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Thursday, August 23, 1973
DR. CHOA TO ATTEND MEDICAL CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND
Dr. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services, left this
(Thursday) evening for Wellington, New Zealand, to attend the 24th annual session
of the World Health Organisation's regional committee for the Western Pacific.
The conference is due to begin on August 28, and will continue
until September 5.
On his way, Dr. Choa will stay three days in Sydney to visit
drug addiction treatment centres in the general area of New South Wales.
The WHO regional committee for the Western Pacific conference
is an annual event designed to enable an exchange of views among administrators
of medical and health services in the area.
Dr. Choe will be attending as a member of the United Kingdom
delegation, led by Dr. D.J. Kilgour, Chief Medical Adviser of Britain's
Overseas Development Administration.
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