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Tunisia strengthens health cooperation with WHO in Berlin

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Tunisia strengthens health cooperation with WHO in Berlin

Tunisian Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani discussed digital health and universal health coverage with World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Berlin. Tunisia also advocated creating a regional headquarters dedicated to the ‘One Health’ approach, according to Tunisia’s Ministry of Health.

Tunisia’s Health Minister, Mustapha Ferjani, discussed strengthening cooperation between Tunisia and the United Nations agency with the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Berlin on Sunday. The talks focused on digital health, universal health coverage and medicine safety, according to Tunisia’s Ministry of Health.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in the German capital. The two officials also discussed bringing health services closer to citizens and improving their quality in Tunisia’s different regions, notably through the development of digital health, according to the ministry.

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