OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION No. 120
EXECUTIVE BOARD THIRTIETH SESSION
GENEVA, 29 - 30 MAY 1962
RESOLUTIONS ANNEXES
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GENEVA
August 1962 The following abbreviations are used in the Official Records of the World Health Organization:
ACABQ '- Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions ACC - Administrative Committee onCo- ordination BTAO - Bureau of Technical AssistanceOperations CCTA - Commission for Technical Co- operationin Africa South of the Sahara CIOMS - Council for International Organizationsof Medical Sciences ECA - Economic Commission forAfrica ECAFE - Economic Commission for Asiaand the Far East ECE Economic Commission for Europe ECLA Economic Commission for Latin America FAO Food and Agriculture Organization IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ILO International Labour Organisation (Office) IMCO Inter -Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization ITU - International TelecommunicationUnion MESA Malaria Eradication Special Account OIHP - Office International d'HygiènePublique OPEX - Programme (of the UnitedNations) for the provision of operational, executive and administrative personnel PAHO - Pan American HealthOrganization PASB - Pan American Sanitary Bureau SMF - Special Malaria Fund ofPAHO TAB - Technical Assistance Board TAC - Technical Assistance Committee UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees UNSCEAR - United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation WFUNA - World Federation of United Nations Associations WMO - World MeteorologicalOrganization
PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND This volume contains the resolutions (with relevant annexes) of the thirtieth session of the Executive Board, which was convened in accordance with resolution EB29.R36, adopted by the Board at its twenty -ninth session. In accordance with the instructionsofthe Board, the minutes of the Board have been sent in mimeographed form to Member governments. In this volume the resolutions are reproduced in the numerical order in which they were adopted.However, in order to facilitate the use of the volume in conjunction with the Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions, they have been grouped by title in the table of contents under the subject- headings of the Handbook.There has also been added, beneath each resolution, a reference to the section of the Handbook containing previous reso- lutions on the same subject.The sixth edition of the Handbook -which is indexed both by subject and by reso- lution symbol- contains most of the resolutions adopted up to and including the Fourteenth World Health Assembly and the twenty- eighth session of the Executive Board. The following reference list of sessions of the Health Assembly and Executive Board shows the resolution symbol applicable to each session and the Official Records volume in which the resolutions were originally pub- lished. Resolution Official Held symbol Records No. First World Health Assembly 24 June - 24 July 1948 13 Executive Board, First Session 16 -28 July 1948 - 14 Executive Board, Second Session 25 October - 11 November 1948 - 14 Executive Board, Third Session 21 February - 9 March 1949 17 Second World Health Assembly 13 June - 2 July 1949 WHA2.- 21 Executive Board, Fourth Session 8 -19 July 1949 - 22 Executive Board, Fifth Session 16 January - 2 February 1950 25 Third World Health Assembly 8 -27 May 1950 WHA3.- 28 Executive Board, Sixth Session 1 -9 June 1950 EB6.R- 29 Executive Board, Seventh Session 22 January - 5 February 1951 EB7.R- 32 Fourth World Health Assembly 7 -25 May 1951 WHA4.- 35 Executive Board, Eighth Session 1 -8 June 1951 EB8.R- 36 Executive Board, Ninth Session 21 January - 4 February 1952 EB9.R- 40 Fifth World Health Assembly 5 -22 May 1952 WHA5.- 42 Executive Board, Tenth Session 29 May - 3 June 1952 EB10.R- 43 Executive Board, Eleventh Session 12 January - 4 February 1953 EB11.R- 46 Sixth World Health Assembly 5 -22 May 1953 WHA6.- 48 Executive Board, Twelfth Session 28 -30 May 1953 EB12.R- 49 Executive Board, Thirteenth Session 12 January - 2 February 1954 EB13.R- 52 Seventh World Health Assembly 4 -21 May 1954 WHA7.- 55 Executive Board, Fourteenth Session 27 -28 May 1954 EB14.R- 57 Executive Board, Fifteenth Session 18 January - 4 February 1955 EB15.R- 60 Eighth World Health Assembly 10 -27 May 1955 WHA8.- 63 Executive Board, Sixteenth Session 30 May 1955 EB16.R- 65 Executive Board, Seventeenth Session 17 January - 2 February 1956 EB17.R- 68 Ninth World Health Assembly 8 -25 May 1956 WHA9.- 71 Executive Board, Eighteenth Session 28 -30 May 1956 EB18.R- 73 Executive Board, Nineteenth Session 15 -30 January 1957 EB19.R- 76 Tenth World Health Assembly 7 -24 May 1957 WHA10.- 79 Executive Board, Twentieth Session 27 -28 May 1957 EB20.R- 80 Executive Board, Twenty -first Session 14 -28 January 1958 EB21.R- 83 Eleventh World Health Assembly 28 May - 13 June 1958 WHA11.- 87 Executive Board, Twenty- second Session 16 -17 June 1958 EB22.R- 88 Executive Board, Twenty -third Session 20 January - 3 February 1959 EB23.R- 91 Twelfth World Health Assembly 12 -29 May 1959 WHAl2.- 95 Executive Board, Twenty- fourth Session 1 -2 June 1959 EB24.R- 96 Executive Board, Twenty -fifth Session 19 January - 1 February 1960 EB25.R- 99 Thirteenth World Health Assembly 3 -20 May 1960 WHA13.- 102 Executive Board, Twenty -sixth Session 25 October - 4 November 1960 EB26.R- 106 Executive Board, Twenty- seventh Session 30 January - 2 February 1961 EB27.R- 108 Fourteenth World Health Assembly 7 -24 February 1961 WHA14.- 110 Executive Board, Twenty -eighth Session 29 May - 1 June 1961 EB28.R- 112 Executive Board, Twenty -ninth Session 15 -26 January 1962 EB29.R- 115 Fifteenth World Health Assembly 8 -25 May 1962 WHA15.- 118 Executive Board, Thirtieth Session 29 -30 May 1962 EB30.R- 120 - tv - Index to Resolutions : page 31
CONTENTS
Page
Agenda 1
Introduction 3
RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions on Programme
BIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY Addiction producing Drugs EB30.R2 Action in respect of International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs 4
EXPERT ADVISORY PANELS AND COMMITTEES Appointments EB30.R1 Expert Advisory Panels and Committees 4 Reports of Expert Committees EB30.R15 Report on Expert Committee Meetings . 7
Resolutions on Programme and Budget
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PROGRAMME AND BUDGET ESTIMATES For 1962 EB30.R3 Transfers between Sections of the 1962 Appropriation Resolution 4 Reports on Allotments issued EB30.R4 Allotments issued as at 15 May 1962 4
Resolutions concerning WHO Participation in the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistancefor Economic Development
SPECIAL ASPECTS Co- ordination of Assistance to Governments EB30.R24 Ad Hoc Committee of Eight established under Resolution 851 (XXXII) of the Economic and Social Council 10
Resolutions concerning the World Health Assembly and Executive Board
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY Time and Place EB30.R9 Date and Place of the Sixteenth World Health Assembly 6 -V - Page Technical Discussions
EB30.R16 Subject for Technical Discussions at the Seventeenth World Health Assembly . . . . 8 EB30.R17 Appointment of General Chairman of the Technical Discussions at the Sixteenth World Health Assembly 8
EXECUTIVE BOARD Sessions of the Board EB30.R20 Date and Place of the Thirty -first Session of the Executive Board 9 Method of Work EB30.R5 Membership of the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance 5
Resolutions on Regional Matters
INDIVIDUAL REGIONS South -East Asia EB30.R13 Accommodation for the Regional Office for South -East Asia 7
Resolutions on Constitutional and Legal Matters TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS Office International d'Hygiène Publique EB30.R8 Membership of the Committee on Arrears of Contributions in respect of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique 5
Resolutions on Financial and Administrative Matters
FINANCIAL MATTERS Financing of the Malaria Eradication Programme - Malaria Eradication Special Account EB30.R11 Malaria Eradication Special Account 6 EB30.R12 Malaria Eradication Postage Stamps 6 Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion EB30.R10 Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion 6
WHO HEADQUARTERS Construction of Separate WHO Building EB30.R21 Headquarters Accommodation: Reports of the Standing Committee 9 EB30.R22 Headquarters Accommodation: Progress Report by the Director - General 9
ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES EB30.R18 Organizational Study on Measures for providing Effective Assistance in Medical Education and Training to meet Priority Needs of the Newly Independent and Emerging Countries 8 EB30.R19 Organizational Study on Methods of Planning and Execution of Projects 9
Resolutions on Co- ordination and External Relations UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES General EB30.R23 Decentralization of United Nations Activities 10 - VI - Page Health of Children - Co- operation with UNICEF EB30.R7 Membership of the UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy 5 EB30.R14 UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy: Report on Thirteenth Session . 7
NON -GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
EB30.R6 Membership of the Standing Committee on Non -governmental Organizations . 5
ANNEXES
1. List of Members and Other Participants 13 2.Officers of the Executive Board and Membership of Committees 17 3.Action in respect of International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs 17 4.Accommodation for the Regional Office for South -East Asia 18 5.UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy: Report on Thirteenth Session 18 6. Headquarters Accommodation: Reports of the Standing Committee 22 7. Decentralization of United Nations Activities 28
Index to Resolutions 31
- VII - AGENDA 1
[EB30/1 Rev. 1 - 29 May 1962] 1.1 Opening of the session
1.2 Adoption of the agenda
1.3 Election of Chairman, Vice - Chairmen and Rapporteurs
COMMITTEES
2.1 Committees of the Executive Board: 2.1.1 Standing Committee on Administration and Finance: Replacement of members whose terms of office on the Board have expired 2.1.2 Standing Committee on Non -governmental Organizations: Replacement of members whose terms of office on the Board have expired
2.2 UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy: Appointment of members and alternates in replace- ment of members who have retired from the Board
2.3 Committee on Arrears of Contributions in respect of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique: Replacement of member whose term of office on the Board has expired
PROGRAMME
3.1 UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy: Report on thirteenth session
3.2 Report on appointments to expert advisory panels and committees
3.3 Report on expert committee meetings
3.4 [Deleted]
3.5 Action in respect of international conventions on narcotic drugs
3.6 Technical discussions : 3.6.1 [Deleted] 3.6.2 Appointment of General Chairman of the technical discussions to be held at the Sixteenth World Health Assembly 3.6.3 Selection of a subject for the technical discussions at the Seventeenth World Health Assembly
3.7 Organizational studies by the Executive Board: 3.7.1 Organizational study on measures for providing effective assistance in medical education and training to meet priority needs of the newly independent and emerging countries 3.7.2 Organizational study on methods of planning and execution of projects
Adopted by the Board at its first meeting, 29 May 1962. - 1 - 2 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
PROGRAMME AND BUDGET
4.1 Transfers between sections of the Appropriation Resolution for 1962
4.2 Allotments issued under regular funds as at 15 May 1962
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE BOARD
5.1 Date and place of the Sixteenth World Health Assembly
5.2 Date and place of the thirty -first session of the Executive Board
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS
6.1 Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion: Report on contributions received
6.2 Malaria eradication: 6.2.1 Status of the Malaria Eradication Special Account 6.2.2 Malaria eradication postage stamps: Progress report
6.3 Headquarters building: 6.3.1 Reports of the Standing Committee on Headquarters Accommodation 6.3.2 Progress report of the Director - General
6.4 [Deleted]
6.5 Accommodation for the Regional Office for South -East Asia
CO- OPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
7.1 Decisions of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency affecting WHO's activities : 7.1.1 Decentralization of United Nations activities 7.1.2 Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of Eight established under resolution 851 (XXXII) of the Economic and Social Council INTRODUCTION
The thirtieth session of the Executive Board was held in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on 29 and 30 May 1962. The election at the Fifteenth World Health Assembly of eight Member States entitled to designate persons to serve on the Executive Board, in place of those whose term of office had expired,' resulted in the following new composition of the Board:
Designating country Unexpired term of office at the time of closure of the Fifteenth World Health Assembly Argentina 1 year Canada 3 years Ceylon 3 years Colombia 3 years France 3 years Ghana 1 year Haiti 3 years Iceland 1 year Iraq 2 years Israel 2 years Italy 2 years 2 years Jordan 1 year Korea, Republic of 1 year Madagascar 3 years Pakistan 1 year Poland 2 years Senegal 2 years Spain 2 years Thailand 1 year Tunisia 3 years Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 3 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 year United States of America 2 years
Dr M. K. Afridi was elected Chairman. The other officers elected were as follows :Vice -Chairmen, Dr R. Vannugli and Dr J. Adjei Schandorf; Rapporteurs, Dr A. R. Farah and Dr S. Syman.The list of mem- bers will be found in Annex 1 of this volume and the membership of the committees in Annex 2. In the course of the session the Board adopted the resolutions reproduced below.
