UAE president, WHO chief discuss health cooperation in Abu Dhabi

LONDON: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to discuss health collaboration, the Emirates News Agency reported. Ghebreyesus congratulated Sheikh Mohamed on hosting the UN Climate Change Conference in November — at which the issue of health took center stage for the first time in the event’s history — his global initiatives to combat disease and epidemics, and the UAE’s support for the WHO and its programs.