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
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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
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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 ...... 248
9. Closure of the session ...... 248
VI PART I
REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 1. INTRODUCfION AND SUMMARY
The fifty-second session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific was held in Brunei Darussalam from 10 to 14 September 2001. The session was attended by representatives of Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Cook Islands; Fiji; Hong Kong (China); Japan; Kiribati; the Lao People's Democratic Republic; Macao (China); Malaysia; the Republic of the Marshall Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; Mongolia; New Zealand; Niue; the Republic of Palau; Papua New Guinea; the Philippines; the Republic of Korea; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; and Viet Nam, and by representatives of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America as Member States responsible for areas in the Region.
Representatives of 21 nongovernmental organizations, the Chainnan of the WHO Executive Board and an observer from Canada also attended.
At the opening ceremony, the Acting Minister of Health of Brunei Darussalam, Pehin Haji Abdul Aziz Umar, welcomed the members of the Regional Committee and other guests. The Regional Director and the Director-General expressed their appreciation to His Majesty's Government of Brunei Darussalam for hosting the fifty-second session of the Regional Committee. On behalf of the Regional Committee, its Chairperson, Dr Viii ami Tangi, thanked His Majesty's Government of Brunei Darussalam and wished the incoming chairperson every success with the meeting (Annex 4).
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah thanked the Regional Director, the Director-General and the Chairperson of the Committee for their words of appreciation and welcomed the Committee to his country. He then declared open the fifty-second session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific.
At the first plenary meeting, the Committee elected the following officers:
Chairperson: Pehin Haji Abdul Aziz Umar (Brunei Darussalam) Vice-Chairperson: Mrs Sandra S. Pierantozzi (Palau) Rapporteurs in English: Dr Eti Enosa (Samoa) in French: Dr Jean-Paul Grangeon (France) 4 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
The Report of the Regional Director on the Work of WHO during the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 was then presented to the Committee. The Committee raised a number of concerns connected to the work of WHO as described in the report. These included: the potential for dengue epidemics; the threat posed by resistance to antimicrobial drugs, both in the Western Pacific and in neighbouring regions; the need to guard against complacency following certification of the Region's poliomyelitis-free status; the need to reflect levels of noncommunicable diseases and accidents in future reports; the importance of pursuing innovative health system reform, including coordination with nongovernmental organizations; and the pricing of essential drugs. Several representatives approved the renewed attention being paid by WHO to mental health.
At the second meeting, the Committee heard an address by the incoming Chairperson, Pehin Haji Abdul Aziz Vmar (Brunei Darussalam). This was followed by an address by the Director-General. The discussion that followed the Director-General's address was largely concerned with WHO's role in combating communicable diseases, in particular its role in GA VI. The Director-General, in her response, thanked countries of the Region for their support for surveillance, outbreak response and other elements of communicable disease control. She hoped that the Global AIDS and Health Fund would learn from the streamlined approach of GA VI.
The second meeting continued with a discussion of the proposed programme budget for 2002-2003. The Regional Director reminded the Committee that the budget had been presented to the Committee at its fifty-first session. He was now presenting the detailed proposed programme budget for 2002-2003 for the Western Pacific Region, which had been developed within a global framework, as detailed in the General Programme of Work for 2002-2005 and the global Programme budget for 2002-2003. He said that the budget had been based on results-based budgeting, but he acknowledged that establishing the country planning figures for the Western Pacific Region had been extremely challenging due to reductions in the regional budget.
In general, the Committee welcomed the new format of the budget, noting that it was clearly presented, that Member States had been actively involved in its preparation and that it had been prepared close to the implementation period (resolution WPRlRC52.Rl). Among the suggestions for further improvements were that the guidelines for budget preparation should be improved, that past performance should be included as an indicator of lessons learnt, and that financial information should be provided on programrnes within focuses. Several Member States expressed concern at their reduced allocation. REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 5
In his response, the Regional Director said that he found the new way of preparing the budget more logical and more result-oriented. He reminded the Committee that in 1998 and 1999, the Committee had adopted resolutions designed to make country allocations more objective. He said that, if required, he could provide information down to the level of the 35 areas of work used by Headquarters. The Director, Programme Management, explained that the guidelines for the managerial process were being revised and that WHO staff and their national counterparts would be trained in preparing and evaluating the budget.
The third meeting began with a discussion of the interim report on the programme budget for 2000-2001. The Committee was supportive of WHO's implementation of the budget although some concern was expressed at the implementation rate. The Director, Programme Management, said that he remained confident that the budget would be implemented in full before the end of the biennium.
The third meeting continued with the Committee's evaluation of the regional strategy for food safety. The Committee agreed that food safety was an important issue for both developed and developing countries and representatives were generally supportive of the regional strategy, while recommending some amendments (resolution WPRlRC52.R2). The Committee then discussed the eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region, a discussion that was concluded at the fourth meeting. The Committee's consideration of the subject was preceded by an explanation of the certification process by the Chairperson of the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication in the Western Pacific Region. While welcoming certification of poliomyelitis eradication as a great step forward in the battle against communicable diseases in the Region, the Committee urged Member States to guard against complacency, in particular by continuing surveillance and immunization coverage and achieving laboratory containment of wild poliovirus infectious and potentially infectious materials (resolution WPR/RC52.R3).
The fourth meeting began with a minute's silence in tribute to those who had lost their lives in the previous day's tragedy in the United States of America. After concluding its discussion on the eradication of poliomyelitis, the Committee turned its attention to traditional medicine. The regional strategy for traditional medicine was generally welcomed, although some divergence of views was noted, for example on the desirability of a 'traditional medicine day'. Among other matters, the Committee agreed that the regional strategy was a useful framework for national programmes and that there was a need to strengthen the evidence base for traditional medicine (resolution WPRlRC52.R4). 6 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
At its fourth meeting the Committee also discussed open learning, a discussion that was concluded at the sixth meeting. While recognizing the significant potential role of open learning, particularly for island nations, the Committee also acknowledged that there were significant technical and other constraints to implementing open learning strategies. The development of a regional strategy for open learning by the Regional Office was generally welcomed.
A special session on mental health was held during the fifth meeting and the early part of the sixth meeting. The fifth meeting began with a panel discussion and continued with a ministerial round table on the subject of mental health.
The special session on mental health was concluded at the sixth session with a summary of the round table by its moderator and a discussion on the regional strategy for mental health. The Committee endorsed the regional strategy, stressing the mental health needs of disaster victims and the importance of an assessment of the needs of the different countries and areas of the Region (resolution WPRlRC52.R5).
After concluding the discussion on open learning, the sixth meeting went on to discuss prevention and control of tobacco use. WHO's involvement in the preparations for the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was welcomed and the Committee urged Member States to participate fully in the FCTC negotiations. Several representatives expressed concern about the activities of the tobacco industry in the Region (resolution WPRlRC52.R6).