1 The retiring members were those designated by Chile, Ireland, Luxembourg, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Sudan and Venezuela, - 3 - RESOLUTIONS
EB30.R1 Expert Advisory Panels and Committees
The Executive Board NOTES the report of the Director -General on membership of expert advisory panels and committees.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 1.13.2.2 First meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R2 Action in respect of International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs
The Executive Board NOTES the action taken by the Director -General 1 on the advice of the Expert Committee on Addiction - producing Drugs 2 and in compliance with resolution WHA7.6, with regard to the notifications forwarded to the Secretary -General of the United Nations.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 1.3.3.3 First meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R3 Transfers between Sections of the 1962 Appropriation Resolution
The Executive Board CONCURS in the proposal of the Director -General to transfer in 1962 an amount not exceeding $73 900 to Appropriation Section 5 (Regional Offices) from Appropriation Section 7 (Other Statutory Staff Costs).
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 2.1.15.2 First meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R4 Allotments issued as at 15 May 1962
The Executive Board
NOTES the report of the Director - General on the allotments issued under regular funds as at 15 May 1962.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 2.1.16 First and second meetings, 29 May 1962
1 See Annex 3. 2 In its twelfth report, section 1 (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 229, 3). -4- RESOLUTIONS 5
EB30.R5 Membership of the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance
The Executive Board, Recalling resolutions EB16.R12, EB24.R1 and EB28.R2,
1. APPOINTS Professor E. J. Y. Aujaleu, Dr W. A. Karunaratne and Dr B. D. B. Layton as members of the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance for the duration of their terms of office on the Executive Board, in addition to Dr G. E. Godber, Dr H. van Zile Hyde, Professor M. Kacprzak, Dr A. Nabulsi, Dr T. Omura and Dr J. Adjei Schandorf, already members of the Standing Committee; and
2.DECIDES that, if any member of this committee is unable to attend its meetings, his successor or the alternate member of the Board designated by the government concerned, in accordance with Rule 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, shall participate in the work of the Committee. Handb. Res., 6th ed., 4.2.4.2 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R6 Membership of the Standing Committee on Non -governmental Organizations
The Executive Board
1. APPOINTS Dr V. V. Olguin, Dr L. Patiño Camargo, Dr S. Sigurdsson and Professor V. M. Zhdanov as members of the Standing Committee on Non -governmental Organizations for the duration of their terms of office on the Executive Board, in addition to Dr J. Shaheen, already member of the Standing Committee; and
2.DECIDES that, if any member of this committee is unable to attend, his successor or the alternate member of the Board designated by the government concerned, in accordance with Rule 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, shall participate in the work of the Committee. Handb. Res., 6th ed., 8.2.2 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R7 Membership of the UNICEF/WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy
The Executive Board APPOINTS as members of the UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy Dr K. Suvarnakich and Professor V. M. Zhdanov, and as alternates Dr A. C. Andriamasy, Dr A. R. Farah, Dr L. Faucher and Dr L. Patiño Camargo, the WHO membership of the Committee being now as follows: Members -Professor G. A. Canaperia, Dr A. Nabulsi, Dr K. Suvarnakich, Dr S. Syman, Professor V. M. Zhdanov; Alternates - Dr A. C. Andriamasy, Dr A. R. Farah, Dr L. Faucher, Dr L. Patiño Camargo, Dr J. Adjei Schandorf.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 8.1.4.1 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R8 Membership of the Committee on Arrears of Contributions in respect of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique
The Executive Board
1. APPOINTS Dr J. Shaheen as member of the Committee on Arrears of Contributions in respect of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique for the duration of his term of office on the Executive Board, in addition to Mr A. Cissé Dia and Dr Yong Seung Lee, already members of the Committee; and
2. DECIDES that, if any member of this committee is unable to attend, his successor or the alternate member of the Board designated by the government concerned, in accordance with Rule 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, shall participate in the work of the Committee. Handb. Res., 6th ed., 6.5.3.3 Second meeting, 29 May 1962 6 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
EB30.R9 Date and Place of the Sixteenth World Health Assembly
The Executive Board, Having noted resolution WHA15.28 on the place of the Sixteenth World Health Assembly; and Considering the provisions of Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution,
DECIDES (1)that the Sixteenth World Health Assembly shall be held in the Palais des Nations, Geneva; and (2)that, subject to consultation with the Secretary - General of the United Nations, this Assembly shall start on Tuesday, 7 May 1963. Handb. Res., 6th ed., 4.1.1.2 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R10 Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Director - General on contributions to the Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion, NOTES the report.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 7.1.9.2 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R11 Malaria Eradication Special Account
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Director - General on the Malaria Eradication Special Account,
1. NOTES the report; and
2.THANKS governments and other donors for their contributions.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 7.1.8 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R12 Malaria Eradication Postage Stamps
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Director- General on malaria eradication postage stamps,
1. NOTES the report;
2.EXPRESSES its appreciation to the governments participating in this project; and
3.THANKS those governments that made donations.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 7.1.8 Second meeting, 29 May 1962 RESOLUTIONS 7
EB30.R13 Accommodation for the Regional Office for South -East Asia
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Director- General on accommodation for the Regional Office for South -East Asia,1
1. NOTES the report; and
2. REQUESTS the Director -General to pursue his negotiations with the Government of India with a view to the completion and occupancy of the building at the earliest practicable date.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 5.2.3.2 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R14 UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy :Report on Thirteenth Session
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy on its thirteenth session, held in Geneva, January - February 1962,2
1. NOTES the report; and
2.THANKS the members of both Boards for their participation.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 8.1.4.1 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
EB30.R15 Report on Expert Committee Meetings
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Director- General on reports of expert committee meetings,3
1. NOTES the report of the Director -General; and
2.THANKS those members of the expert advisory panels who have taken part in these meetings.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 1.13.3 Second meeting, 29 May 1962
1 Annex 4. 2 Annex 5. 3 Expert Committee on Insecticides, twelfth report (Toxic Hazards of Pesticides to Man) (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 227); Expert Committee on Mental Health, eleventh report (The Role of Public Health Officers and General Practitioners in Mental Health Care) (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 235); Expert Committee on Human Genetics, first report (The Teaching of Genetics in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and in Post -graduate Training) (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 238); Joint FAO /WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, sixth report (Evaluation of the Toxicity of a Number of Antimicrobials and Anti- oxidants) (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 228); Expert Committee on Health Laboratory Services, third report (Planning, Organization and Administration of a National Health Laboratory Service) (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 236); Expert Com- mittee on Chemotherapy of Cancer, first report (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 232); Expert Committee on Addiction -producing Drugs, twelfth report (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 229); Expert Committee on Arterial Hypertension and Ischaemic Heart Disease (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 231); Expert Committee on Filariasis (Wuchereria and Brugia Infections) (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 233); Expert Committee on Trachoma, third report (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 234); Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations, nineteenth report (unpublished); Sub -Committee on Non -proprietary Names, eleventh report (unpublished). 8 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
EB30.R16 Subject for Technical Discussions at the Seventeenth World Health Assembly
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Director -General on the question of technical discussions at the Seventeenth World Health Assembly; and Taking into account resolution WHA10.33, paragraph (3), of the Tenth World Health Assembly on technical discussions at future World Health Assemblies, SELECTS " The influence of community water supply programmes on health and social progress " as the subject for the technical discussions to be held at the Seventeenth World Health Assembly.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 4.1.8 Second and third meetings, 29 and 30 May 1962
