SIR MOLWYN JOSEPH ELECTED FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF HEMISPHERIC CONFERENCE

Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph has been elected first vice president of the 30th Sanitary Conference of the Pan American Health Organisation, PAHO.
Sir Molwyn is in Washington D.C. at the annual meeting where he joins other ministers of health from the Americas to discuss key policies and actions to improve health.
The meetings conclude on Saturday.
Ministers have discussed issues including cervical cancer, genomic sequencing for COVID-19, human resources for health and monkeypox disease.
As first vice president, Minister Joseph spearheaded an intense discussion on mental health.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Rhonda Sealey Thomas is also in attendance at the meeting.