Tuberculosis prevention and control was examined by the Committee during its sixth and seventh meetings. The Committee was supportive of WHO's special project to Stop TB in the Western Pacific Region and to the expansion of directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) in the Region. However, several representatives expressed concern about growing levels of HN-tuberculosis co-infection, increases in multidrug resistant tuberculosis and the fact that the current detection rate was only 47% of estimated new smear-positive cases (resolution WPRlRC52.R7).
During the seventh meeting, the Committee also addressed sexually transmitted infections, HN infection and AIDS in the Region. Reductions in HN transmission in Cambodia were welcomed as indicating that sustained government commitment, coupled with effective strategies such as "100% condom use", could successfully reduce HNIAIDS. However, it was noted that numbers of AIDS cases were increasing in several countries, leading to increasing demands for AIDS care. Support was expressed for the Declaration of REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 7
Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, meeting in special session in June 2001.
The seventh meeting continued with a discussion of the coordination of the work of the World Health Assembly, the Executive Board and the Regional Committee. The Committee commented on regional implications of resolutions adopted by the Fifty-fourth World Health Assembly and the Executive Board at its 107th session on infant and young child nutrition, strengthening nursing and midwifery, the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People and health systems performance assessment.
With regard to the Jacques Parisot Foundation Fellowship award, the Committee agreed to forward the recommendations of the Western Pacific Advisory Committee on Health Research to the selection panel (decision WPRlRC52(I». The Committee also agreed to postpone appointing new members to the Sub-Committee of the Regional Committee on Programmes and Technical Cooperation until the Sub-Committee was required to perform a specific task (decision WPRlRC52(2». The Committee then selected new members for two committees. Viet Nam was nominated to serve on the Policy and Coordination Committee of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (decision WPRlRC52(3». Cambodia was nominated to serve on the Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (decisions WPRlRC52(4».
Regarding future sessions, the Regional Committee decided that the dates of the fifty-third session in Kyoto, Japan, should be from 16 to 22 September 2002 and that the fifty-fourth seSSlOn should be held in the regional headquarters in Manila (resolution WPRlRC52.RS). At the closure of the session the Regional Committee expressed its appreciation to His Majesty's Government of Brunei Darussalam for hosting the fifty-second session, the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, the Rapporteurs and Moderator of the ministerial round table, and thanked the representatives of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations for their written and oral presentations (wpRlRC52.R9). 8 REGIONAL COMMITIEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
II. RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE REGIONAL COMMITIEE
WPRlRC52.RI PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET: 2002-2003
The Regional Committee,
Having examined the proposed programme budget for the Western Pacific Region for the biennium 2002-2003 to be financed from the regular budget and other sources of funds; 1
Noting with appreciation the new format of the programme budget, in particular the inclusion of expected results and measurable indicators and encouraging further refinements of them in support of the programme of work;
Appreciating that the new budget cycle provides the opportunity to conduct detailed planning at country level nearer the time of implementation, and to address the goals, objectives and strategies of the 17 regional focuses;
1. THANKS the Regional Director for his comprehensive presentation on the current method of developing the programme budget and for taking into account the views and concerns expressed by the Regional Committee during its review of Part 2 of the proposed programme budget at its fifty-first session;
2. URGES Member States to work with WHO to make every effort to implement the programme budget;
3. REQUESTS the Regional Director to ensure that the Regional Committee's views and concerns as noted in the sununary record are fully taken into account in the implementation of the programme budget for 2002-2003.
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WPRlRCS2.R2 FOOD SAFETY
The Regional Committee,
Recalling resolution WHA53.15, which requested the Director-General to give greater emphasis to food safety;
Recalling also that food safety was one of the eleven priorities identified in the general programme of work, 2002-2005, approved by the Fifty-fourth World Health Assembly in resolution WHAS4.1;
Having considered the draft regional strategy for food safety;2
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Recognizing that foodborne illnesses associated with microbial pathogens, biotoxins and chemical contamination represent a serious threat to public health in the Region;
Further recognizing the need for improved surveillance systems to evaluate the burden of foodborne diseases;
Appreciating the importance of food safety policy, law and regulations and the standards, guidelines and other recommendations of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in protecting health, enhancing trade in safe food and providing economic benefits;
Further appreciating the value of integrating food safety policy with national policies addressing areas such as nutrition, food security, poverty alleviation, gender equity and healthy settings and environment;
Noting the need to strengthen risk-based food safety strategies to focus national efforts on preventing and controlling foodborne hazards;
Mindful of the significant role that food, animal husbandry, agriculture and aquaculture play in the development of antimicrobial resistance;
Aware of the need for primary producers, food manufacturers and processors and food service sector personnel to understand and appreciate their responsibility for food safety, and of the need for training in the safe production, processing, and handling of food;
Aware also of the role that schools and families play in improving food safety;
Taking into account the increasing concern of consumers and consumer representatives regarding the safety of the food supply;
1. ENDORSES the regional strategy for food safety, taking into account the views of Member States, including those noted in the summary record;
2. URGES Member States:
(1) to adopt the regional strategy for food safety as a framework for the development of national food safety programmes;
(2) to provide, through a coordinated multi sectoral approach, adequate resources to establish and strengthen national food safety programmes;
(3) to implement food safety programmes that are based on a sound scientific foundation;
(4) to strengthen their participation In the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission;
3. REQUESTS the Regional Director:
(1) to support Member States in capacity-building and in the implementation of national food safety programmes based on the regional strategy for food safety;
(2) to work with all key stakeholders, including Member States, international agencies, development banks, bilateral aid agencies, industry, consumer groups and other partners, in the field of food safety in the Region; 10 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFIY-SECOND SESSION
(3) to advocate the significance of food safety for public health, trade and economic development;
(4) to disseminate accurate food safety information, including information on genetically-modified food when it becomes available, to Member States in order to empower them to make decisions based upon scientific evidence;
(5) to share the regional strategy for food safety with WHO Headquarters in order to enhance consistency between regional and global strategies;
(6) to advocate the harmonization of food legislation in accord with the Codex Alimentarius, as a means of facilitating trade and protecting public health.
