- publish: 20 September 2021
- time: 9:08 pm
- category: Politics
- No: 18725
WHO chief meets Taliban’s premier and officials
Head of the world health organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kabul on Monday, September 20, and met with the prime minister of Afghanistan Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund in Presidential Palace (ARG).
The meeting was conducted between the head of WHO, his delegation, head of UNAMA Deborah Lyons, and the premier of Afghanistan, his deputy Mullah Baradar, acting foreign minister Amir Khan Motaqi.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has not disclosed details of the meeting until.
Adhanom is said to have come to Afghanistan in order to build coordination among the health administrations and to support them.
He was also said to be resuming the aid of WHO that was suspended to the ministry of public health of Afghanistan.
As per the statistics of UNICEF, there are still one million children who are malnourished and are believed to be losing their lives if not helped by the winter season this year.