Nimal Siripala De Silva appointed Chairman of the EXCO of the WHO

Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva has been appointed unanimously to the post of Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Health Organisation. He was elected at the Executive Committee Meeting of the WHO in Geneva Switzerland today.

The Executive Committee, which is comprised of 34 out of the 193 members, deals with the administrative functions of the WHO including taking policy decisions and preparation of annual programmes.

Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva was first appointed to the Executive Committee in 1988 and he has functioned as a Vice President for some time.

The WHO has decided to confer the post of Chairman to Minister De Silva taking into consideration his skills and commitment to the wellbeing of the organization. He is the first and the only Sri Lankan ever to be honoured by a high position of the World Health Organization.