UN health officials visit Jaffna
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 08 June 2005, 17:27 GMT]
Two member-delegation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday
visited Jaffna and held discussion with the representatives of Jaffna
District NGOs Consortium and the Federation of Displaced Persons
Organizations in Jaffna regarding the improvement of health and medical
facilities in tsunami affected coastal villages in the district, sources said.
Representatives of Jaffna civil groups briefed the UN health delegation on the
difficulties people confront in obtaining medical and health
facilities in their villages. Representatives told the delegation that the Sri Lanka Government institutions
have failed to provide proper medical and health care to tsunami-affected
villagers, sources said. The discussion was held in the office of the Jaffna District NGOs
Consortium. The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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