The fifty-seventh session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean took place in the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), Cairo. The Kingdom's delegation to the session was led by Minister of Health Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Rabiea who was elected as chairman of the current session. The session will discuss a number of issues pertaining to health care facilities and ways to improve health care financing. Ministers of Health from 24 countries are taking part in the four-day session.