and wellbeing’ begins on 14 October and goes on till 16 2016 at the Cinnamon Grand.