The Government of Seychelles has welcomed the arrival of the new World Health Organisation Liaison Officer (WLO), Dr. Bhupinder Aulakh into office.  On her arrival into office, accompanied by the outgoing acting WLO Dr Humphrey Karamagi, Dr Aulakh paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Health and Senior Management on April 18th.

It was the Minister of Health Honorable Jean-Paul Adam who officially welcomed Dr Aulakh into office, expressing the gratitude of the Government of Seychelles to the continuous technical and financial support provided by the organisation. 

On April 18th, Dr. Bhupinder Aulakh was welcomed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maison Quéau de Quinssy, Mont Fleuri by the Seychelles’ Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Claude Morel. Whilst Ambassador Morel reaffirmed the commitments of Seychelles to maintain the momentum of working closely with the WHO, Dr Aulakh commended the country for its successes in the Health sector and envisaged a fruitful collaboration to address the different health challenges.

Dr. Aulakh who becomes the ninth WLO to Seychelles since the opening of the WHO Office in the country in 1986, is from Punjab, India and she was formerly Secretary for Health & Family Welfare and Women & Child Development, Government of Uttarakhand State, India. She replaces Dr. Humphrey Karamagi, who was the Acting WHO Liaison Officer since October 2015. The Seychelles WHO office also welcomes Dr. Aulakh into office and looks forward to attaining more health developments for the country under her leadership.

For more information, please contact:

Doreen Hotive (Mrs), NPO/HIP Officer, Tel: (248) 4224795, Email: hotived [at] who.int