Fourth meeting, 12 September 2001 WPR/RC52/SR/4
WPR/RCS2.R3 ERADICAnON OF POLIOMYELITIS IN THE REGION
The Regional Committee,
Having considered the report of the Regional Director on the eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region; 1
Noting with great satisfaction that on 29 October 2000 the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication in the Western Pacific concluded that the transmission of indigenous wild poliovirus had been interrupted in all countries and areas of the Region and therefore the Region could be certified as poliomyelitis-free;
Acknowledging the achievements of Member States in providing high-quality documentary evidence of the absence of wild poliovirus transmission in each country and area of the Region;
Noting that substantial progress has been made to establish national laboratory inventories of wild poliovirus infectious and potentially infectious materials;
Noting further that the Regional Certification Commission will continue to function and to meet annually to review progress reports from all countries and areas on their maintenance of poliomyelitis-free status;
Acknowledging that, although much progress has been made globally, poliomyelitis is still endemic in neighbouring regions, and importation of wild poliovirus into the Western Pacific Region will remain a possibility until global eradication is achieved;
Concerned that a recent outbreak of poliomyelitis reported from the Dominican Republic and Haiti was caused by vaccine-derived polioviruses circulating in areas of very low immunization coverage;
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Appreciating the support of the international partners who have supported poliomyelitis eradication, particularly UNICEF, the governments of Australia, Japan, and the United States of America, Rotary International, and Rotary International District 2650 of Japan, and other nongovernmental organizations;
1. URGES Member States:
(1) to sustain the highest possible quality of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and virological surveillance both in order to rapidly detect and respond to importation of wild poliovirus from outside the Region and to fulfil the requirements of the Regional and Global Certification Commissions;
(2) to achieve and maintain high routine immunization coverage, supported by supplementary immunization in high-risk areas, at least until global certification is achieved, in order to protect against importation of wild polioviruses and vaccine-derived polioviruses;
(3) to achieve Phase I of laboratory containment of wild poliovirus infectious and potentially infectious materials by completing national inventories of laboratories which may hold such materials;
(4) to continue to implement poliomyelitis eradication activities until certification of global eradication is achieved;
2. REQUESTS the Regional Director to continue:
(1) to work closely with Member States to ensure that certification-level standards of AFP and virological surveillance are maintained, at least until global certification is achieved;
(2) to collaborate with Member States to ensure that high routine immunization coverage is achieved and sustained, and supplementary immunization activities are conducted in high- risk areas;
(3) to work with partner agencies and governments to ensure that external support is available to sustain high-quality surveillance and immunization, at least until global certification is achieved;
(4) to raise the issue of the feasibility of converting the existing network of national poliomyelitis reference laboratories to a network of national enterovirus laboratories at the next meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the Expanded Programme on Immunization and Poliomyelitis Eradication;
(5) to report to the Regional Committee on progress of poliomyelitis eradication activities, including laboratory containment of wild poliovirus infectious and potentially infectious materials, until global. eradication is achieved.
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WPRlRCS2.R4 TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
The Regional Committee,
Having considered the draft regional strategy for traditional medicine;l
Acknowledging that traditional medicine is widely used in most cOlmtries in the Region and that there has been a significant growth in interest in traditional medicine in recent years;
Acknowledging further the different forms of traditional medicine practised in the Region and the varying levels of development of traditional medicine and differences in national health care systems in Member States;
Noting the contribution that traditional medicine has made to the people of the Region for many centuries and its actual or potential role in improving health and health services in the Region;
Noting further that many Member States have taken action to support the appropriate use of traditional medicine in their health systems;
Recognizing that knowledge of traditional medicine is part of the heritage of communities where that knowledge originated, and that this should be respected and appropriately protected;
Recognizing further the need to conserve the natural resources on which traditional medicine is based;
Recognizing further that scientific research will advance our knowledge of the safety and efficacy of traditional medicine and that the results of such research will help to appropriately integrate traditional medicine into mainstream health systems;
Acknowledging the active role played by WHO in promoting the proper use of traditional medicine in the Region;
Acknowledging further the progress that has been achieved in the areas of legislation, regulation, national policy development, training, research, and standardization of traditional medicine in the Region;
1. ENDORSES the regional strategy for traditional medicine in the Western Pacific, taking into account the views of Member States as noted in the summary record;
2. URGES Member States:
(1) to use, where appropriate, the regional strategy for traditional medicine as a framework for the development of national traditional medicine programmes;
(2) to strengthen the evidence base for the practice of traditional medicine, particularly with regard to its safety and efficacy;
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(3) to survey traditional medicine practices in use and to develop or strengthen policies and programmes to promote the appropriate use of traditional medicine;
(4) to explore the potential for the integration of validated traditional remedies and therapies into mainstream health systems;
(5) to encourage and facilitate dialogue and cooperation among practitioners of traditional and modern medicine;
(6) to establish or strengthen partnerships with other Member States and related organizations, particularly in the areas of information dissemination, research, regulatory standards, intellectual property and the loss of biodiversity;
3. REQUESTS the Regional Director:
(1) to support Member States in the implementation of the regional strategy for traditional medicine and in capacity-building, including research and training, as appropriate;
(2) to facilitate regional and global efforts to scientifically evaluate, standardize and regulate traditional medicine;
(3) to involve the relevant international agencies in order to facilitate Member States' discussion of intellectual property aspects of traditional medicine;
(4) to forward to the Director-General the summary record of the Regional Committee's discussion on traditional medicine and the Regional Committee's proposal that consideration be given to including traditional medicine on the agendas of the 109th session of the Executive Board and the Fifty-fifth World Health Assembly in 2002;
(5) to report to the Regional Committee, during its fifty-seventh session in 2006, on progress made in implementing the regional strategy for traditional medicine.
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WPRJRC52.R5 REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR MENTAL HEALTH
The Regional Committee,
Recalling and reaffrrming resolutions WPRJRC36.RI7 and WPRJRC39.R13 on prevention of mental and neurological disorders and psychosocial problems;
Having reviewed the draft regional strategy for mental health; I
Concerned about the increasing challenges to mental health in the Western Pacific Region and the burden of disability and death, especially from suicide, linked to mental and neurological disorders;
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Acknowledging that governments and communities need to increase their awareness of the value of mental health, and the nature of mental disorders;
Acknowledging further the special mental health needs of vulnerable groups, including low-income communities, disaster victims, relief workers, women and children;
Convinced that mental health and mental disorders need to be included in public health priorities in Member States;
Recognizing the opportunities that exist to improve mental health in Member States, both through promotion of mental health, in many aspects of business and community life, and through the provision of services to people with mental disorders and their families;
Recognizing further the increased attention given to mental health by WHO, for example through the dedication of World Health Day and the World Health Report to mental health in 2001;
1. ENDORSES the regional strategy for mental health, taking into account the views of Member States as noted in the summary record and as expressed at the ministerial round table;
2. URGES Member States:
(1) to use the regional strategy for mental health as a framework for the development of national mental health programmes, adjusting certain aspects of it where appropriate;
(2) to encourage recognition of mental health as a valued community resource and to involve general health services as well as non-health sectors, such as education, employment, business and family welfare, and nongovernmental organizations in supporting mental health and preventing mental disorders;
(3) to ensure that national development programmes take into account the impact of social and economic factors on mental health;
(4) to provide access to appropriate services for early intervention, treatment and rehabilitation, including active community involvement, and to reinforce family support for people with mental disorders in order to reduce the burden of mental disorders;
3. REQUESTS the Regional Director:
(1) to support Member States in building capacity, including human resource development, and in implementing national programmes based on the regional strategy for mental health;
(2) to facilitate exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of mental health among Member States;
(3) to produce an analysis of the mental health situation in the Region, incorporating the results of an assessment of needs in selected countries and areas, in order to support a greater understanding of mental health issues among policy-makers and other partners in the Region and to facilitate the effective development of national and regional mental health programmes; REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMfITEE 15
(4) to continue to work with Member States and other international development partners to raise awareness of mental health and mental disorders as a priority area, and to advocate for greater resources to improve mental health in the Region;
(5) to report to the Regional Committee at regular intervals on the mental health situation in the Region.
