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Description
The thirty-seventh meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from 16 to 20 November 2015. Mr Cornelis de Joncheere, Director, WHO Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP), opened the meeting. He welcomed all participants on behalf of the Director-General. He then introduced Dr Marie- Paule Kieny, Assistant Director-General, Health Systems and Innovation, of WHO, who gave the welcoming remarks.