WHO names new head of Serbia office

According to the RTS, WHO regional director Europe Hans Kluge told Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar that the organization decided to name Scano to head its office in Serbia because he has 20 years of experience in the WHO. “Dr Scano will cover the entire region because we want to raise cooperation to a higher level and work with the Serbian Health Ministry to control the coronavirus pandemic across the region,” he is quoted as saying. Kluge added that the WHO is planning to send a mission of its most prominent immunization experts to Serbia to help with the vaccination effort.

Loncar is reported to have said that the fact that the WHO official covering the region is based in Serbia shows that Serbia’s health care activities are appreciated in Europe.