JK MEETS BAN KI-MOON IN NEW YORK

President Jakaya Kikwete is received by the UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters in New York.

President Jakaya Kikwete in talks with the UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters in New York.

President Jakaya Kikwete and his entourage leave the UN Headquarters in New York, after holding talks with the UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters in New York.

The Chairman of the United Nations High-level Panel on the Global Response to Health Crisis President Jakaya Kikwete on Monday met and held talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York.

This was the first time President Kikwete met the UN Chief since he appointed him to chair the panel, whose 0ther members include those from Brazil, Switzerland, Indonesia, Botswana and the United States.

President Kikwete and Mr Ban Ki-moon reviewed the terms of reference of the panel which is mandated to come up with recommendations to strengthen national and international systems to prevent and manage future health crises, taking into account lessons learnt from the response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa.