AKIPRESS.COM - Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe was presented with an honorary professorship by the Kazakh National Medical University, on 23 October 2018, during the scientific conference on primary health care held in Almaty on 23–24 October.

WHO/Europe established a centre of excellence on primary health care in Almaty in 2016.

Its work focuses on excellence in the design, organization and management of primary health care, integrated services, quality-of-care governance, and performance of services.

The Centre is hosted by the Kazakh National Medical University and funded by the Government of Kazakhstan.