The Regional Committee for South-East Asia

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Context

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed, was elected Regional Director of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region.

Details

The Regional Committee for South-East Asia is WHO’s governing body in the Region.
It is comprised of representatives from the Region’s 11 Member States, as well as Associate Members.
The Regional Committee meets every year to formulate policies, provide oversight for regional programmes, hear progress reports, and consider, revise, and endorse new initiatives.
It adopts resolutions and makes decisions that guide the work of the Regional Office and country offices for the coming year.

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Regional Director of the WHO’s South-East Asia region