EB30.R17 Appointment of General Chairman of the Technical Discussions at the Sixteenth World Health Assembly
The Executive Board, Considering resolution WHA10.33; Having received the communication from the President of the Fifteenth World Health Assembly T. General Chairman of the technical discussions at the Sixteenth World Health Assembly,
1.APPROVES this nomination; and
2.REQUESTS the Director -General to invite Dr A. T. Shousha to accept this appointment.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 4.1.8 Third meeting, 30 May 1962
EB30.R18 Organizational Study on Measures for providing Effective Assistance in Medical Education and Training to meet Priority Needs of the Newly Independent and Emerging Countries
The Executive Board, Having considered resolution WHA1 5.59, paragraph 1 (a), of the Fifteenth World Health Assembly concerning the organizational study on measures for providing effective assistance in medical education and training to meet priority needs of the newly independent and emerging countries; and Having considered the outline for this study submitted by the Director -General,
1. REQUESTS the Director -General to prepare for the thirty -first session of the Board a report on the subject, taking into account the comments and suggestions made by members of the Board; and
2.INVITES members of the Executive Board who wish to make comments and suggestions for inclusion in the Director- General's report to do so by 1 November 1962.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 7.5 Third meeting, 30 May 1962 RESOLUTIONS 9
EB30.R19 Organizational Study on Methods of Planning and Execution of Projects
The Executive Board, Having considered resolution WHA15.59, paragraph 1 (b), of the Fifteenth World Health Assembly on the organizational study on methods of planning and execution of projects,
1. REQUESTS the Director -General to prepare a preliminary report on this subject for the consideration of the Executive Board at its thirty -first session;
2.INVITES members of the Executive Board who wish to make comments and suggestions for inclusion in the Director -General's report to do so by 1 November 1962; and 3.RECOMMENDS that the Executive Board at its thirty -first session consider the desirability of establishing an ad hoc committee to continue the study in the light of the Board's discussion. Handb. Res., 6th ed., 7.5 Third and fourth meetings, 30 May 1962
EB30.R20 Date and Place of the Thirty -first Session of the Executive Board
The Executive Board
1. DECIDES to hold its thirty -first session in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, commencing on Tuesday, 15 January 1963; 2.DECIDES that its Standing Committee on Administration and Finance shall meet in the same place, com- mencing on Tuesday, 8 January 1963; and 3.INVITES those members of the Board who are not members of the Standing Committee, and who may wish to do so, to attend the meetings of this committee for the purpose of following its deliberations. Handb. Res., 6th ed., 4.2.2.; 4.2.4.2 Fourth meeting, 30 May 1962
EB30.R21 Headquarters Accommodation : Reports of the Standing Committee
The Executive Board, Having considered the reports which were adopted by the Standing Committee on Headquarters Accom- modation at its third, fourth, fifth and sixth sessions,1 NOTES these reports with satisfaction.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 7.4.2.1 Fourth meeting, 30 May 1962
EB30.R22 Headquarters Accommodation : Progress Report by the Director - General
The Executive Board, Having considered the progress report of the Director -General on headquarters accommodation,2
1. NOTES the report; and 2. REQUESTS the Director -General to report further to the Board at its thirty -first session.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 7.4.2.1 Fourth meeting, 30 May 1962
1 Annex 6. 2 See O,$. Rec. Wld Hlth Org. 118, Annex 15. 10 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
EB30.R23 Decentralization of United Nations Activities
The Executive Board, Recalling its resolution EB29.R45; and Having considered the report on decentralization of United Nations activities,'
1. NOTES the report;
2.CONSIDERS that the Organization should take all possible steps to ensure that the health aspects of national development are taken into account by Member States and by the international sources of assistance available to them;
3.REQUESTS the Director -General to continue to study methods of collaboration with the regional economic commissions of the United Nations on the lines he has indicated in his report; and
4.REQUESTS the Director - General to report on developments to the Executive Board at its thirty -first session.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 8.1.1.4 Fourth meeting, 30 May 1962
EB30.R24 Ad Hoc Committee of Eight established under Resolution 851 ( XXXII) of the Economic and Social Council
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Director -General referring to the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee of Eight established under resolution 851 (XXXII) of the Economic and Social Council; and Noting with concern that the recommendations contain no reference to the technical responsibilities of organizations providing assistance to countries and of the appropriate ministries of governments them- selves,
1. NOTES with regret that, because the Administrative Committee on Co- ordination meets only in October 1962, and the Economic and Social Council meets in July 1962, the Administrative Committee on Co- ordination will not be afforded an opportunity to express views on the findings of the Ad Hoc Committee before the report goes before the Economic and Social Council; and
2.EXPRESSES the hope that the Economic and Social Council will defer definitive action on the report until after the Administrative Committee on Co- ordination has had an opportunity to express its views.
Handb. Res., 6th ed., 3; 7.2 Fourth meeting, 30 May 1962
1 Annex 7. ANNEXES
Annex 1
LIST OF MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS
1. MEMBERS, ALTERNATES AND ADVISERS Designated by: Dr M. K. AFRIDI, Honorary Consultant (Malariology), Health Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Welfare, Karachi, Chairman Pakistan Alternate: Dr T. M. NIAZ, Deputy Director -General of Health, Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Welfare, Karachi
Dr R. VANNUGLI, Office of International and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Health, Italy Rome (Alternate to Professor G. A. Canaperia) , Vice - Chairman
Dr J. Adjei SCHANDORF, Executive Member, Medical and Dental Board of Ghana; Ghana President, Ghana Medical Association, Accra, Vice - Chairman Alternate: Dr J. N. ROBERTSON, Principal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Accra
Dr A. R. FARAH, Chief, Division of Preventive Services and Public Health, Tunis, Tunisia Rapporteur
Dr S. SYMAN, Director -General, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Rapporteur Israel Alternate: Mr A. C. A. LIVERAN, Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
Dr A .C. ANDRIAMASY, Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tananarive Madagascar
Professor E. J. Y. AUJALEU, Director- General of Health, Ministry of Public Health and France Population, Paris Alternate: Miss N. TRANNOY, Secrétaire d'Ambassade, Permanent Mission of France to the European Office of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
Dr L. FAUCHER, Inspector of Hospitals, Port -au- Prince Haiti
Professor J. GARCÍA ORCOYEN, Director -General of Health, Madrid Spain Alternate: Mr R. FERNÁNDEZ DE SOIGNIE, Permanent Delegation of Spain to the International Organizations in Geneva
Dr G. E. GODBER, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, London United Kingdom of Great Britain Alternate: and Northern Mr W. H. BOUCHER, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Health, London Ireland - 13 - 14 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
Designated by: Professor M. KACPRZAK, Rector, Academy of Medicine, Warsaw Poland Alternate: Dr M. JUCHNIEWICZ, Director, Office of External Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Warsaw
Dr W. A. KARUNARATNE, Director of Health Services, Colombo Ceylon
Dr B. D. B. LAYTON, Principal Medical Officer, International Health Section, Depart- Canada ment of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa Adviser: Mr S. C. H. NUTTING, Department of External Affairs, Ottawa
Dr Yong Seung LEE, Director, Public Health Bureau, Ministry of Health and Social Republic of Korea Affairs, Seoul Alternate: Mr Kee Joe KIM, International Organizations Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seoul
Dr A. NABULSI, Under -Secretary of State for Health, Amman Jordan
Dr V. V. OLGUÍN, Director, International Health and Welfare Relations, Ministry of Argentina Welfare and Public Health, Buenos Aires
Dr L. PATIÑO CAMARGO, Director, Ministry of Health, Bogotá Colombia
Mr Y. SAITO, Counsellor and Chief Liaison Officer, International Affairs, Ministry of Japan Health and Welfare, Tokyo (Alternate to Dr T. Omura) Alternate: Mr N. TAKIZAWA, Second Secretary, Permanent Delegation of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva Adviser: Miss M. UWANO, Secretary, United Nations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo
Dr J. SHAHEEN, Director, Tuberculosis Control Institute, Baghdad Iraq Alternate: Mr. I. KITTANI, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the European Office of the United Nations, Geneva
Dr S. SIGURDSSON, Director -General of Public Health, Reykjavik Iceland
Dr K. SUVARNAIUCH, Director -General, Department of Health, Bangkok Thailand
Dr I. WANE, Deputy to the National Assembly, Dakar (Alternate to Mr A. Cissé Dia) Senegal Alternate: Dr A. -M. M. LACAN, Director, Department of Endemic Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Dakar ANNEX 1 15
Designated by: Dr J. WATT, Assistant Surgeon General, Division of International Health, United United States of States Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, America Washington, D.C. (Alternate to Dr H. van Zile Hyde) Alternate: Mr H. B. CALDERWOOD, Office of International Economic and Social Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Professor V. M. ZHDANOV, Member and Executive Secretary of the USSR Academy of Union of Soviet Medical Sciences, Moscow Socialist Republics Alternates: Mr P. S. KOSSENKO, Assistant Chief, Department of International Economic Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow Dr N. F. IzMERov, Deputy Chief, Department of Foreign Relations, USSR Minis- try of Health, Moscow Adviser: Dr V. L. ARTEMOV, Chief, Division of Relations with International Medical Publi- cations, USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