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WPRJRC52.R6 PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF TOBACCO USE
The Regional Committee,
Recalling and reafftrming resolution WPRJRCSO.R6;
Having reviewed the report of the Regional Director on the prevention and control of tobacco use; I
Noting with concern the continued efforts of the tobacco industry against prevention and control efforts, the increase in tobacco consumption in the Region, especially among adolescents, and the rising burden of disease and death caused by tobacco use;
Noting further that the hazardous effects of tobacco are not limited to smokers, but also have an impact on people who chew tobacco and who are exposed to second-hand smoke;
Acknowledging that tobacco control involves health, economic, sociocultural and political issues;
Acknowledging further that tobacco consumption is maintained by nicotine addiction;
Recognizing the negative impact of tobacco-industry-sponsored promotion of major entertainment, sports and cultural events;
Recognizing further that the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will have a crucial role to play in stemming tobacco use, and that the success of FCTC depends on broad and committed participation by Member States and organizations;
I. URGES Member States:
(1) to secure the support and commitment of all government ministries in the development of national intersectoral tobacco control strategies consistent with the Regional Action Plan for Tobacco or Health 2000-2004;
(2) to participate fully and actively in the FCTC process, including the third and subsequent sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body;
(3) to support the FCTC process through the eventual adoption of appropriate legislation;
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(4) to develop partnerships with other Member States to strengthen and harmonize tobacco control strategies that have transnational dimensions;
(5) to support resolution WHA54.18, calling for transparency in the tobacco control process, to ensure the integrity of tobacco-control-related public health policy development;
(6) to develop national capacity in tobacco cessation interventions;
2. REQUESTS the Regional Director:
(1) to intensify advocacy for the development and adoption of the FCTC;
(2) to sustain support for Member States in their tobacco-control efforts, consistent with the regional Tobacco Free Initiative, including supporting their participation in the FCTC process; and
(3) to inform Member States of the activities of the tobacco industry that may have a negative effect on tobacco control efforts.
Seventh meeting, 14 September 2001 WPRlRCS2/SRl7
WPRlRCS2.R7 TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION AND CONTROL
The Regional Committee,
Concerned that tuberculosis continues to be an important public health problem in Member States with high or intermediate prevalence rates of tuberculosis;
Recognizing that tuberculosis particularly affects the poorest and most vulnerable;
Acknowledging that the WHO-recommended DOTS strategy is a very cost-effective health intervention that achieves high treatment success rates;
Expressing concern that the current detection rate of 47% of estimated new smear-positive cases in the Region is still far below the regional target of 70%;
Expressing further concern at the increasing impact of drug resistance on tuberculosis control in some countries of the Region;
Noting that TBIHIV co-infection is spreading in the absence of coordinated approaches to address the problem;
Noting with concern that there is still a considerable gap in financing tuberculosis control, including fmancing for antituberculosis drugs;
Welcoming, in response to resolution WPRlRCSl.R4, the development of five year (2001-2005) Stop TB national plans in the seven countries in the Region with a high burden of tuberculosis; REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 17
Also welcoming the strengthening of the technical capacity of WHO's Stop TB special project in the Western Pacific;
1. URGES Member States:
(1) to accelerate the implementation of DOTS in order to achieve the regional objective of reducing prevalence and mortality of tuberculosis by half by 2010 from 2000 levels;
(2) to further increase the financial and human resources devoted to implementing the five year (2001-2005) Stop TB national plans and to securing supplies of antituberculosis drugs;
(3) to establish effective coordination mechanisms between HN and tuberculosis programmes in order to address tuberculosis and HN co-infection;
(4) to strengthen surveillance systems, ensuring monitoring of drug resistance and tuberculosis prevalence and mortality;
(5) to further strengthen partnerships at the country level through national Inter-agency Coordinating Committees;
2. REQUESTS the Regional Director:
(I) to continue to work with other international organizations to advocate at the highest political level for increased political and financial commitment to tuberculosis control and to enhance international cooperation;
(2) to further strengthen technical support to countries in the Region with both high and intermediate prevalence rates of tuberculosis;
(3) to strengthen partnerships in order to increase funding for tuberculosis control in the Region, in collaboration with global Stop TB partners;
(4) to coordinate efforts to strengthen surveillance to ensure monitoring of drug-resistance and tuberculosis prevalence and mortality;
(5) to develop a regional strategy to address tuberculosislHN co-infection;
(6) to further support Member States to develop tools to measure tuberculosis mortality and to conduct prevalence surveys in countries in the Region with a high burden of tuberculosis.
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WPRlRC52.R8 FIFIY-THIRD AND FIFIY-FOURTH SESSIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMI1TEE
The Regional Committee,
Mindful of the provision of resolution WPRlRC4I.RI5, which allows for the holding of sessions of the Regional Committee outside the regional headquarters for two consecutive years, without prejudice to the provision under resolution WPRlRC24.R I 0;
1. EXPRESSES its appreciation to the Government of Japan for confirming its offer to host the fifty-third session of the Regional Committee;
2. CONFIRMS that the fifty-third session will be held in Japan, provided a satisfactory agreement can be concluded between the Government and WHO by 31 March 2002;
3. DECIDES that the dates of the fifty-third session shall be from 16 to 20 September 2002.
4. CONFIRMS that the fifty-fourth session of the Regional Committee shall be held at the regional headquarters in Manila.
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WPRlRC52.R9 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
The Regional Committee,
EXPRESSES its appreciation and thanks to:
1. His Majesty's Government of Brunei Darussalam for:
(1) hosting the fifty-second session of the Regional Committee in Brunei Darussalam;
(2) the excellent arrangements and facilities provided;
(3) the generous welcome and hospitality received;
2. the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and the Rapporteurs elected by the Committee;
3. the panellists who participated in the special session on mental health; REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 19
4. the Moderator of the ministerial round table;
5. the representatives of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations for their oral and written statements.
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DECISIONS
WPRlRC52(1) JACQUES PARISOT FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP A WARD
The Regional Committee, having considered the assessment by the Westem Pacific Advisory Committee on Health Research of the research proposals submitted by candidates nominated by Member States for the Jacques Parisot Foundation Fellowship, endorsed the assessment made by the Advisory Committee and recommended the following candidates, listed in order of merit, for consideration by the Foundation Committee: (1) Dr Yu Dongbao; (2) Professor Hui Zhuang; and (3) Professor Xu Longqi.
(Seventh Meeting, 14 September 200 I)
WPRlRC52(2) MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMES AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION
The Regional Committee, recalling that resolution WPRlRC49.R8 recommended that the Sub-Committee of the Regional Committee on Programmes and Technical Cooperation should support the Regional Committee only when called upon to perform a specific task, decided not to appoint any new members of the Sub-Committee at this time, but to appoint new members of the Sub-Committee only when it is required to perform a specific task.
