Health Minister KK Shailaja honoured in UN webinar

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health Minister KK Shailaja was honoured in a webinar organised by the United Nations as part of the UN Public Service Day on Tuesday. In fact, the Kerala health minister was the only person to be invited from the country to attend the webinar that honoured the public servants who have been at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19.

Attending the webinar on Pandemic and Public Service Delivery, minister Shailaja presented the Kerala model and opened up about the various measures taken by the state government and health department to contain the coronavirus outbreak. She also added that the experience in handling the Nipah outbreak in 2018 has also helped the state in dealing with the Covid situation.

The webinar was attended by prominent public servants across the world such as Dr In Jae Lee, deputy minister of the interior and safety, Republic of Korea, Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York State, Annette Kennedy, President of International Council of Nurses, Jim Campbell, Director, Health Workforce Division, WHO and Rosa Pavanelli, president of public services international.