2.REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES
United Nations International Labour Organisation Mr N. G. LUKER, External Relations Officer, European Dr R. A. MÉTALL, Chief, International Organisations Office Division
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Food and Agriculture Organization Dr S. FLACHE, Director of Health Mr N. CRAPON DE CAPRONA, Liaison Officer, Inter- national Agency Liaison Branch, Programme and Permanent Central Opium Board Budgetary Service Mr L. ATZENWILER, Secretary, Permanent Central Opium Board and Drug Supervisory Body United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Technical Assistance Board Mr A. DE SILVA, Division of Relations with Inter- Mr J. R. SYMONDS, Liaison Officer in Europe national Organizations
3.REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration League of Arab States Dr K. G. WATSON, Chief Medical Officer Dr A. T. SHOUSHA, Supervisor, Health Department
United International Bureaux for the Protection of Industrial International Committee of Military Medicine and Pharmacy Property, Literary and Artistic Works Général- Médecin J. VONCKEN, Secretary- General Mr C. -L. MAGNIN, Vice- Director 16 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
4.REPRESENTATIVES OF NON -GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OFFICIAL RELATIONS WITH WHO
International Air Transport Association International Union of Architects
Mr R. W. BONHOFF Mr W. F. VETTER
International Union against Cancer International Association of Microbiological Societies Dr J. F. DELAFRESNAYE, Director of the Geneva Office Professor F. CHODAT International Union for Child Welfare International Association for Prevention of Blindness Miss A. E. MOSER, Deputy Secretary -General Professor A. FRANCESCHETTI, President Professor D. KLEIN International Union for Health Education Dr F. AMMANN Professor G. A. CANAPERIA, President Mrs A. LE MEITOUR -KAPLUN, Secretary- General International Committee of the Red Cross League of Red Cross Societies Mr F. DE REYNOLD, Chief, Liaison Service Miss A. PFIRTER, Chief, Health Personnel Service Dr Z.S. HANTCHEF, Director, Health and Social Service Bureau Miss H. H. ROBERT
Medical Women's International Association International Conference of Social Work Dr Vera J. PETERSON, Honorary Secretary Mrs K. KATZKI, Liaison Officer Dr Anne AUDÉOUD- NAVILLE
International Dental Federation World Federation for Mental Health Dr C. L. BOUVIER Dr Anne AUDÉOUD- NAVILLE
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics World Federation of Neurology Dr L. VAN BOGAERT, President Professor H. DE WATTEVILLE, Secretary - General Professor W. GEISENDORF World Federation of Occupational Therapists Dr R. BORTH Mrs A. C. Glyn OWENS, Honorary Assistant Secretary - Treasurer International League against Rheumatism Miss A. M. ROLLIER Professor F. DELBARRE Professor A. ROBECCHI World Federation of United Nations Associations Dr E. RUDD Mrs R. J. M. BONNER
International Society of Cardiology World Medical Association Dr P. W. DUCHOSAL, Second Vice -President Dr J. MAYSTRE ANNEXES 2 AND 3 17
Annex 2
OFFICERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES
1. Officers of the Board 4.Standing Committee on Headquarters Accommo- dation 3 Chairman: Dr M. K. Afridi Professor E. J. Y. Aujaleu (Chairman), Dr J. D. Vice -Chairmen: Dr R. Vannugli Hourihane, Dr L. Molitor, and the Chairman of the Dr J. Adjei Schandorf Executive Board ex officio Dr A. R. Farah Rapporteurs: 5.Committee on Arrears of Contributions in respect Dr S. Syman of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique Secretary: Dr M. G. Candau, Director -General Mr A. Cissé Dia, Dr Yong Seung Lee, Dr J. Shaheen
2.Standing Committee on Administration and 6.Léon Bernard Foundation Committee b Finance 1 The Chairman and Vice -Chairmen of the Executive Professor E.J.Y. Aujaleu, Dr G. E. Godber, Board ex officio, Professor J. García Orcoyen, Dr S. Dr H. van Zile Hyde, Professor M. Kacprzak, Dr W. Sigurdsson A. Karunaratne, Dr B. D. B. Layton, Dr A. Nabulsi, Dr T. Omura, Dr J. Adjei Schandorf 7.UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy 6
3.Standing Committee on Non -governmental Orga- WHO members: Professor G. A. Canaperia, Dr A. nizations 2 Nabulsi, Dr K. Suvarnakich, Dr S. Syman, Professor V. M. Zhdanov; Alternates: Dr A. C. Andriamasy, Dr V. V. Olguín, Dr L. Patiño Camargo, Dr J. Sha- Dr A. R. Farah, Dr L. Faucher, Dr L. Patiño Camargo, heen, Dr S. Sigurdsson, Professor V. M. Zhdanov Dr J. Adjei Schandorf
Annex 3
ACTION IN RESPECT OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON NARCOTIC DRUGS 7 [EB30/17 - 28 May 1962 ] REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL
The Seventh World Health Assembly, in resolution Drugs,8 he has forwarded to the Secretary- General WHA7.6, decided that the Director -General, upon of the United Nations : receipt of the appropriate expert advice, should take (1)as required by Article 1 of the Protocol of decisions as to the classification of substances under 19 November 1948 bringing under international certain international agreements, and that he should control drugs outside the scope of the Convention inform the Executive Board of all such decisions. of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and The Director - General accordingly has the honour Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, to inform the Board that, after having received advice See resolution EB30.R8. from the Expert Committee on Addiction -producing 5 See resolution EB28.R5 and the Statutes of the Foundation (Op: Rec. Wld Hith Org. 17, Annex 5; resolution WHA3.52; 1 See resolution EB30.R5. and Of: Rec. Wld Hlth Org. 63, Annex 1, section 1). a See resolution EB30.R6. e See resolution EB30.R7. 8 See resolutions WHA13.46 and EB26.R13.The members ' See resolution EB30.R2. of this committee, with the exception of the Chairman of the 8 In its twelfth report, section 1 (Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Board, hold office until the completion of the building project. Ser., 1962, 229). 18 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success (2) as required by Article 11 of the Convention of on 11 December 1946, nine notifications, concerning 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and the following drugs : Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as ( -) -3- hydroxy -N- propargylmorphinan amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success on metethoheptazine 1 11 December 1946, a notification concerning the drug metheptazine 1 nicocodine; 1 methadone -intermediate 1 (3)as required by Article 8 of the International moramide- intermediate 1 Opium Convention signed at Geneva on 19 February noracymethadol 1 1925 as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake oxpheneridine 1 Success on 11 December 1946 two notifications pethidine- intermediate -A 1 concerning pethidine -intermediate -B ;1 preparations containing the drug diphenoxylate.1
Annex 4
ACCOMMODATION FOR THE REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTH -EAST ASIA 2 [EB30/6 Rev.1 - 28 May 1962] PROGRESS REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR- GENERAL
Since the last report submitted by the Director - could take place some time between August and Sep- General on this subject 3 there has been a certain tember 1962, provided a solution is found to a new prob- delay in completion of the building, which originally lem resulting from a lack of authorization for sufficient was to have been occupied by the South -East Asia electrical power to operate the equipment installed Regional Office in April 1962. in the building.This matter is under negotiation with According to the latest information received from the representatives of the Government of India. the Government of India, the building is now expected Cultural contributions for the building from the to be ready by the end of June 1962.Judging from Member countries of the South -East Asia Region recent progress in construction, the Regional Director are now beginning to arrive, and it is hoped that all expects that the move of the Office to the new building will be in place when the building is inaugurated.
Annex 5
UNICEF /WHO JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY : REPORT ON THIRTEENTH SESSION 4 Held at WHO Headquarters, Geneva, 31 January - 1 February 1962 [JC13 /UNICEF -WHO /8 - 7 Feb. 1962] 1.Attendance The attendance at the session was as follows : UNICEF WHO Representatives: Professor R. Debré (Chairman) Dr A. Nabulsi Professor W. D. Germer Dr A. O. Abu Shamma Dr M. E. Bustamante Dr O. B. Alakija (Rapporteur) Mrs Z. Harman Dr J. D. Hourihane Dr K. Bain (Rapporteur) Dr S. Syman Alternates: Dr A. R. Farah Dr K. Suvarnakich
1 Proposed international non -proprietary name; for chemical formula, see Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1962, 229. 3 To the twenty- seventh session of the Board. 2 See resolution EB30.R13. 4 See resolution EB30.R14. ANNEX 5 19
Secretariat: UNICEF - Dr G. Sicault WHO - Dr M. G. Candau, Dr F. Grundy, Dr P.M. Kaul, Dr G. R. Garcin (Secretary), Dr H. Mahler, Dr W. Winnicka, Dr M. Giaquinto.
2.Opening of Session 6.2The Committee appreciates the basic aim of the national pilot area project as defined by WHO, In the absence of the Chairman of the twelfth session, namely to assist governments in the thirteenth session was opened by Dr M. G. Candau, Director -General of the World Health Organization, (a)developing locally applicable control methods, who invited the Committee to elect its Chairman. with a national tuberculosis programme in mind, by formulating the epidemiological objective of the national programme and by defining, testing and 3.Election of Chairman and Rapporteurs evaluating the field operations necessary for achiev- ProfessorR.DebréwaselectedChairman. ing such an objective; and Dr Katherine Bain (UNICEF) and Dr O. B. Alakija (b)training the necessary specialized and general (WHO) were elected Rapporteurs. health service personnel.
