Three Timorese and two internationals were sworn in after signing the oath of office. The Public Service Commission will formulate policies and guidelines related to recruitment, salary scale, rights and obligations of civil servants and other employees of public agencies. The SRSG stressed the independence of the public service commission as its primary characteristic. The commission, he added, can t favor one group or another . He stressed that merit will be the principle of any promotion in the Civil Service.
Today is world Tuberculosis day.
Tuberculosis is one of the major public health issues in East Timor. The World Health Organization estimates that between 10 to 15,000 people in East Timor are infected with Tuberculosis. This estimate was calculated after the evacuation of East Timorese to Darwin last September. The National TB Program of East Timor resumed in February under coordination of the Interim Health Authority and combines an immunization program and a program of treatment of infectious cases. In the other regions there are fewer than 50 TB cases registered.