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WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZATION DE LA SANTÉ

FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY A4/ es . 21+ May 1951

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME

During the V3ith meeting of the Committee on Programme, held on 23 May, the Gon^niotee agreed to recommend to the Fourth World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolutions:

1. Resettlement of Refugee Physicians

The Fourth World Health Assembly

Having considered the problem of refugee physicians in the light of the world shortage of medical personnel, and resolution EB7.R22 of the Executive Board on this subject,"1"

1. INVITES the attention of Member States to the anomalies that exist,

2. POINTS OUT that a "Medical Register" has been prepared by IRO which gives personal details and qualifications of each refugee screened as medically qualified by IRO,

3. REQUESTS the World Medical Association to consider measures to facilitate the resettlement of refugee physicians and the problems arising from the lack of reciprocity in medical licensure for these physicians, and to' submit their suggestions to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, and

4. RECOMMENDS to Member States and their Medical Associations the adoption of such measures as would enable the services of duly qualified medical personnel acceptable to them to be satisfactorily utilized.

10ff.Rec.World Hlth Org. 32, P.7 (EB7.R22) 2. Technical Assistance Programe

The Fourth World Health Assembly

Having considered the programme proposed by the Director-General for participation by YfflO in the second period of the United Nations Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance for Economic Development of Under- 1 Developed Countries as forwarded by the Executive Board, and the Board's 2 recommendations thereon,,

Having examined the reports of the Executive Board and the Director- 3 General in connexion with the implementation of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance for Economic Development of Under-Developed Countries as set up by ECOSOC resolution 222 (IX);4 Having taken note of the recommendations and lines of policy laid down 5 by the Economic and Social Council and its Technical Assistance Committee;

1. REAFFIRMS the principles adopted by the Third World Health Assembly regarding the programme of Technical Assistance for Economic Development of Under-Developed Regions ;^

2. APPROVES the co-ordinated programme proposed in Official Records No. 3Í to be carried out under the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance for Economic Development in 1952 as technically sound and of value in the.economic development of the under-developed countries;

3. CONSIDERS that it confonns to the principles established by the Economic and Social Council at its various sessions (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th)3

4. CONFIRMS AND EXTENDS for the ensuing year the authority granted to the Executive Board and the Director-General in resolution ТША3.116 adopted by the Third World Health Assembly.

0 Off*Rec;World Hlth Org, 31 1 Off»Rec;World Hlth Org. 33, 16 4 OffiRecjWorld Hlth Org. 32, 33, 30 t OffiReoifforld Hlth Org. 23, 26 6 Hlth Org. 23, 27 Resolution 1ША3.116, Off.Rec.World Hlth Org. 28, 68 Co-ordination of Technical Assistance Programmes

The Committee on Programme recommends to the Fourth World llaalth Assembly the adoption of the following resolution:

The Fourth World Health Assembly

Noting that assistance in the field of health is furnished in many countries by more than one agency and in some cases by several agencies ;

Recognizing that the highest degree of co-ordination of the various assistance programmes is desirable;

Recognizing that such co-ordination must be achieved both by co-ordination between the different agencies in their planning and particularly by co-ordination of planning and operation in the host countries;

. Recognizing that a major function of YfflO is to act as co-ordinating authority on international health work;

Recognizing that in some host-countries a high degree of co-ordination in the field of international health programmes has been achieved through the creation of national co-ordinating committees under the Minister or Director-General of Health;

1. URGES upon Members the desirability of promoting such co-ordination

(1) by encouraging agencies furnishing technical assistance to co-operate with ЭДЮ when planning their activities;

(2) by establishing within their ош governments single points of contact for outside agencies furnishing assistance in health matters;

(3) by establishing appropriate arrangements for consultation between their own governments and such outside agencies with respect to such assistance; • . г. EMPHASIZES

(1) that, if no overall co-ordinating arrangements already exist, a national co-ordinating committee in the field of health may be desirable and this or some similar arrangement should be actively considered and promoted, and

(2) that, if overall co-ordinating arrangements do exist, any special arrangements in the field of health should be brought within the framework of such overall arrangements, and

3. REQUESTS the Director-General to use appropriate means and occasions to bring^fco. t.hethe^^d^t^^jsuitable methoda^of co-ordinating technical assistance programmes.

4. Projects for Technical Assistance

Having in mind the considerations of the Executive Board at its seventh • 1 session on the proposed technical assistance programme,

The Fourth World Health Assembly REQUESTS the Director-General to consider submitting to the Technical Assistance board for its consideration certain project proposals which would include complete plans for the technical services, supplies, equipment, etc., required, the requirements for the project in so far as possible to be met within the country, and only the equipment and supplies not available in ôr obtainable by the country and which are an integral part of the project of technical assistance to be provided from technical assistance funds.

5. Medical Supplies for Member Governments

The Fourth Vio rid Health Assembly

Having considered the recommendations-of the Director-General on the Programme and Budget for 1952,

REQUESTS the Executive Board to re-examine the'feasability of providing further services in connexion, with medical supplies to Governments on request.

1 Off.Reo.ïforld Hlth Org. 33, 16 A Y 68 page

Scientific Research in the field of Health

The Fourth World Health Assembly

REQUESTS the Executive Board and the Director-General to review the policy of the Organization in respect of the co-ordination and promotion of scientific research in the field of health in the light of the discussions of the Committee on Programme.

Development of National Health Programes

The Fourth World Health Assembly

REQUESTS that in the future special attention should be given by the Executive Board and the Director-General to the importance of assisting Member States, particularly underdeveloped States, to draw up short and long term health programmes for their respective territories in order to promote the orderly development of public health measures and to utilize to the best advantage, along with the national resources, the help that may become available from time to time from WHO and other sources.

Utilization of Short Term Consultants

The Fourth World Health Assembly

REQUESTS the Executive Board and the Director-General to study the practicability of reducing the size of the permanent secretariat in favor of short-term consultants whenever technical considerations dictate such a change and financial savings or more effective services may be secured thereby.