6.3The Committee therefore believes that UNICEF, 4.Adoption of the Agenda on a long -term basis, could usefully support the devel- The Committee adopted the following agenda : opment of comprehensive national tuberculosis con- trol programmes along the lines recommended by (a)Approval of minutes of twelfth session; WHO: (b) A review of the progress made and future trendsfor UNICEF /WHO- assistedtuberculosis (a)The highest priority should be given to reduc- control activities; ing the spread of tuberculosis through domiciliary (c)The present status of filarial infections and their and ambulatory chemotherapy of the infectious control; cases, and to increasing the level of specific resist- ance in the community to unavoidable infection, (d)Programmes dealing with infants of low birth - through BCG vaccination. weight; (b)UNICEF aid would be given to two stages of a (e)Other business -under which the Committee developing national control programme: first to the agreed to discuss some aspects of: development by the national pilot area project of the relation of maternal and child health services control measures that can be operated effectively to other basic health services. as permanent public health measures with available technical and economic resources, and only there- 5.Approval of Minutes of Twelfth Session after, when these measures have proved effective, to their gradual extension to an increasing propor- The minutes of the twelfth session were approved. tion of the population, provided that this extension is continuously guided and assessed by the national 6.A Review of the Progress made and Future Trends pilot area project, that it is operated through the for UNICEF /WHO- assisted Tuberculosis Control existing public health services, and that it permits a Activities constant level of efficiency to be maintained, parti- cularly with respect to the regularity of drug -taking. 6.1The Committee considered in detail the two documents before it: " A review of the progress made The Committee shares the opinion of WHO that there and future trends in UNICEF /WHO- assisted tuber- is a considerable need for flexibility in determining culosis control activities " and " UNICEF assistance the form and extent of the assistance to be given to to tuberculosis control: Note by the Executive Director governments, since the technical and economic start- of UNICEF ".The Committee agrees that a wider ing points of national tuberculosis control programmes application of the present technical knowledge in vary widely. tuberculosis control is warranted in most of the countries where tuberculosis is a serious public health 6.4The Committee also believes that UNICEF, on a problem and endorsed the technical principles laid short -term basis, should continue to give assistance to down in the document presented by the WHO Secre- certainexisting WHO- approved controlactivities tariat as guiding lines for future UNICEF aid to pending their absorption by the expanding national tuberculosis control. control programmes as outlined above. Thus UNICEF 20 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION could usefully continue to support existing mass BCG considering campaigns, provided asatisfactorytechnical and (a)that the infection is often contracted early in operational performance is maintained, and to supply life, leading to high percentages of blindness, and drugs to tuberculous cases reliably diagnosed by (b)that measures for control of the disease are existingcase -findingfacilities,providedeffective available under certain local epidemiological condi- administration of such drugs for the necessary pro- tions, longed period of time can be ensured. agreed to recommend the participation of UNICEF 6.5The Committee stressed the importance of mak- in some WHO- assisted activities. ing full use of secondary chemoprophylaxis,1 for the The Committee recommended that UNICEF assist- protection of young children living in close contact ance should be given for selected surveys and pilot with infectious cases, as recommended by the WHO control projects.Such projects should aim at inves- Expert Committee on Tuberculosis. tigating the factors involved in the development and 6.6The Committee noted the advantages offered by application of control measures and /or defining the freeze -dried BCG vaccine under certain conditions locally effective, practical and economically applicable obtaining in many tropical and sub -tropical countries. methods where the vector ecology is known. In keeping with the position taken by WHO, the Committee recommended that UNICEF assistance 7.3Filariasis, Wuchereria and Brugia infections be confined to the provision of freeze -dried vaccine in selected areas where its use would have definite The Committee, recognizing the great socio- econo- technical and operational advantages.The Com- mic importance of filariasis, Wuchereria and Brugia mittee stressed that the change -over from liquid to infections, prevailing in very large tropical areas all freeze -dried vaccine in a country must be preceded over the world, and the fact that they are often con- by training of the vaccinators in the special techniques tracted during childhood, and considering also required for the reconstitution of dried vaccine.The (a)that presently available methods for mass Committee did not recommend that for the time treatment have proved to be efficient, if properly being UNICEF should give assistance in the establish- applied, in reducing infection and the clinical evo- ment of new production facilities for freeze -dried lution of the disease under certain epidemiological BCG vaccine. It added, however, that such assistance conditions prevailing in different areas of endemi- could be accepted in the future. city, and 6.7In recommending UNICEF assistancefor a (b)that satisfactory control measures are available wider application of specific control measures, the at least against some of the species of recognized Committee wishes to emphasize the importance of vector mosquitos, such socio- economic factors as nutrition, housing, etc., agreed to recommend that UNICEF consider a few in the achievement of the ultimate aim of eliminating concrete pilot projects of chemotherapy in represen- tuberculosis as a public health problem, and hopes that tative areas, supplemented where possible by vector UNICEF will consider possible measures aimed at control operations. improving these factors, and particularly nutrition.
7.The Present Status of Filarial Infections and Their S.Programmes dealing with Infants of Low Birth - Control weight 8.1 The Committee considered the document relat- 7.1Filarial infections and their control ing to programmes dealing with infants of low birth - The Committee considered the document entitled weight, which was presented by the representative " The present status of filarial infections and their of the Director -General of WHO, and the note pre- control ", which gives an account of the problem and sented by the Executive Director of UNICEF. the value of means of controlling the diseases. 8.2The WHO statement was prepared in response 7.2Onchocerciasis to the request by the UNICEF Executive Board, in The Committee,recognizingthegreat impor- September 1958, that WHO " develop criteria, which tance of onchocerciasis as a public health and socio- might be reviewed by the UNICEF /WHO Joint Com- economic problem inareasofendemicity,and mittee on Health Policy, of what constitutes a good programme in this field, and guide -lines to determine 1 i.e., the use of antituberculosis drugs in those who are under what conditions a countryisready fora infected, as demonstrated by a significant reaction to the tuber- culin test, but who have no pathognomonic signs or symptoms premature -care programme involvinghighlytech- of tuberculous disease. nical elements ". ANNEX 5 21
8.3The statement emphasized that a country is 9.Other Business ready for a programme of care for infants of low birth - 9.1 The relation of maternal and child health services weight when the basic needs of mothers and children to other basic health services have been fully met, and indicated what elements a programme should include at different levels of devel- The Committee considered the conference docu- opment of a country's health services.Preventive ment entitled " Relation of maternal and child health measures to reduce the number of infants born prema- services to other basic health services ". turely can be undertaken at all levels of development. After discussing the health needs of children in relation to their families and their community, the 8.4The Committee expressed its satisfaction with conclusions and recommendations contained in the paper went on to enumerate the component items of WHO document, and presented the following as its basic health services in a rural health unit as conceived by the Expert Committee on Public Health Adminis- final decisions : tration.' 8.4.1Before developing national and international The Committee agreed that, whilst the relationship plans for programmes of aid to low- weight infants, of maternal and child health services to other basic particular attention should be paid to strengthening health services varies greatly from one country to the basic health services for mothers and children. another, maternal and child health services are best 8.4.2Among the most important preventive meas- planned and operated as part of community health ures aimed at decreasing the incidence of infants services without sacrificing their individuality.The with low birth -weight are adequate nutrition of the Committee also recognized that, notwithstanding this pregnant woman and implementation of legislation fact, a maternal and child health programme can serve regulating hours and conditions of work. as a spearhead for the development of public health services. 8.4.3In view of the increasing attention paid by many countries to the problem of the high incidence The Committee noted that UNICEF was allocating and mortality of infants with low birth -weight, it is certain sums at present, which they intend to increase, suggested that the relevant joint programme activi- to meet requests from governments for developing ties of WHO and UNICEF be continued.They and improving their basic health services. UNICEF should, however, be adapted to the particular needs requestedthenecessarytechnicalguidance from and resources of the country requesting assistance WHO for the planning and development of such ser- in this field. vices, especially in the newly developed countries, on a scale corresponding to the now existing needs. 8.4.4Within a successfully functioning general maternal and child health programme, assistance The Committee noted that WHO had given highest to special care for infants of low birth -weight would, priorityto such technical guidance, was already as recommended by WHO, give first attention to giving such advice increasingly to individual countries " the larger newborn " with the best prospects of requesting WHO assistance in the field of public health health development. administration, and was at present further strengthen- ing its advisory activities by the appointment wherever 8.4.5The training of personnel at all levels is of possible of area and country representatives and public primary importance to adequate infant care in health advisers to individual countries or groups of general and the care of low- weight infants in particu- countries. lar.The assistance given to the relevant training programmes by WHO and UNICEF should there- The Committee noted that WHO was at present fore be continued and expanded. engaged in developing some specific broad guiding principles for the development of basic health ser- 8.4.6UNICEF assistance in providing grants and vices which could be applied to developing countries, stipends for training of personnel would be most taking into account a variety of technical considera- valuable. The equipment and supplies given should tions which vary widely from one country to another. be simple, easily replaceable, and conform to the requirements of the proposed programme Finally, the Committee was also pleased to note that WHO would continue to take active steps through 8.4.7Assistance would be given only to a teaching surveys, expert committees and other means to collate hospitalundertakingundergraduateandpost- available information and opinion as a basis for for- graduate teachingof physicians, with awell - mulating policy relevant to the problems of the scope developed paediatrics or obstetrics department, in and organization of basic health services. a programme of specialized care requiring highly trained personnel and elaborate equipment. 1 Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1954, 83, 4. 22 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
Annex 6
HEADQUARTERS ACCOMMODATION 1
1. REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE : THIRD SESSION [EB30/13 - 28 May 1962]
1.The Standing Committee of the Executive Board, held with the City and Canton of Geneva with a view which was established under resolution EB26.R13, to constructing at joint expense a piping system for held its third session on 23 January 1962. pumping and discharging the water used for this 2.The following members were present: Professor purpose. E. J. Y. Aujaleu (Chairman), Dr J. D. Hourihane, Dr L. Molitor, and Dr A. O. Abu Shamma, Chairman Submission of Tendersfor the Second and Third of the Executive Board, ex officio. Sections of the Work 3.4The second section of the work will include, Progress of the Work amongst other things, the metal cladding and ceilings, 3.The Committee noted the report submitted by the movable partitions, the light fittings, the builder's the Director -General to the Executive Board2 on the hardware, and the joinery for doors and door -frames. progress of the work, together with further explanation It is envisaged that invitations to tender for this work given orally by the Director- General's representative. will be issued during the summer of 1962.Invitations to submit tenders for the third section of the work, Tenders for the First Section of the Work which will include floor- and wall- coverings, painting, fixed furnishings and special fittings, will not be issued 3.1 Invitations for tenders for the first section of the before the beginning of 1963. The inviting of tenders work were sent to eighty -eight firms in ten countries. and award of contracts will also be made in accord- Following the withdrawal of some firms, only seventy - ance with the procedure laid down by the Standing eight firms from ten countries were still competing Committee.3 for tenders on 22 January 1962. Appendix 1 gives the number of these firms in each country, indicating the work for which they have stated they are ready to Gifts from Governments submit tenders. After having heard the statement from 4.The Standing Committee approved the text of the the Director -General's representative, the Committee letter which the Director- General is preparing to send noted that the terms which had been followed for to Member governments, drawing their attention to inviting these tenders were in accordance with the resolution WHA13.46 of the Thirteenth World Health procedure laid down by the Standing Committee at Assembly asking them to assist in equipping WHO its first session, on 2 November 1960.3 headquarters by voluntary contributionsincash or kind. A list of gifts which might be suitable for Access Roads the new building (to be attached to the letter in 3.2The Committee noted with appreciation that question) was discussed, as some members of the the work of building an access road to the site on Committee had wondered whether it was not too which the headquarters building isto be erected restrictive. After having heard the explanations given was in fact begun by the Canton of Geneva on 12 Janu- by the Director- General's representative, the Com- ary 1962.The road should therefore be ready for mittee adopted the list as established by the Secretariat. use by the time work on the building site begins. The text of the letter and list appears in Appendix 2.
