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Last update: 9 hours agoWHO Regional Committee in Dili: Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa is traveling to Timor-Leste for the 79th WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia (Sept. 7–10, 2026), with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expected to attend. Public health milestone: WHO has validated Timor-Leste’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, following multi-year field investigations and surveillance showing no trachoma found. Health diplomacy & systems: The WHO meeting will bring together health ministers, senior officials, and delegates from member states for four days of discussions—an opportunity to align regional health priorities and strengthen prevention and surveillance. Regional health context: Separately, dengue has been detected in Hawaii County wastewater (no active local cases reported), underscoring how mosquito-borne risks can spread via travel and regional outbreaks. Local care capacity: In the region, Metro Cebu hospitals were placed on heightened alert as haze worsened air quality, with health authorities urging readiness for more respiratory cases.
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