Iceland backs Faroes’ WHO network bid as ministers are invited

The Faroe Islands have invited the Danish and Icelandic health ministers, and Iceland supports the islands’ bid to become an associate member of the WHO network for small countries in Europe, KVF reports.

Eyðdis Hartmann Niclasen, the Faroese minister responsible for health, invited Denmark’s Ida Auken and Iceland’s Alma D. Möller. Niclasen said the visit would provide an opportunity to discuss health cooperation between the Faroe Islands and Denmark. The Faroes and Iceland face several shared challenges in health care.

Niclasen attended the annual meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Copenhagen. Representatives from 53 countries attended the meeting.