Cooling of Water for Air- Conditioning Date of the Next Meeting 3.3The condensers in the central cooling plant that 5.The Standing Committee will hold its next session, will form part of the air -conditioning system will be in principle, during the Fifteenth World Health Assem- cooled by water coming directly from the lake, since bly.However, should it be necessary to implement the consulting engineers were of the opinion that this the provisions of Article 18 of the " Procedure for the method of cooling would be more economical than Inviting of Tenders and the Award of Contracts ",3 cooling by means of towers.Discussions are being the members of the Committee would be consulted or convened by the Director -General. 1 See resolution EB30.R21. 2 At its twenty -ninth session (Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org.115,107). 3 Off Rec. Wld Hlth Org. 106, 47. ANNEX 6 23
Appendix 1
TENDERS FOR THE FIRST SECTION OF THE WORK
Number of firms Lots Number of firms Lots Country submitting for which Country submitting for which tenders tendering tenders tendering
Belgium 1 G Poland 1 G- A -P -C -E
Spain 1 G- A -P -C -E France 13 G 1 A -E Switzerland 6 G 2 A 3 A 4 P 5 P 1 C 7 C 4 E 7 E
United Kingdom of Great Bri-
Germany, Federal Republic of . 1 G- A -P -C -E tain and Northern Ireland. 1 C 1 G 1 P 1 P 1 C United States of America . 1 G 1 E 1 C
Yugoslavia 1 G- A -P -C -E Italy 2 G- A -P -C -E 3 G 1 A 1 P
3 C Total number of firms . . . . 78 1 C -P
1 E Total number of countries . . 10
G.Earthwork, conduits, drains, foundations, concrete framework, masonry, surfacings. A.Passenger -, goods -, and document -lifts. P. Sanitary installations (plumbing). C.Heating, ventilation and air- conditioning installations. E.Electrical and telephone installations.
Appendix 2
GIFTS FROM GOVERNMENTS
Circular Letter from the Director -General of WHO to the governments, foundations, individuals and others ", and that Governments of Member States the Executive Board, by its resolution EB26.R36, has delegated to the Standing Committee on Headquarters Accommodation When the Thirteenth World Health Assembly, by resolu- authority to accept on behalf of the Board gifts in kind, and tion WHA13.46, authorized the construction of a building for to the Chairman of the Board the authority to accept cash con- the headquarters of the Organization, it also called the attention tributions. of Member States " to the possibility of furthering the provision Up to the present time, the appeal for voluntary contributions of suitable headquarters accommodation for WHO ... by volun- to the Building Fund has met with one response only -from the tary contributions to the Building Fund and by gifts of furnish- Government of Ghana, which has contributed 1000 Ghanaian ings, decorations and equipment which the Director- General pounds (US $2800).Contributions of this nature would of indicates to be needed ... ". course be welcome. You will recollect that the World Health Assembly, by its With regard to the gifts in kind mentioned in the Assembly's resolution WHAl2.12, has authorized the Executive Board resolution, I feel that the moment has come to bring to the " to accept, for the headquarters building, on behalf of the notice of governments the appeal which the Assembly made to World Health Assembly, in conformity with Article 57 of the them, and at the same time to indicate some of the ways in which Constitution, voluntary contributions, gifts and bequests from they could respond to this appeal. 24 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
Invitations to submit tenders for the first part of the con- ANNEX struction works, comprising the concrete structure and the main installations (heating and air -conditioning, electricity, telephones, List of Contributions in Kind which would be Acceptable sanitary installations, lifts) were issued at the end of October 1.Materials 1961, and itis hoped that work will begin in the spring Marble for the facing of walls, for floors, etc. of 1962. Special woods for the facing of walls or for the manufacture One of my concerns in connexion with the gifts in kind is to of built -in furniture in certain parts of the building, ensure that it will be possible to integrate them effectively into such as meeting rooms, halls, etc. the building, and in a way that will preserve the overall archi- 2.Built -in furniture and carpets tectural harmony. This desire is shared by the Standing Commit- Executive Board room tee on Headquarters Accommodation, which discussed this Committee rooms question during its second session, and I am sure that your Library reading rooms Government will also appreciate the importance of this point. Moreover, in resolution EB26.R36, which appears on page 17 3.Furniture and carpets of Official Records No. 106, the Executive Board stipulated that Offices of the Chairman of the Executive Board, of the one of the conditions for the acceptance of a gift should be that Director- General, of the Deputy Director -General, and it would not entail for the Organization undue additional expen- of the Assistant Directors -General, etc. diture in its utilization. 4.Works of art As mentioned in my report to the Executive Board in 1960, Frescos, tapestries, pictures, statues, etc. I shall not be in a position to provide governments with precise 5.Equipment information concerning acceptable contributions to the building Light fittings until the architect has presented his proposals for the fitting -out, Film projection appliances, fixed or mobile decorating and furnishing of meeting rooms, halls, etc. However, Special equipment for: the attached list has been prepared in consultation with the Staff medical service architect, and approved by the Standing Committee on Head- Radio studio quarters Accommodation, without awaiting thesedetailed Simultaneous interpretation proposals.It indicates some of the materials, furnishings and Restaurant equipment which, on the basis of the above -mentioned criteria, Special shelves for storing books and documents would be acceptable as gifts. Machines for the reproduction and assembly of documents If your Government should contemplate making a contribu- Appliances for maintenance workshops (mechanical work- tion of this kind, I should be obliged if you would let me know, shop, etc.) so that in due course I may send more precise details. Etc.
2.REPORT OF THE STANDINGCOMMITTEE: FOURTH SESSION [EB30/14 - 28 May 19621 1. The Standing Committee on Headquarters Accom- 3.2At the time of Mr Tschumi's death, the building modation, established by the Executive Board under plans were very advanced, to the extent that invitations resolution EB26.R13, held its fourth session in Paris, to tender had already been issued for the main building on 3 March 1962. work. It had been announced that the tenders would 2.The following members were present :Professor be opened on 5 February 1962. In these circumstances E. J. Y. Aujaleu (Chairman) and Mr T. J. Brady WHO had no reasonable alternative but to continue (alternate to Dr J. D. Hourihane). the work of constructing the building as designed by Dr L. Molitor, who was prevented by illness from Mr Tschumi. attending, the meeting, informed the Chairman of his 3.3The timetable of work was based on certain opinion in the course of a long telephone conversation, contractual time -limits.Thus the tenders opened in after having been given all the relevant information public included an option period of sixty days, expir- by the Director -General's representative. ing on 4 April 1962.Unless all these tenders were Dr A. O. Abu Shamma, Chairman of the Executive to be cancelled, therefore, it was essential that the Board and ex officio member of the Standing Com- offers received, after being handed over on 5 February mittee, was prevented from attending by his profes- to the consulting engineers for their consideration, sional duties. should be passed on by them to the architect, with 3.The Standing Committee noted the following their recommendations, on about 5 March, which was circumstances which had made it necessary to call a leaving a period of only thirty days for the examination meeting at very short notice: of the tenders by the architect, the submission of his 3.1 Following the death on 25 January 1962 of recommendations, their consideration by the Contracts Mr Jean Tschumi, author of the project and plans Committee (and if need be by the Standing Com- for the headquarters building, the Director -General mittee on Headquarters Accommodation) and, finally, had informed the Executive Board of his intention to the discussion and conclusion of contracts with the carry forward without any delay the preparations for firms whose tenders were accepted.Since this period beginning construction of the building in spring 1962. was very short, the Standing Committee recognized ANNEX 6 25 that it was desirable to appoint the responsible archi- 6.4Since the bulk of what remained to be done was tect as soon as possible, since without his participation the actual execution of the work on the site, it was all this procedure would be brought to a standstill. imperative that the architect responsible for the com- 4.Several possibilities were open as regards alloca- pletion of the project should be able to supervise the tion of architectural responsibility for the work. work on the spot at any time, which meant that he 4.1The Organization could consider carrying out the must live not far from Geneva. project with its own resources, by setting up its own 6.5Finally, the complexity of the problems of all architectural office with a salaried staff. kinds that might arise from the selection of foreign 4.2The completion of the project could be entrusted firms which would have to work on Swiss soil and to the appropriate departments of the Canton of conform to local regulations made it desirable that the Geneva, which had already supervised the construction architect to be appointed should have a thorough of several administrative buildings for international knowledge of Swiss laws, regulations and custom. organizations. 7. For these various reasons, the Director -General 4.3Since Mr Tschumi's contract had ended with his favoured the selection of Mr Pierre Bonnard, a Lau- death, a similar contract could be signed with another sanne architect, who had also been suggested by architect who would assume full responsibility for the Mr Tschumi's heirs and assigns as being highly quali- project. fied to continue the late architect's work, by reason of 5.The Committee decided unanimously that, in the his association with Mr Tschumi over a period of interests of the Organization, the last solution was to four years in constructing an important administra- be preferred. tive building in Lausanne. Mr Tschumi's main asso- 6.The Committee nevertheless recognized that the ciates had, for their part, agreed unreservedly to selection of a new architect was limited by certain continue with Mr Bonnard the work with which they practical considerations. had been associated from the beginning. Finally, infor- mation obtained from the most authoritative sources 6.1 The decision having been taken to carry out the Tschumi project, the architect to whom that task was confirmed that Mr Pierre Bonnard was beyond any entrusted would have to undertake to respect the doubt well qualified to assume architectural respon- character of the project and to assume the legal and sibility for the project and to direct its execution. contractual liabilities implicit in the construction of a 8.It became apparent from preliminary interviews building on the basis of a third party's plans and stu- between Mr Pierre Bonnard and representatives of the dies. He would also have to obtain the co- operation Director -General that Mr Bonnard was ready to of Mr Tschumi's former assistants in order to guaran- assume the necessary responsibilities and to sign a tee the continuity of the work. contract which would guarantee to the Organization 6.2Since the new architect's task would be to put that the work would be continued without any increase into effect a project prepared by another man, he in the total of fees stipulated in the contract with should above all be an architect with practical talents Mr Tschumi. for the carrying out of the work. In the present situa- 9. Having taken note of these various factors, the tion this was much more important than the gift of Standing Committee unreservedly approved the ap- creative imagination. pointment of Mr Pierre Bonnard to take over the 6.3Since the copyright of the studies and plans pre- direction of the planning and constructional work pared by Mr Tschumi remained vested in his heirs and connected with the headquarters building, in accord- assigns, agreement would have to be reached between ance with the project and plans drawn up by Mr those heirs and assigns, the new architect and the Tschumi, on the understanding that, if the Director - World Health Organization, in order to guarantee the General should consider it necessary, he might call rights of inheritance, while allowing the Organization in one or more consultants to advise the responsible to make without any extra charges unrestricted use yeKarchitect in order to solve any exceptional architectural of the studies and plans, and to entrust to the new¡problems that might arise during the construction of architect appointed the task of carrying them out. the building.