(Seventh Meeting, 14 September 2001)
WPRlRC52(3) SPECIAL PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION: MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICY AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE
The Regional Committee, noting that the period of tenure of the representative of the Government of Malaysia as a member of the Policy and Coordination Committee of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction expires on 31 December 200 I, selected Viet Nam to nominate a representative REPORT OF TIlE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 21
to serve on the Policy and Coordination Committee for a period of three years from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004.
(Seventh Meeting, 14 September 2001)
WPRlRC52(4) SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES: MEMBERSHIP OF TIlE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD
The Regional Committee, noting that the period of tenure of the Government of Papua New Guinea on the Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases expires on 31 December 2001, selected Cambodia to nominate a representative to serve on the Joint Coordinating Board for a period of three years from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004.
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ANNEXl
AGENDA
Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda
1. Opening of the session
2. Introductory remarks by the Regional Director
3. Address by the retiring Chairperson
4. Election of new officers: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteurs
5. Address by the incoming Chairperson
6. Adoption of the agenda
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Keynote address
7. Address by the Director-General
Review ofthe work of WHO
8. Report of the Regional Director
WPRJRC52/2
9. Programme budget 2000-2001: budget performance (interim report)
WPRJRC52/3
Policies, programmes and directions for the future
10. Proposed programme budget: 2002-2003
WPRJRC52/4
11. Eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region
WPRJRC52/5
12. Food safety
WPRJRC52/6
13. Traditional medicine
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14. Open learning
WPRlRC52/8
15. Prevention and control of tobacco use
WPRlRC52/9
16. Prevention and control of tuberculosis
WPRlRC52/10
17. Sexually transmitted infections, HN infection and AIDS
WPRlRC52/11
18. Coordination of the work of the World Health Assembly, the Executive Board and the Regional Committee
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WPRlRC521INF.DOC'/1
19. Special session on mental health
19.1 Panel discussion
19.2 Ministerial round table
WPRlRC52/13
19.3 Regional strategy for mental health
WPRlRC52/14
Elections and nominations
20. Jacques Parisot Foundation Fellowship Award
WPRlRC52/15
WPRlRC52/INF.DOC'/2
21. Membership of various committees
21.1 Sub-Committee of the Regional Committee on Programmes and Technical Cooperation
21.2 Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Membership of the Policy and Coordination Committee
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21.3 Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Membership of the Joint Coordinating Board
WPRlRC52/17
Other matters
22. Time and place of the fifty-third and fifty-fourth sessions of the Regional Committee
23. Closure ofthe session 26 REGIONAL COMMTITEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION REPORT OF TIlE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 27
ANNEX 2
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES
I. REPRESENTATNES OF MEMBER STATES
AUSTRALIA Professor Richard Smallwood (Chief Representative) Chief Medical Officer Department of Health & Aged Care Canberra ACf 260 I Tel: (612) 6289 8408 Fax: (612) 6285 1994 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Antony Kingdon (Alternate) Assistant Secretary Policy and International Branch Department of Health and Aged Care Canberra ACf 2601 Tel.: (612) 62898019 Fax: (612) 6289 7087 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Dermot Casey (Alternate) Assistant Secretary Mental Health & Special Programs Branch Department of Health and Aged Care Woden ACT 2601 Tel.: (612) 6289 7343 Fax: (612) 6289 8788 E-mail: [email protected]
Ms Elaine Ward (Alternate) Director Asia Pacific Development and Industry Section Department of Health and Aged Care Canberra ACT 2601 Tel.: (612) 6289 7638 Fax: (612) 6289 7087 E-mail: [email protected]
Mrs Judith Robinson (Alternate) Director, Global Environment and Health Section Australian Agency for International Development Canberra A.C.T. 2601 Tel.: (612) 62064855 Fax: (612) 62064998 E-mail: [email protected] 28 REGIONAL COMMITIEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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BRUNEI Pehin Haji Abdul Aziz Umar (Chief Representative) DARUSSALAM Acting Minister of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel.: (673) 2 38 1037 Fax: (673) 2 38 1980 E-mail: [email protected]
Dato Haji Ahmad Matnor (Alternate) Pennanent Secretary Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel: (673) 2 38 1557 Fax: (673) 2 38 1920 E-mail: [email protected]
Dato Paduka Haji Zainal bin Haji Momin (Alternate) Pennanent Secretary Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel: (673) 2 38 1557 Fax: (673) 2 38 1920 E-mail: [email protected]
Datin Paduka Dr Hajah Intan binteHaji (Alternate) Salleh Director General of Medical Services Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel: (673) 2 38 0170 Fax: (673) 2 38 1920 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Haji Affendy DSP Haji Abidin (Alternate) Director General of Health Services Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel: (673) 2 38 2031 Fax: (673) 2 381920 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Haji Md Mahdi Haji Abd Rahman (Alternate) Director Policy and Planning Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel: (673) 2 38 1142 Fax: (673) 2 38 1920 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 29
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BRUNEI Ms Aminah binte Haji Md Jaafar (Alternate) DARUSSALAM Director of Phannaceutical Services ( continued) Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel: (673) 2 38 1001 Fax: (673) 2 381920 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Hajah Kalsom Abd Latif (Alternate) Acting Director of Health Services Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel: (673) 2 38 1640 Fax: (673) 2 38 1887 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Hajah Rahmah Haji Mohd Said (Alternate) Senior Medical Officer (Epidemiology) Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel.: (673) 2 38 2755 Fax: (673) 2 38 2755 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Hajah Maslina Haji Mohsin (Alternate) Senior Medical Officer (Primary Health Care) Ministry of Health Bandar Seri Begawan 1210 Tel.: (673) 245 4805 Fax: (673) 2 45 5439 E-mail: [email protected]
CAMBODIA Dr Hong Sun Huot (Chief Representative) Senior Minister and Minister of Health Ministry of Health Phnom Penh Tel.: (855) 23 426841 Fax: (855) 23 426841 E-mail:
Professor Eng Huot (Alternate) Director General for Health Ministry of Health Phnom Penh Tel.: (855) 16813151 Fax: (855) 23 880407 E-mail: [email protected] 30 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTY -SECOND SESSION
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CAMBODIA Dr SokTouch (Alternate) (continued) Director of Communicable Disease Control Department Phnom Penh Tel.: (855) 12 856848 Fax: (855) 23 882317 E-mail: [email protected]
Ms Pharm. Keat Phuong (Alternate) Director of Human Resource Development Department Ministry of Health Phnom Penh Tel.: (855) 12909241 Fax: (855) 23 880374 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Lo Veasna Kiry (Alternate) Deputy Director of Planning Department Ministry of Health Phnom Penh Tel.: (855) 23 880406 Fax: (855) 23 880407 E-mail: [email protected]
