Health as critical agenda as trade, transport for us: BIMSTEC secy general

Dealing with pandemic-related woes and other public health issues has become a critical agenda for the member states of BIMSTEC over the last two years since the COVID-19 outbreak, a top official of the regional organisation said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka has been identified as the lead country for coordinating and planning on public health matters, he said.

“COVID-19 made us realise that pandemics and health per say is an important…