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Visit of Mrs Susanne Weber-Mosdorf, ADG-SDE
 Mrs
Susanne Weber-Mosdorf, Assistant Director General, Sustainable Development
and Healthy Environment (SDE), WHO/HQ, Geneva,
visited New Delhi
from 6 to 8 March 2007.
On 6 March 2007, Mrs
Weber-Mosdorf inaugurated the conference on “Diagnostic Tool in Trade and
Health” organized by the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
(SEARO).
On 7 March 2007, she visited
the WHO India Country Office to overview the SDE programme being handled at
the country office. During her field
visits, she interacted with NGOs connected with water and sanitation
programmes, and visited rehabilitation centres and schools.
On 8 March 2007, Mrs
Weber-Mosdorf met the Director General of Health Services, Government of
India, and his team, to discuss issues concerning healthy environment and how
to strengthen coordinated efforts to reduce health problems caused by
environmental degradation. She also
interacted with a number of NGOs/Institutions to assess activities concerning
health care waste management, chemical safety measures and occupational
health issues.
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