Arab health ministers to meet in Cairo next week

Arab health ministers meet in Cairo next week to discuss health conditions of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries and health situation of Palestinians. Arab League assistant secretary general for social affairs, Faeqa Al-Saleh said in a statement Tuesday the executive office of the health ministers’ council would meet on March 13 while the health ministers would be meeting the following day. The meetings will touch upon means of fighting non-infectious diseases, improving mothers’ health, as well as other matters related to health in general and environment, she said. The ministers, added Al-Saleh, would also discuss the improvement of nursing.