On Wednesday 11th March, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO representative in Syria Arab Rebuplic Dr Ibrahim Betelmal and Dr Imad Eldekr Deputy Minister of Health participated in the "Million Youths March” for combating tuberculosis in Syria Arab Rebuplic. The march in Damascus was organized by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with WHO in addition to several ministries, local and international organizations and associations.

Thousands of school and university students, Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers, youth association, representatives of public sectors, and workers in the health sector marched from Al-Hijaz Station to Damascus Castle, carrying banners expressing the seriousness of this disease and stressing the importance of cooperation and the role of youths in combating it.

Dr. Chan expressed her happiness over the participation of Syria's youths in the march. She pointed out to the measures taken by Syria to combat the disease, affirming that the threat of tuberculosis lies in its ability to overlap boundaries, which necessitates uniting national and international efforts to control it.

It is worth mentioning that “The Million Youths March” has also been organized in several governorates in Syria organized by the Health Directorates and under the auspices of the Governors.

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