3.REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE: FIFTH SESSION [EB30/15 - 28 May 1962] 1. The Standing Committee on Headquarters Accom- 2.The following members were present: Professor modation, set up under resolution EB26.R13, held E. J. Y. Aujaleu (Chairman), Mr T. J. Brady (alternate its fifth session on Monday, 26 March 1962. to Dr J. D. Hourihane) and Dr L. Molitor. 26 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION
Dr A. O. Abu Shamma, Chairman of the Executive Award of Contract for the Main Building Work Board and ex officio member of the Standing Com- 6.The Committee noted that the Contracts Com- mittee, was prevented from attending by official duties. mittee, appointed by the Director -General in accord- ance with paragraph 11 of the Procedure for the Invit- Report on the Fourth Session ing of Tenders and the Award of Contracts,' had 3.The Committee approved the draft report on its recommended to the Director -General the award of fourth session. the contract for the main building work to the Com- pagnie française d'Entreprises, 31 -37 Bd de Mont- Architect's Contract morency, Paris 16e, which had submitted the lowest tender. 4.The Committee noted the explanations given to it by the Director -General's representative regarding Award of Contracts for the Supply and Installation of the procedure suggested for settling the legal position the Passenger Lifts, Goods Lifts and Document Lifts between WHO and the heirs and assigns of Mr Jean Tschumi arising from Mr Tschumi's death, and for 7.Having heard the explanations given by the archi- commissioning Mr Pierre Bonnard to continue the tect and the Director -General's representative, the work undertaken by Mr Jean Tschumi and entrusting Committee expressed its regret that only two firms had him with responsibility for the work as a whole. submitted tenders for this section of the work, in spite The Committee approved the text of (a) a tripar- of the fact that several other firms of world reputation tite agreement between the Organization, the heirs had been consulted and had sent in their names and assigns of Mr Tschumi, and the architect, Mr Pierre when tenders had been invited.It appeared that no Bonnard; (b) the contract to govern the relations of useful purpose would be served by re- advertising for WHO with the architect, Mr Bonnard; and (c) the fresh tenders. The members of the Committee never- letter that the Director -General will send to the archi- theless wish to draw attention to the excessive differ- tect informing him of the name of his (the Director - ence between the lowest offer and the estimate, which General's) representative during the performance of the they consider to be due to the fact that there was contract, and authorizing the architect in exceptional insufficient competition.The Committee noted that cases to incur expenditure than Sw. fr. the Committee had recommended to the Director -General that he award the contract for the Tenders Submitted for the First Part of the Work supply and installation of the lifts to Schindler S.A., which submitted the lowest acceptable tender. 5.The Standing Committee heard a general report presented by the Director -General's representative on the opening of the tenders put in for the first part Award of Contract for Electrical and Telephone Instal- the work. The opening was carried out in public, on lations 5 February 1962.The following tenders were sub- 8.The Standing Committee noted that the Contracts mitted: Committee had recommended the award of contracts for this work to the following firms: for the general contracting work : one firm strong- currentinstallationsandcable -runs -to for the main building work:eleven firms Saunier -Duval and Clemançon, Paris; for the lifts : two firms (two addi- weak -current installations and telephones -to Télé- tional firms submit- phonie S.A., Geneva; ted tenders for the the generating set -to Siemens -Schuckertwerke A.G., document lifts only) Erlangen. for the sanitary installations :one firm for the heating and air - In this connexion, the Standing Committee approved conditioning : five firms the interpretation suggested by the Contracts Com- for electrical and telephone mittee, by which the lowest acceptable tender could be installations : nine firms made up by adding together partial tenders from dif- ferent firms, under article 1.18.2 of the General Condi- This made a total of thirty -one tenders, from five tions of Contract, which stipulates that " the Organi- different countries. The Committee noted with satis- zation. .. reservesthe right to award several partial faction that, except for the lifts and the sanitary in- tenders in the same trade ".This is precisely the case stallations, the number and amount of the tenders in regard to the electricity and telephone installations, received for this part of the work demonstrated that since the total amount of the contracts awarded to the there was real competition between the various firms consulted. 1 Off Rec. Wld Hlth Org. 106, 47. ANNEX 6 27 three above -mentioned firms was lower than the total Submission of Tenders for Sanitary Installations amount of the tender from the lowest tenderer for the 10.The Committee noted that the total of the only work as a whole, namely Baroli S.A., Rome. tender for this part of the work that fulfilled the condi- tions for acceptance was manifestly too high, and that Award of Contract for Heating, Ventilation and Air - the Director -General had therefore decided to issue Conditioning a new invitation to tender. 9. The Committee was given detailed information on the tenders by the architect and the consulting engineer, Mr Robert Panero.Having checked and Gifts from Governments adjusted the various tenders, the consulting engineers 11.Having heard the report from the Director - found themselves unable to recommend the accept- General's representative on the replies received from ance of the lowest tender, since the firm concerned governments to the circular letter asking for gifts had insufficient experience to undertake an installa- for the building, the Committee considered that it tion of the magnitude involved in this project. More- would be necessary to find out at the earliest oppor- over, the firm had written to the Organization on tunity the architect's intentions in regard to style and 22 March 1962, stating as follows : " While maintaining the general characteristics he has in mind for the our submission of tender, as we are bound to do under decoration, so that gifts sent by governments may the regulations governing the matter, we should be be in keeping with the building as a whole. The Com- much obliged if you would award the contract for mitteefurthermoreconsideredthepossibilityof the installation concerned to another firm. " consulting an artistic committee, which would help The lowest acceptable offer was that from Kerby the Committee in making decisions for guiding donors Saunders. In these circumstances, the consulting in the choice of their gifts and in making a selection engineers recommended that the contract for the work among the gifts offered. be awarded to that firm and its European associates, Marelli of Milan, subject to certain detailed conditions outlined by the engineers. Laying of the Foundation Stone The Committee noted these recommendations and, bearing in mind that Kerby Saunders of New York 12.The Committee noted that earth -moving work and Marelli of Milan had submitted the lowest should begin in the second half of April, so that the acceptable tender, approved the award of the contract ceremony of laying the foundation stone could take for the heating, ventilation and air -conditioning in- place in May, during the Assembly. stallations to these two associated firms -to be seve- rally and jointly responsible -on condition that the Date of the Next Meeting two firms give in advance any guarantees which the consulting engineers, the architect and the Director - 13.The Committee decided to meet for a short session General may consider necessary to protect the interests at the beginning of the Fifteenth World Health Assem- of the Organization. bly.
4.REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE: SIXTH SESSION [EB30/16 - 28 May 1962]
1. The Standing Committee on Headquarters Accom- General Report modation, set up under resolution EB26.R13, held 4.The Committee noted that the agreement with the its sixth session in Geneva, on Friday, 18 May 1962. heirs and assigns of the late Mr Jean Tschumi, and 2.The following members were present: Dr L. Moli- the contract with the architect, Mr Pierre Bonnard, tor, Mr T. J. Brady (alternate to Dr J. D. Hourihane) the drafts of which had been examined at its fifth and Dr A. O. Abu Shamma, Chairman of the Executive session, had been signed on 6 April 1962. Board, ex officio. 4.1 The Committee was informed that the contracts In the unavoidable absence of Professor Aujaleu, with the firms whose names had been communicated Dr Molitor was elected Chairman for this session. to it had either been signed or were on the point of being signed, there having been no change of substance Report on the Fifth Session in the conditions as submitted to the Committee. 3.The Committee approved the report on its fifth 4.2The Committee noted that the Compagnie fran- session. çaise d'Entreprises, the contractor for the main build- 28 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION ing work, had been somewhat behind schedule in its of the summer. The work would mainly consist of work, which should have started on 1 May 1962. the metal cladding and glasswork, ceilings, etc. It was to be understood, however, that the delay in beginning the work did not affect the contractual 4.5The Committee noted the final totals of the con- obligations of the firm, and that the time -limit for tracts awarded for the first part of the work, and asked completion of the work would still run from 1 May the Director - General to submit to it at its next session a report on the financial situation, so that it would be 1962.The Committee learned with satisfaction that the first blow of the pick had been struck on Friday, in a position itself to submit a report to the Executive 18 May, and that the foundation stone would be laid Board at its thirty -first session, in January 1963. on 24 May 1962, by the President of the Fifteenth 4.6The Committee was informed that a number of World Health Assembly. countries had already indicated their intention of 4.3Inregardtothesanitaryinstallations,the making contributions, through gifts in cash or in kind, Director -General's representative informed the Com- to the building of the new headquarters. mittee that tenders had been invited for the second time, and that when thetenders submitted were opened the lowest tender on this occasion was sub- Date of the Next Meeting stantially lower than thesingle tender originally received.The contract had not yet been awarded, 5.The Committee left it to the discretion of the since the tenders were still being studied by the con- Director -General to suggest a date for its next session, sulting engineers. which could take place at some time after September, 4.4The Committee noted that it is planned to call unless unforeseen circumstances made it necessary for tenders for the second part of the work in the course to hold a meeting before that date.
