IIM-B professor on WHO intnl health regulations review panel

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru
Last Updated : Aug 14 2015 | 3:42 PM IST
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) today said one of its professors, Rupa Chanda, has been nominated to WHO's International Health Regulations 2016 Review Committee.
Chanda, a professor of Economics, has been nominated to the WHO's International Health Regulations 2016 Review Committee, which has been set up by the Director General of the WHO, Geneva, IIM-B said in a statement.
It said the committee has been appointed with the task of reviewing the International Health Regulations (2005) with a view towards strengthening global health security.
The committee will provide its inputs and recommendations to the World Health Assembly in May 2016, it added.
Professor Chanda has been with IIM-B since 1997. Prior to joining IIM-B, she was an economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington.
IIM-B said the International Health Regulations 2016 Review Committee consists of experts with a broad mix of scientific expertise and practical experience in public health, security, law and trade.
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First Published: Aug 14 2015 | 3:42 PM IST

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