WHO wants to tap Malaysia’s medical expertise, says Health D-G

Dr Tedros: Thrilled with KL’s work on Hepatitis C

PETALING JAYA: Impressed with Ma­­lay­­sia’s medical research work and making medicine more accessible and affor­­dable, the World Health Organisation has expressed interest in harnessing its expertise, the Health Ministry said.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on his Facebook that newly elected WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was particularly fascinated with the progress of Malaysia’s work on Hepatitis C curative treatment in collaboration with Drug for Neglected Disease initiatives.