Luanda — The sixtieth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa closes this afternoon, Friday, after approval of the final report of the regional committee.

This session was officially opened at the Palace of the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa (CEMAC) in Malabo, on Monday, August 30, the by the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Among those present at the ceremony were ministers and heads of delegations from member countries of the African region, WHO's director general, Margaret Chan, the Regional Director, Luis Gomes Sambo, members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations.

During five days, participants talked about the work of WHO in the African region, a strategy to address key social determinants of health, current status of routine immunization and polio eradication and solutions Ciber health on the continent.

It also analysing reducing the harmful use of alcohol, cancer of the cervix, drepanositose, multidrug-resistant and ultra, global financial crisis, recurrent epidemics in the region, among other topics.

During the meeting, Luis Gomes Sambo has been awarded with the Rotary International for its commitment to polio eradication in Africa, and approved the guiding principle of African fund for emergencies of public health.

The Angolan delegation is expected to arrive in Luanda on Monday morning.

The delegation includes experts from the Health Ministry, Augusto Rosa Neto, the director of the International Exchange Adelaide de Carvalho, director of the National Public Health and Isilda Neves, Head of Department of Public Health in the province of Luanda, as well as the counsellor of Angolan Embassy to Equatorial Guinea, Sérgio Neto.