Annex 7
DECENTRALIZATION OF UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES 1 [EB30/19 - 28 May 1962] REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL The Executive Board, inresolution EB29.R45, convened conferencesonstatistics. The World entitled " Decentralization of United Nations acti- Health Organization has collaborated in all these acti- vities:General Assembly resolution1709 (XVI) ", vities as appropriate. requested the Director -General to study co- ordination with the regional economic commissions, and " to report on the results of his study to the Executive Work of the Regional Economic Commissions in the Board at its thirtieth session, together with his recom- Social Field mendations ". The majority of the social programmes of the regional economic commissions are carried out through Work of the Regional Economic Commissions in the concerted action in which WHO has a considerable Economic Field part. The Economic Commissions of the United Nations Community Development. ECAFE and ECA for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE), for Europe have been particularly active in this field.They (ECE), for Latin America (ECLA), and for Africa have carried out research and sponsored regional (ECA) are concerned principally with technical co- meetings and conferences; social affairs staff attached operation in matters of trade and industry. However, to the secretariat of these commissions have taken they have also given attention to questions of housing part in country projects, to which WHO has given standards, water resources, water standards and pol- assistance. lution- sponsoring, for example, international assist- ance to the Mekong River project, and to the Volta Housing.The establishment of concerted action River project.Periodically, thecommissions have in this field in 1960 will tend to increase the col- laboration which WHO has already established with 1 See resolution EB30.R23. the regional economic commissions. ANNEX 7 29
Urbanization.The WHO Regional Office for zations substantially contributing to the activities of the Europe is collaborating with ECE on studies of Institute ", to advise on the activities of the Institute urban development, which are also relevant to the and on co- ordination.This proposal, already dis- housing programme. WHO took part in studies of cussed in the ACC, would link the specialized agencies urbanization problems in Latin America with which directly with the work of the Institute. ECLA was associated in 1958, in similar studies ECA and ECAFE decided at their recent sessions conducted in Africa in the same year, and in the to set up institutes patterned on that of ECLA, and United Nations conference on urbanization spon- invited the interested specialized agencies to be repre- sored by ECAFE in its region. Since 1960, ECA has sented at the meetings that will determine their struc- increased its activities in this field, in association ture and programmes. WHO will be represented at the with WHO and other interested specialized agencies. ECA meeting of experts on the establishment of an Education and Training. WHO participated in African Institute for Economic Development and the Conference of African States on the Develop- Planning (Dakar, .11 -15 June 1962) and has expressed ment of Education in Africa, sponsored jointly by interestinco- operatingwiththe ECAFEsub- ECA and UNESCO, and held in Addis Ababa in committee on the establishment of the Asian Institute May 1961.A series of meetings sponsored by for Economic Development. ECLA and UNESCO on the place of education in economic development (1959 -1961) led to arrange- ments for extending the integrated programme of Co- ordination of WHO Activities with the Regional education and training in Latin America, and WHO Economic Commissions is participating in the regional conferences on edu- WHO is already collaborating with the regional cation and training in Latin America being convened economic commissions in the various fields in which by UNESCO and ECLA in association with the common action is indicated -e.g. community develop- Organization of American States. ment, housing, urbanization, water resources -both Industrialization.Thegreatlyexpandedpro- through the ACC machinery set up for the purpose gramme of the United Nations for industrial devel- of concerted action, and through ad hoc arrangements, opment includes activities on its social aspects, in e.g. participation in missions, etc. which WHO is expected to take part. Recent developments within the field of economic and social planning at national level warrant, however, Work of the Regional Economic Commissions in Devel- an extension of WHO co- operation with the regional opment Planning economic commissions. The Executive Board and the World Health Assembly have repeatedly indicated the ECLA has established training programmes in de- need for relating planning in the field of health to velopment planning, and, since 1958, in conjunction general socio- economic planning. with the Organization of American States and the Regional economic commissions are being given an Inter -American Development Bank, has sent joint important role in overall national planning. Some of advisory groups to assist governments in formulating them have established planning institutes for training their development plans. WHO and other specialized staff in national planning, and WHO's participation agencies concerned have been associated as appropriate in these courses would help in creating in trainees with this work; and the Pan American Sanitary an awareness of the importance of health in economic Bureau /WHO Regional Office for the Americas, in development and enable health administrators to be co- operation with ECLA, has provided training in trained in national planning.The commissions are public administration for health officials, and train- also sending planning missions to countries to help ing in health for public administrators. them plan their overall programme for socio- economic A Latin American Institute for Economic and Social development.Experienced WHO health administra- Planning was established in Santiago de Chile early tors sent as members of such missions would ensure in 1962.The Pan American Sanitary Bureau /WHO that the health aspects of socio- economic planning Regional Office for the Americas was closely associated are taken into account. The Organization has parti- with its planning. It is directed by a governing council cipated in this way in missions organized by the composed of members appointed by eight Latin International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- American States, ECLA, the Inter -American Develop- ment. ment Bank, and the Organization of American States. The relationships between the regional economic At its ninth session in June 1962, ECLA's Committee commissions and WHO are determined by two inter- of the Whole will consider the establishment of a per- related needs: the need to develop national health ser- manent advisory committee representing ECLA, the vices at the various levels of community organization; Inter -American Development Bank and " other organi- and the need to attend to the health implications of 30 EXECUTIVE BOARD, THIRTIETH SESSION socio- economic development, e.g. health of workers in (ii)the participation of WHO in the orientation industries, air and water pollution, and health hazards of economic planners with regard to health and of arising from land reclamation and irrigation projects. public health administrators with regard to the Because of these considerations, it is imperative that methodology of socio- economic planning; the Organization follow closely both health aspects (iii)the assignment of staff to accompany plan- of the work of the regional economic commissions - ning missions to countries, so as to ensure that the seeking to foster the planning of health services con- health aspects of national planning are duly taken comitantly with the planning and development of care of; other sectors of national development, while attending (iv)ministers of health are being encouraged to to the health implications of development by taking create health planning units to work in close co- timely steps to safeguard the health of the communities operation with other health units and with national involved. central planning boards or their equivalents; The Organization is currently studying the following (v)it is also contemplated that WHO regional offi- methods of collaboration: ces, whenever feasible, should develop health plan- (i)the appointment of its own representatives to ning units consisting of a team that would follow up collaborate closely with the commissions at their matters and advise governments on national health headquarters; planning. INDEX TO RESOLUTIONS
Resolution No. Resolution No. Accommodation Office International d'Hygiène Publique, EB30.R8 headquarters Organizational studies progress report by Director -General, EB30.R22 education and training, needs of newly indepen- reports of Standing Committee, EB30.R21 dent and emerging countries, EB30.R18 Regional Office for South -East Asia, EB30.R13 planning and execution of projects, EB30.R19 Addiction -producing drugs, EB30.R2 Ad Hoc Committee of Eight established under resolution 851 (XXXII) of the Economic and Postage stamps, malaria eradication, EB30.R12 Social Council, EB30.R24 Programme and budget estimates, see Allotments Administration and Finance, Standing Committee, EB30.R20 issued; Appropriation Resolution membership, EB30.R5 Projects, planning and execution of (organizational Administrative Committee on Co- ordination, EB30.R24 study), EB30.R 19 Allotments issued as at 15 May 1962, EB30.R4 Appropriation Resolution for 1962, transfers bet- Regional economic commissions of the United ween sections, EB30.R3 Nations,collaborationwith, EB30.R23 Regional Office for South -East Asia, accommoda- Committee on Arrears of Contributions in respect tion, EB30.R13 of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique, EB30.R8 Seventeenth World Health Assembly, technical Decentralization of United Nations activities, EB30.R23 discussions, EB30.R16 Sixteenth World Health Assembly Economic and Social Council resolution date and place, EB30.R9 851 ( XXXII), EB30.R24 technical discussions, EB30.R17 Education and training, needs of newly indepen- South -East Asia, Regional Office, accommodation, EB30.R13 dent and emerging countries (organizational StandingCommittee onAdministrationand study), EB30.R18 Finance, EB30.R20 Executive Board membership, EB30.R5 organizational studies, EB30.R18 Standing Committee on Headquarters Accommo- EB30.R19 dation, reports, EB30.R21 thirty -first session, EB30.R20 Standing Committee on Non -governmental Orga- Expert advisory panels and committees, member- nizations, membership, EB30.R6 ship, EB30.R1 Expert committee meetings, report on, EB30.R15 Technical discussions Headquarters accommodation Seventeenth World Health Assembly, subject, EB30.R16 progress report by Director -General, EB30.R22 Sixteenth World Health Assembly, General reports of Standing Committee, EB30.R21 Chairman, EB30.R17 Health Assembly, see World Health Assembly Transfersbetweensectionsof Appropriation Health Promotion, Voluntary Fund, EB30.R10 Resolution for 1962, EB30.R3
Joint Committee on Health Policy, see UNICEF/ UNICEF /WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy WHO Joint Committee on Health Policy membership, EB30.R7 report on thirteenth session, EB30.R14 Malaria eradication United Nations, decentralization of activities, EB30.R23 postage stamps, EB30.R12 Special Account, EB30.R11 Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion, EB30.R10 Narcotic drugs, action in respect of international conventions, EB30.R2 World Health Assembly Newly independent and emerging countries, edu- date and place of Sixteenth, EB30.R9 cation and training (organizational study), EB30.R18 technical discussions Non -governmental Organizations, Standing Com- Seventeenth, EB30.R16 mittee, membership, EB30.R6 Sixteenth, EB30.R17
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