Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Regional Partners Meeting held

15 March 2023
Departmental update
Nepal

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15-16 March | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province - The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Regional Partners Meeting, organized by WHO South-East Asia Region was held to strengthen the engagement of existing and potential GOARN partners to effectively respond to outbreaks. Dr Roshan Pokhrel, Secretary of Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP); Dr Sangita Kaushal Mishra, Additional Secretary, MoHP; Ms Yeshoda Aryal, Chief, Health Coordination Division, MoHP; Dr Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav, WHO Representative to Nepal; Dr Gainluca Loi, GOARN Secretariat member; and Dr Sugandhika Perera, Programme Area Manager (Emergency Operations), WHO South-East Asia Regional Office attended the inaugural session of the meeting, alongside focal persons from 21 GOARN partners and potential partners.