Professor Ka Sunbaunat (Alternate) Chairman of Mental Health Sub-Committee Phnom Penh Tel.: (855) 12 865440 Fax: (855) 23 426841 E-mail: [email protected]
CHINA Dr Zhang Wenkang (Chief Representative) Minister of Health of the People's Republic of China Tel.: (86-10) 6879 2030 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2082 E-mail:
Mr Liu Peilong (Alternate) Director-General Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 68792281 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2279 E-mail: REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITIEE 31
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CHINA (continued) Dr Li Zhenji (Alternate) Deputy Director-General State Administration of TraditionalChinese Medicine Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 6591 1264 Fax: (86-10) 6591 1268 E-mail:
Dr Xu Ke (Alternate) Deputy Director-General Department of Disease Control Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 6879 2332 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2514 E-mail:
Dr Liu Xirong (Alternate) Senior Adviser Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 68792506 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2279 E-mail:
Mr Qin Huaijin (Alternate) Secretary Department of General Administration Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 6879 2030 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2082 E-mail:
Dr Qi Qingdong (Alternate) Director Division of Multilateral Relations Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 6879 2275 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2279 E-mail: [email protected] 32 REGIONAL COMMITIEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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CHINA (continued) Dr Kong Lingzhi (Alternate) Director Division of Non-communicable Disease Control Department of Disease Control Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 6879 2368 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2370 E-mail:
Mrs Jing Shuqing (Alternate) Consultant Division of Medical Education Department of Medical Sciences, Technology and Education Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 6879 2252 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2234 E-mail:
Dr Zhang Lingping (Alternate) Deputy Director Division of Health Legislation Department of Health Legislation and Inspection Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 6879 2896 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2387 E-mail: [email protected]
DrXingJun (Alternate) Deputy Director Division of Multilateral Relations Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Health Beijing Tel.: (86-10) 68792277 Fax: (86-10) 6879 2279E-mail:
HONG KONG, Dr Yeoh Eng Kiong (Chief Representative) CHINA Secretary for Health and Welfare Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Tel.: (852) 29738100 Fax: (852) 28400467 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 33
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HONG KONG, Dr Margaret Chan (Alternate) CHINA (continued) Director of Health Department of Health Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Tel.: (852) 2961 8888 Fax: (852) 28939613 E-mail:
Ms Angela Luk (Alternate) Principal Assistant Secretary (Medical) Health and Welfare Bureau Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Tel.: (852) 2973 8103 Fax: (852) 2905 1326 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Marina Sum (Alternate) Community Physician Department of Health Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Tel.: (852) 2615 8588 Fax: (852) 24138812 E-mail:
Dr Chung Thomas (Alternate) Principal Medical & Health Officer Department of Health Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Tel.: (852) 2961 8595 Fax: (852) 2836 0071 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Sin Ping Mak (Alternate) Deputy Director Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Tel.: (852) 2136 3399 Fax: (852) 2136 3282 E-mail: 34 REGIONAL COMMITIEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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HONG KONG, Ms Ingrid Yeung (Alternate) CHINA (continued) Principal Assistant Environment and Food Bureau Government Secretariat Hong Kong Tel.: (852) 2136 3399 Fax: (852) 2136 3282 E-mail:
MACAO, CHINA Dr Chui Sai On (Chief Representative) Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 989 5148 Fax: (853) 728 354 E-mail:
Dr Koi Kuok Ieng (Alternate) Director Department of Health Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 390 7105 Fax: (853) 713 10 E-mail: [email protected]
Ms Yong Wai Han (Alternate) Advisor to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 989 5137 Fax: (853) 727 594 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Lo Chee Ping (Alternate) Special Assistant to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 989 5142 Fax: (853) 726 980 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF mE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 35
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MACAO, CHINA Ms Zhong Yi (Alternate) (continued) Translator Advisor to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 989 5138 Fax: (853) 728 354 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Ip Peng Kei (Alternate) Head of Public Health Laboratory Department of Health Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 533 525 Fax: (853) 530 294 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Lam Chong (Alternate) Head, Epidemiological Surveillance Unit, lITVE Department of Health Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 533 525 Fax: (863) 530 294 E-mail:
Dr Tang Chi Ho (Alternate) Head of Technical Unit of Hygiene and Alimentation Education Department of Health Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region Tel.: (853) 597 6253 Fax: (853) 568 859 E-mail: [email protected]
COOK ISLANDS Mr Taearoi Vaevae-Pare (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Rarotonga Tel.: (682) 20266 Fax: (682) 24684 E-mail: [email protected] 36 REGIONAL COMMTITEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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COOK ISLANDS Mr Tetupu Araiti (Alternate) (continued) Secretary of Health Ministry of Health Rarotonga Tel.: (682) 29664 Fax: (682) 23109 E-mail: [email protected]
FIn Dr Lepani Waqatakirewa (Chief Representative) Director Primary and Preventive Health Services Ministry of Health Suva Tel.: (679) 306177 Fax: (679) 306 163 E-mail: [email protected]
FRANCE M. Aukusitino Manuohalalo (Chief Representative) Ministre de la sante et de la protection sociale Noumea Nouvelle-Caledonie Tel.: (687) 246 S86 Fax: (687) 246 S90 E-mail:
Dr Stephane Amadeo (Alternate) Psychiatre a la Direction de la Sante B.P. 611 - Papeete-Tahiti Polynesie fran9aise Tel.: (689) 46 00 99; S4 53 SS Fax: (689) 43 7932 E-mail: [email protected]
M. Jean Pierre Saliniere (Alternate) Directeur de I'Agence de Sante Territoire des TIes Wallis et Futuna Wallis et Futuna Tel.: (681) 720 700 Fax: (681) 722 399 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Jean-Paul Grangeon (Alternate) Medecin inspecteur de la sante Noumea Nouvelle-Caledonie Tel.: (687) 243700 Fax: (687) 243 702 E-mail: [email protected]. REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 37
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Dr Jacques Coscoquela (Alternate) Medecin charge de missions Aupres du Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Caledonie Tel.: (687) 263 335 Fax: (687) 263 335 E-mail:
Mme Marie Christine Coent (Alternate) Charge de Mission Ministere de la Sante 75007 Paris Tel: (33 1) 4056 7063 Fax: (33 1) 4056 7243 E-mail: [email protected]
JAPAN Mr Keigo Masuya (Chief Representative) Senior Vice Minister Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2403 Fax: (813)-3501-2532 E-mail:
Dr Hiromutsu Imada (Alternate) Asst. Minister for Technical Affairs Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3504-4854 Fax: (813)-3503-0183 E-mail:
