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RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHRY #0090 1051416
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 141416Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY CONAKRY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2387
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS CONAKRY 000090 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12598:  N/A 
TAGS: SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO GV
SUBJECT: Guinea Celebrates World Health Day 
 
REF State 032493 
 
¶1. (U) Reftel requests that post report on World Health Day 
activities in country.  The Embassy posted on their website 
information on World Health Day 2008 along with links to USG climate 
change policy and USG activities to protect health from climate 
change. 
 
¶2. (U) The Government of Guinea hosted a World Health Day ceremony, 
focusing on "Protecting Health from Climate Change" on April 7. Dr. 
Rene Coddy, the Guinean Representative to the World Health 
Organization, gave the opening remarks for the ceremony. Following 
his remarks, a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture gave 
a presentation on the causes of climate change, the impacts of 
climate change visible around the world, and negative health 
consequences caused by climate change. Sangar Maimouna Bah, 
Minister of Public Health, gave the closing remarks, highlighting 
the need to improve Guinea's capacity to cope with climate-related 
health challenges. She emphasized the need for increased 
collaboration and partnership between the Government of Guinea and 
donor countries. Her proposed actions included: (1) strengthening 
surveillance and control of infectious diseases; and (2) 
establishing greater awareness and public understanding of health 
consequences of climate change through national and rural campaigns. 
 
 
 
 
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¶3. (U) The ceremony was well attended by representatives from donor 
countries, NGOs and Guinean Government officials. The ceremony did 
not deviate far from the topic and discussion points coordinated 
worldwide through the World Health Organization for World Health Day 
¶2008. END COMMENT. 
 
CARTER