Eb117/2006/Rec/2
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
EB117/2006/REC/2 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD 117TH SESSION GENEVA, 23-27 JANUARY 2006 SUMMARY RECORDS GENEVA 2006 ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviations used in WHO documentation include the following: ACHR – Advisory Committee on Health PAHO – Pan American Health Research Organization ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian UNAIDS – Joint United Nations Programme Nations on HIV/AIDS CEB – United Nations System Chief UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Executives Board for Trade and Development Coordination (formerly ACC) UNDCP – United Nations International CIOMS – Council for International Drug Control Programme Organizations of Medical UNDP – United Nations Development Sciences Programme FAO – Food and Agriculture UNEP – United Nations Environment Organization of the United Programme Nations UNESCO – United Nations Educational, IAEA – International Atomic Energy Scientific and Cultural Agency Organization IARC – International Agency for UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund Research on Cancer UNHCR – Office of the United Nations ICAO – International Civil Aviation High Commissioner for Refugees Organization UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund IFAD – International Fund for UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Agricultural Development Development Organization ILO – International Labour UNRWA – United Nations Relief and Works Organization (Office) Agency for Palestine Refugees in IMF – International Monetary Fund the Near East IMO – International Maritime WFP – World Food Programme Organization WIPO – World Intellectual Property ITU – International Telecommunication Organization Union WMO – World Meteorological OECD – Organisation for Economic Organization Co-operation and Development WTO – World Trade Organization _______________ The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this volume do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Where the designation “country or area” appears in the headings of tables, it covers countries, territories, cities or areas. - ii - PREFACE The 117th session of the Executive Board was held at WHO headquarters, Geneva, from 23 to 27 January 2006. The proceedings are issued in two volumes. The present volume contains the summary records of the Board’s discussions, list of participants and officers, and details regarding membership of commiteees and working groups. The resolutions and decisions and relevant annexes are published in document EB117/2006/REC/1. - iii - CONTENTS Page Preface.............................................................................................................................................. iii Agenda ............................................................................................................................................. ix List of documents............................................................................................................................. xiii List of members and other participants............................................................................................ 1 Committees and working groups ..................................................................................................... 27 SUMMARY RECORDS First meeting 1. Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda............................................................... 29 2. Report by the Director-General ............................................................................................. 32 3. Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board..................................................................................................................... 39 Second meeting Technical and health matters Earthquake in south Asia: WHO’s response ............................................................... 41 Strengthening pandemic-influenza preparedness and response • Application of the International Health Regulations (2005): follow up .................. 44 Third meeting 1. Technical and health matters (continued) Strengthening pandemic-influenza preparedness and response (continued) • Application of the International Health Regulations (2005): follow up (continued) ............................................................................................................... 53 • Strengthening health and surveillance systems: use of information technology and geographical information systems.................................................. 61 2. Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda (continued) ........................................... 61 3. Technical and health matters (resumed) Eradication of poliomyelitis ........................................................................................ 62 - v - Page Fourth meeting Technical and health matters (continued) Eradication of poliomyelitis (continued)..................................................................... 64 HIV/AIDS • Universal access to prevention, care and treatment ................................................ 67 • Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: draft resolution .............................................................. 67 Fifth meeting Technical and health matters (continued) Prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: draft global strategy ........ 79 Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks........................................... 80 Sickle-cell anaemia...................................................................................................... 87 Prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment .......................................... 91 Sixth meeting Technical and health matters (continued) Prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment (continued)....................... 94 Health-related Millennium Development Goals • Update after the high-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2005).................................................................................... 97 • WHO’s contribution to implementation of the strategy for child and adolescent health and development, with particular emphasis on attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.............................................................................. 97 International trade and health: draft resolution ........................................................... 106 Seventh meeting Technical and health matters (continued) Intellectual property rights, innovation and public health ........................................... 108 WHO’s role and responsibilities in health research .................................................... 119 Eighth meeting 1. Technical and health matters (continued) WHO’s role and responsibilities in health research (continued) ................................. 120 2. Matters for information Report of the Advisory Committee on Health Research (ACHR)............................... 122 3. Technical and health matters (resumed) Strengthening pandemic-influenza preparedness and response (continued) • Application of the International Health Regulations (2005): follow up (continued) .............................................................................................................. 124 Intellectual property rights, innovation and public health (continued)........................ 128 HIV/AIDS (continued) • Universal access to prevention, care and treatment (continued).............................. 129 eHealth: proposed tools and services........................................................................... 130 Health promotion: follow-up to 6th Global Conference on Health Promotion ........... 132 4. Programme and budget matters Eleventh General Progamme of Work, 2006-2015 ..................................................... 136 - vi - Page Ninth meeting 1. Programme and budget matters (continued) Eleventh General Programme of Work, 2006-2015 (continued)................................. 140 Guiding principles for strategic resource allocations, including validation mechanism................................................................................................................... 144 Tenth meeting 1. Programme and budget matters (continued) Guiding principles for strategic resource allocations, including validation mechanism (continued) ............................................................................................... 151 Real Estate Fund: progress report ............................................................................... 152 2. Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board (continued) ................................................................................................ 152 3. Technical and health matters (continued) Earthquake in south Asia: WHO’s response (continued) ............................................ 153 4. Financial matters Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Members in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution ...................................................................................................... 156 External and internal audit recommendations: tracking of implementation ............... 156 5. Staffing matters Human resources: annual report ................................................................................