Mr Osamu Tasaka (Alternate) Director International Affairs Planning Office Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2403 Fax: (813)-3501-2532 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Koji Okamoto (Alternate) Director, International Cooperation Office Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2404 Fax: (813)-3501-6678 E-mail: [email protected] 38 REGIONAL COMMfITEE: FIFTY -SECOND SESSION
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JAPAN (continued) Mr Shintaro Nakamura (Alternate) Secretary to the Senior Vice-Minister Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2403 Fax: (813)-3501-2532 E-mail:
Dr Masami Sakoi (Alternate) Deputy Director International Affairs Planning Office Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2403 Fax: (813)-3501-2532 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Junji Yamamoto (Alternate) Deputy Director International Affairs Division Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2404 Fax: (813)-3501-6678 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Tetsuo Hirako (Alternate) Deputy Director Economics Affairs Division Health Policy Bureau Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2421 Fax: (813)-3507-9041 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Takeo Morooka (Alternate) Deputy Director Health Sciences Division Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2403 Fax: (813)-3501-2532 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 39
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JAPAN (continued) Mr Humiaki Sano (Alternate) Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Brunei Darussalam Tel: (673) 2 229265 Fax: (673) 2 229481 E-mail:
Mr Kenji Tomiyasu (Alternate) Chief International Health Organization Unit International Affairs Planning Office Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2403 Fax: (813)-3501-2532 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Goshi Otani (Alternate) International Affairs Planning Office, Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Tokyo Tel: (813)-3595-2403 Fax: (813)-3501-2532 E-mail: [email protected]
KIRIBATI Mr Baraniko Mooa (Chief Representative) Minister for Health Ministry of Health Tarawa Tel.: (686) 28100; 28639 Fax: (686) 28152 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Takeieta Kienene (Alternate) Permanent Secretary of Health Ministry of Health Tarawa Tel.: (686) 28100; 28169 Fax: (686) 28152 E-mail: [email protected]
LAO PEOPLE'S Dr Bounkouang Phichit (Chief Representative) DEMOCRATRIC Vice Minister of Health REPUBLIC Ministere de la Sante publique de la Republique democratique populaire lao Vientiane Tel.: (856) 21214003 Fax: (856) 21214001 E-mail: 40 REGIONAL COMMfITEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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LAO PEOPLE'S Dr Nao Boutta (Alternate) DEMOCRATRIC Deputy Director of Cabinet REPUBLIC Ministere de la Sante publique (continued) de la Republique democratique populaire lao Vientiane Tel.: (856) 214003; 217849 Fax: (856) 21 214003 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Bounlay Phommasack (Alternate) Deputy Director General Department of Hygiene & Prevention Ministere de la Sante publique de la RepubJique democratique populaire lao Vientiane Tel.: (856) 21214010; 217607 Fax: (856) 21214010 E-mail: [email protected]
MALAYSIA Mr S. Sothinathan (Chief Representative) Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Tel.: (603) 298 5077 Fax: (603) 298 5964 E-mail:
Datu Dr Mohamad Taha bin Arif (Alternate) Director-General of Health Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Tel.: (603) 298 5077 Fax: (603) 2985964 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Narirnah bte Awin (Alternate) Director of Family Health Development Division Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Tel.: (603) 254 7060 Fax: (603) 252 5579 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 41
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MALAYSIA Dato' Dr Abdul Aziz Abdullah (Alternate) (continued) Head, Department of Psychiatry Kuala Lumpur Hospital Kuala Lumpur Tel.: (03) 2 693 4005 Fax: Email: [email protected]
REPUBLIC OF THE Mr Donald F. Capelle (Chief Representative) MARSHALL Secretary of Health and Environment ISLANDS P.O. Box 16 Majuro, MH 96960 Tel.: (692) 625 5660 Fax: (692) 6253432 E-mail: [email protected]
FEDERATED Dr Eliuel Pretrick (Chief Representative) STATES OF Secretary of Health, Education and Social MICRONESIA Affairs Department of Health, Education and Social Affairs Palikir, Pohnpei Tel.: (691) 320 2619 Fax: (691) 320 5263 E-mail: [email protected]
MONGOLIA Professor P. Nymadawa (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Government of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tel.: (976) 9911 2306 Fax: (976) 11 320916 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Dr V. Surenchimeg (Alternate) Head, Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Health Ulaanbaatar Tel.: (976) 11 322 577 Fax: (976) 11 320916 E-mail: [email protected]
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NEW ZEALAND Dr Colin Tukuitonga (Chief Representative) Director of Public Health Ministry of Health Wellington Tel.: (04) 496 2396 Fax: (04) 496 2340 E-mail: colin_ [email protected]
NIUE Mr Robert R. Rex (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Ministry of Health Aloft Tel.: (683) 4200 Fax: (683) 4232 / 4206 E-mail:
Dr Haresimelika Hare Paka (Alternate) Director of Health Ministry of Health Aloft Tel.: (683) 4100 Fax: (683) 4265E-mail: [email protected]
REPUBLIC OF Mrs Sandra S. Pierantozzi (Chief Representative) PALAU Vice President and Minister of Health Koror Tel.: (680) 488 2702 Fax: (680) 488 1310 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Caleb Otto (Alternate) Director Bureau of Public Health Ministry of Health Koror Tel.: (680) 488 1757 Fax: (680) 388 3115E-mail: [email protected]
PAPUA NEW DrPuka Temu (Chief Representative) GUINEA Secretary for Health Department of Health Waigani, NCD Port Moresby Tel.: (675) 301 3602 Fax: (675) 3013604 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 43
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PHILIPPINES Dr Manuel M. Dayrit (Chief Representative) Secretary of Health Department of Health San Lazaro Compound Rizal Avenue, Sta. Cruz Manila Tel.: (632) 711 9502 Fax: (632) 743 1829 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Ma. Marisa Ricardo (Alternate) Executive Assistant Office of the Secretary Department of Health San Lazaro Compound Rizal Avenue, Sta. Cruz Manila Tel.: (632) 711 9502 Fax: (632) 743 1829 E-mail: [email protected]
Ms Arlene Tullid-Magno - (Alternate) Third Secretary and Vice Consul Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam Tel.: (673) 2 238 845 Fax: (673) 2 237 707 E-mail: [email protected]
Mrs Remedios Paulino (Alternate) Director Bureau of International Health Cooperation Department of Health San Lazaro Compound Rizal Avenue, Sta. Cruz Manila Tel.: (632) 781 8843 Fax: (632) 711 9582 E-mail: [email protected]
REPUBLlCOF Dr Lee Joon Sang (Chief Representative) KOREA Director General National Institute of Health Seoul Tel.: (822) 380 1401 Fax:(822) 388 4601 E-mail: [email protected] 44 REGIONAL COMMITIEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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REPUBLIC OF Mr Jeon Man Bok (Alternate) KOREA (continued) Director International Cooperation Division Ministry of Health & Welfare Seoul Tel.: (822) 503 7524 Fax: (822) 5046418 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Kim Duck Joong (Alternate) Director Mental Health Division Ministry of Health and Welfare Seoul Tel.: (822) 503 7544 Fax: (822) 504 6206 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Park Sang Pyo (Alternate) Deputy Director Oriental Medicine Division Ministry of Health and Welfare Seoul Tel.: (822) 503 7529 Fax: (822) 504 6418 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Han Hyun Woo (Alternate) Deputy Director International Cooperation Division Ministry of Health and Welfare Seoul Tel.: (822) 503 7524 Fax: (822) 504 6418 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Ahn Myoung-Ock (Alternate) Vice-President Graduate School of Alternative Medicine College of Medicine Cha Hospital Seoul Tel.: (822) 3468 3568 Fax: (822) 5584158 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 45
