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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC FIFTY-SECOND SESSION Brunei Darussalam, 10-14 September 2001 REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE PLENARY MEETINGS Manila November 2001 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC FIFTY-SECOND SESSION Brunei Darussalam, 10-14 September 2001 REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE PLENARY MEETINGS Manila November 2001 PREFACE The fifty-second session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific was held in Brunei Darussalam, from 10 to 14 September 2001. Pehin Haji Abdul Aziz Umar (Brunei Darussalam) and Mrs Sandra S. Pierantozzi (Palau) were elected Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, respectively. Dr Eti Enosa (Samoa) and Dr Jean-Paul Grangeon (France) were the Rapporteurs. The Regional Committee met from 10 to 14 September. The Report of the Regional Committee is in Part I of this document, on pages 1-52, the summary records of the plenary meetings are in Part II, on pages 53-249. 11 CONTENTS page PART I - REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE ......................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ................................................................. 3 II. RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE .................................................................. 8 RESOLUTIONS WPRlRCS2.RI Proposed progranune budget 2002-2003 ......................... 8 WPRlRCS2.R2 Food safety ........................................................................ 8 WPRlRCS2.R3 Eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region ....................... 10 WPRlRCS2.R4 Traditional medicine ......................................................... 12 WPRlRCS2.RS Regional strategy for mental health .................................. 13 WPRlRC52.R6 Prevention and control of tobacco use .............................. 15 WPRlRC52.R7 Tuberculosis prevention and control ................................ 16 WPRlRC52.R8 Fifty-third and fifty-fourth sessions of the Regional Conunittee ................................................... 18 WPRlRC52.R9 Resolution of appreciation ............................................... .. 18 DECISIONS WPRlRC52(1) Jacques Parisot Foundation Fellowship Award 20 WPRlRC52(2) Membership of the Sub-Conunittee of the Regional Committee on Progranunes and Technical Cooperation ..................................................... 20 WPRlRC52 (3) Special Progranune of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Membership of the Policy and Coordination Conunittee ........................................................................ 20 WPRlRCS2(4) Special Progranune for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Membership of the Joint Coordinating Board ......................................................... .. 21 iii page ANNEXES: 1. AGENDA .............................................................................................................. 23 2. LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES .......................................................................... 27 3. LIST OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE REPRESENTATIVES MADE STATEMENTS TO THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE AND SUBMITTED STATEMENTS FOR CIRCULATION TO MEMBERS ......................................................................... 51 PART II - SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE PLENARY MEETINGS ..................... 53 SUMMARY RECORD OF THE FIRST MEETING ......................................................... 57 1. Opening ceremony ................................................................................................ 59 2. Opening of the session .......................................................................................... 60 3. Introductory remarks by the Regional Director .................................................... 60 4. Address by the retiring Chairperson ..................................................................... 61 5. Election of new officers: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteurs ........ 61 6. Adoption of the agenda ......................................................................................... 62 7. Report of the Regional Director ........................................................................... 62 SUMMARY RECORD OF THE SECOND MEETING .................................................... 93 1. Address by the incoming Chairperson ................................................................. .. 94 2. Address by the Director-General .......................................................................... 94 3. Proposed programme budget: 2002-2003 .......................................................... .. 97 SUMMARY RECORD OF THE THIRD MEETING ........................................................ 121 1. Programme Budget 2000-2001: budget perfonnance (interim report) ............... .. 122 2. Food safety ............................................................................................................ 125 3. Eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region .......................................................... .. 136 SUMMARY RECORD OF THE FOURTH MEETING .................................................... 147 1. Expression of sympathy in connection with the recent tragedy in the United States of America ............................................................................... .. 148 2. Eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region (continued) ......................................... 148 3. Traditional medicine ............................................................................................. 151 IV 4. Consideration of draft resolutions ....................................................................... .. 164 4.1 Proposed programme budget: 2002-2003 .............................................. .. 164 4.2 Food safety .............................................................................................. .. 165 5. Open learning ........................................................................................................ 167 SUMMARY RECORD OF TIlE FIFTH MEETING ......................................................... 171 l. Special session on mental health .......................................................................... 172 1.1 Panel discussion ...................................................................................... .. 172 1.2 Ministerial round table ............................................................................ 172 SUMMARY RECORD OF TIlE srxTIl MEETING ........................................................ 191 l. Special session on mental health (continued) ........................................................ .. 192 1.1 Ministerial round table (summary by moderator) .................................... 192 1.2 Regional strategy for mental health ........................................................ .. 193 2. Open learning (continued) .................................................................................... 194 3. Prevention and control of tobacco use .................................................................. 198 4. Consideration of draft resolutions ........................................................................ 206 4.1 Eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region .............................................. 206 4.2 Traditional medicine ............................................................................... .. 207 5. Prevention and control of tobacco use (continued) .............................................. 210 6. Prevention and control of tuberculosis ................................................................ .. 213 SUMMARY RECORD OF THE SEVENTH MEETING .................................................. 219 l. Prevention and control of tuberculosis (continued) .............................................. 220 2. Consideration of draft resolutions ........................................................................ 226 2.1 Regional strategy for mental health ........................................................ .. 226 2.2 Prevention and control of tobacco use .................................................... .. 228 3. Sexually transmitted infections, HIV infection and AIDS .................................. .. 230 4. Coordination of the work of the World Health Assembly, the Executive Board and the Regional Committee .................................................... .. 241 5. Consideration of draft resolution .......................................................................... 244 5.1 Prevention and control of tuberculosis .................................................... 244 v 6. Jacques Parisot Foundation Fellowship Award .................................................... 244 7. Membership of various committees ...................................................................... 246 7.1 Sub-Committee of the Regional Committee on Programmes and Technical Cooperation ................................................. 246 7.2 Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Membership of the Policy and Coordination Committee ........................ 246 7.3 Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Membership of the Joint Coordinating Board ................................................................................. 247 8. Time and place of the fifty-third and fifty-fourth sessions of the Regional Committee ......................................................................................