The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gabrias, has arrived in Kathmandu at the formal invitation of Health and Population Minister Virodh Khatiwada.

Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Roshan Pokharel welcomed the gathering. Accompanied by Director General Gabrias, WHO Regional Director for the Southeast Asia Regional Office Dr. Poonam Khetrapal and other WHO officials are also present.

Director General Gabrias will attend a dinner hosted by Health Minister Khatiwada this evening in honor of the WHO delegation.

During his three-day visit, Gabrias is scheduled to hold courtesy meetings with President Vidyadevi Bhandari, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and National Assembly Speaker Ganesh Prasad Timilsena, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.