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SAMOA Dr Mulitalo Siafausa Vui (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Ministry of Health Apia Tel.: (685) 25352 . Fax: (685) 25057 E-mail:
Dr Eti Enosa Director-General of Health Ministry of Health Apia Tel.: (685) 23330 Fax: (685) 26553 E-mail: [email protected]
SINGAPORE Mr Lim Hng Kiang (Chief Representative) Minister for Health Ministry of Health Singapore Tel.: (65) 3259059 Fax: (65) 2241677 E-mail:
Dr Chew Suok Kai (Alternate) Director, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division Ministry of Health Singapore Tel.: (65) 3259082; 3259082 Fax: (65) 2249194 E-mail: [email protected]
Ms Barna Sathya (Alternate) Public Affairs Executive Ministry of Health Singapore Tel.: (65) 3259006 Fax: (65) 2241677 E-mail: [email protected]
SOLOMON ISLAND Mr Allan Paul (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Ministry of Health Honiara Tel.: (677) 23402 Fax: (677) 20085 E-mail: [email protected] 46 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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SOLOMON ISLAND Dr George Malefoasi (Alternate) (continued) Undersecretary Health Care Ministry of Health Honiara Tel.: (677) 23402 Fax: (677) 23207 E-mail: [email protected]
TOKELAU'
TONGA Dr Viliami Tau Tangi (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Ministry of Health Nuku'alofa Tel.: (676) 23200 Fax: (676) 24291 E-mail: mohtonga@kalianetto
TUVALU Mr Arnasone Kilei (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Ministry of Health Funafuti Tel.: (688) 20402 Fax: (688) 20832 E-mail:
Mrs Misalaima Nelesone (Alternate) Permanent Secretary for Health Ministry of Health Funafuti Tel.: (688) 20400 or 20106 Fax: (688) 20832 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Stephen Homasi (Alternate) Chief of Public Health P.O. Box4l Funafuti Tel.: (688) 20482 Fax: (688) 20481 E-mail: [email protected]
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UNITED KINGDOM Dr Wendy Thome (Chief Representative) OF GREAT BRITAIN Senior Public Health Adviser AND NORTHERN Department of Health IRELAND International Branch London SWIA 2NS Tel.: (44) 020 7210 5529 Fax: (44) 0207210 5804 E-mail: [email protected]
UNITED STATES OF Dr Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia (Chief Representative) AMERICA Governor American Samoa Pago Pago_96799 American Samoa Tel.: (684) 633 4116 Fax: (684) 633 2269 E-mail: [email protected]
Ms Ann Blackwood (Alternate) Director for Health Programs Office of Technical Specialized Agencies Bureau of International Organization Affairs Department of State Washington D.C. Tel.: (202) 647 1546 Fax: (202) 647 8902 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Thomas Novotny (Alternate) Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Refugee Health Department of Health and Human Services Rockville, MD 20857 Tel.: (301)4431774 Fax: (301) 4436288 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Dennis G. Rodriguez (Alternate) Director of Public Health and Social Services Department of Public Health and Social Services Hagatna, Guam 96932 Tel.: (671) 735 7101 Fax: (671) 734 7010; 7345910 E-mail: [email protected] 48 REGIONAL COMMITIEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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VANUATU Mr Clement Leo (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Ministry of Health Port Vila Tel.: (678) 22545 Fax: (678) 26 113 E-mail:
Mr Johnson Wabaiat (Alternate) Director General of Health Ministry of Health Port Vila Tel.: (678) 22545; 23104 Fax: (678) 26 113 E-mail: [email protected]
VIETNAM Professor Do Nguyen Phuong (Chief Representative) Minister of Health Ministry of Health HaNoi Tel.: (844) 845 3303 Fax: (844) 846 4051 E-mail: [email protected]
Mrs Le Thi Thu Ha (Alternate) Deputy Director Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Health HaNoi Tel.: (844) 846 0593 Fax: (844) 846 2195 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Hung Dang (Alternate) Secretary to the Minister of Health Ministry of Health HaNoi Tel.: (844) 845 3303 Fax: (844) 846 4051 E-mail: [email protected] REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 49
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VIETNAM Mrs Nguyen Thi Minh Chau (Alternate) (continued) Program Officer Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Health HaNoi Tel: (844) 8464050 Fax: (844) 8462195 E-mail: [email protected]
II. OBSERVERS
WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD Ms Myriam Abel, Chairman WHO Executive Board
CANADA Dr Jean Lariviere Senior Medical Adviser Health Canada International Affairs Directorate Ottawa
III. REPRESENTATIVES OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
FDI WORLD DENTAL FEDERATION Dr Errol Samuel
FEDERATION FOR INTERNATIONAL Dr Bui Dang Ha Doan COOPERATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AND Dr Daniele Levy SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTERS (FICOSSER)
HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL Dr Roy Tjiong
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF WOMEN Ms Patricia Giles
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON Professor Chia Kee Seng OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES Mr Haji Julaini Bin Hj Abd Latip Mr Abd Rahim Bin Hj Damit Mr PG Hj Zainal Bin Pg Hj Md Daud
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN Datin Hajjah Masni binte Haji MohdAIi 50 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF Professor Nikolay A. Storozhenko HYDROTHERAPY AND CLIMATOTHERAPY Professor Umberto Solimeme Mrs Natalia Chaurskaya
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF Dr Jun-Ichi Suzuki OTORHYNOLARYNGOLGICAL SOCIETIES
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF Mr Alain Aumonier PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL Mr John Ware FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD Ms Shamima Hasan
INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATION Dr Zaliha Ornar
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS Mr Robert George AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SURGERY Professor Raj M. Nambiar
MEDICAL WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL Dr Gabrielle Casper ASSOCIATION
THE WORLD FEDERATION OF Professor Shen Zhixiang ACUPUNCTURE-MOXIBUSTION SOCIETIES Dr Liu Baoyan Ms Fan Lingling Mr Bai Guangxiong Dr Juliana Tjandra Dr Shin Tae Ho Professor Tzi Chiang Lin Dr Wang Xiaopin Professor Tan Chwee Heng
WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH Dr Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
WORLD FEDERATION OF OCCUPATIONAL Mrs Siti Arbi Kamso J. THERAPISTS
WORLD ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL Professor Goh Lee Gan COLLEGES, ACADEMIES AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERSIF AMlLY PHYSICIANS
WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION Dr Parameshvara Deva REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 51
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LIST OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE REPRESENTATIVES MADE STATEMENTS TO THE REGIONAL COMMfITEE AND SUBMITTED STATEMENTS FOR CIRCULATION TO MEMBERS
At the invitation of the CHAIRPERSON, statements were presented by the following nongovernmental organizations:
International Federation ofOtorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS) •
International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) v
World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies .~
" . > ./World Federation for Mental Health and the.futernational Alliance of Women 52 REGIONAL COMMITfEE: FIFTY -SECOND SESSION