WHA37/ 1984/REC/2 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION THIRTY- SEVENTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY GENEVA, 7 -17 MAY 1984 VERBATIM RECORDS OF PLENARY MEETINGS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES GENEVA 1984 ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations are used in WHO documentation: ACABQ - Advisory Committee on OАU - Organization of African Unity Administrative and Budgetary OECD - Organisation for Economic Questions Co- operation and Development ACAST - Advisory Committee on the РАНО - Pan American Health Organization Application of Science and PASB - Pan American Sanitary Bureau Technology to Development $IpA - Swedish International Development ACC - Administrative Committee on Authority Coordination UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade ACMR - Advisory Committee on Medical and Development Research UNDP - United Nations Development CIDA - Canadian International Development Programme Agency UNDRO - Office of the United Nations CIOMS - Council for International Disaster Relief Coordinator Organizations of Medical Sciences UNEP United Nations Environment DANIDA - Danish International Development Programme Agency UNESCO United Nations Educational, ECA - Economic Commission for Africa Scientific and Cultural ECE - Economic Commission for Europe Organization ECLA - Economic Commission for Latin UNFDAC - United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse America Control EÇWA - Economic Commission for Western UNFPA - United Nations Fund for Population Asia Activities ESCАP - Economic and Social Commission for UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Asia and the Pacific Commissioner for Refugees FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund of the United Nations UNIDO - United Nations Industrial IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency Development Organization IARC - International Agency for Research UNITAR - United Nations Institute for on Cancer Training and Research IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works and Development (World Bank) Agency for Palestine Refugees ICAO - International Civil Aviation in the Near East Organization UNSCEAR - United Nations Scientific Committee IFAD - International Fund for on the Effects of Atomic Agricultural Development Radiation ILO - International Labour Organisation USAID - United States Agency for (Office) International Development IMO - International Maritime Organization WFP - World Food Programme ITU - International Telecommunication WHO - World Health Organization Union WIPO - World Intellectual Property NORAD - Norwegian Agency for International Organization Development WHO - World Meteorological 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. CONTENTS Page Officers of the Health Assembly and membership of its committees 1 Agenda 3 VERBATIM RECORDS OF PLENARY MEETINGS First plenary meeting 1. Opening of the session 5 2. Address by the Deputy to the Director- General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 5 3. Address by the representative of the Conseil d'Etat of the Republic and Canton of Geneva 6 4. Address by the Vice -President of the Thirty -sixth World Health Assembly 7 5. Appointment of the Committee on Credentials 8 6. Election of the Committee on Nominations 9 Second plenary meeting 1. First report of the Committee on Nominations 10 2. Second report of the Committee on Nominations 10 Third plenary meeting 1. Presidential address 13 2. Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees 16 3. Admission of new Members and Associate Members 17 4. Review and approval of the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy -second and seventy -third sessions 19 5. Review of the report of the Director- General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 . 22 6. Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy -second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director- General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 27 Fourth plenary meeting Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy- second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director- General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 (continued) 44 Fifth plenary meeting 1. First report of the Committee on Credentials 71 2. Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy -second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director -General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 (continued) 72 Page Sixth plenary meeting Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy- second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director- General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 (continued) 100 Seventh plenary meeting 1. Announcement 124 2. Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy - second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director -General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 (continued) 124 Eighth plenary meeting Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy -second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director- General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 (continued) 160 Ninth plenary meeting 1. Addition of a supplementary item to the agenda 184 2. Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board: amendments to. the Rules of Procedure of the Health Assembly 184 3. Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy -second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director -General. on the work of WHO in 1983 -1983 (continued) . 184 Tenth plenary meeting Debate on the reports of the Executive Board on its seventy -second and seventy - third sessions and on the report of the Director- General on the work of WHO in 1982 -1983 (continued) 214 Eleventh plenary meeting 1. Announcement 229 2. First report of Committee B 229 3. Assignment of Algeria to the African Region . 230 4. Presentation of the Léon Bernard Foundation Medal and Prize 231 Twelfth plenary meeting 1. Second report of the Committee on Credentials 235 2. First report of Committee A 235 3. Report by the General Chairman of the Technical Discu$sions 236 4. Presentation of the Dr A. T. Shousha Foundation Medal and Prize 240 Thirteenth plenary meeting 1. Announcement 245 2. Second report of Committee A 245 3. Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board 245 4. Presentation of the Jacques Parisot Foundation Medal 246 - iv - Page Fourteenth plenary meeting 1. Announcement 253 2. Second report of Committee B 253 3. Third report of Committee B 258 4. Third report of Committee A 259 5. Fourth report of Committee A 259 6. Selection of the country or region in which the Thirty- eighth World Health Assembly will be held 259 Fifteenth plenary meeting Closure of the session 260 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Committee on Credentials 267 Committee on Nominations 268 General Committee 269 Committee A 270 Committee B 271 Indexes (names of speakers; countries and organizations) 273 - v - PREFACE The Thirty -seventh World Health Assembly was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 7 to 17 May 1984, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board at its seventy -second session. Its proceedings are published in three volumes, containing, in addition to other relevant material: Resolutions and decisions,1 and list of participants - document WHA37 /1984 /REС /1 Verbatim records of plenary meetings, and committee reports - document WHA37/1984/REС/2 Summary records of committees - document WHA37 /1984/REC/3 1 The resolutions, which are reproduced in the order in which they were adopted, have been cross -referenced to the relevant sections of the WHO Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions, and are grouped in the table of contents under the appropriate subject headings. This is to ensure continuity with the Handbook, Volumes I and II of which contain most of the resolutions adopted by the Health Assembly and the Executive Board between 1948 and 1982. A list of the dates of sessions, indicating resolution symbols and the volumes in which the resolutions and decisions were first published, is given in Volume II of the Handbook (page XIII). - vi - OFFiCERS OF THE HEALTH ASSEMBLY AND мЕМвЕRSНIР OF ITS COMMITTEES President: General Committee Dr G. SOВERÓN ACEVEDO (Mexico) The General Committee was composed of the Vice-Presidents: President and Vice -Presidents of the Health Mr M. P. TO VADEK (Papua New Guinea) Assembly and the Chairmen of the main Dr S. H. ALWASH (Iraq) committees, together with delegates of the Dr М. SнАMSUL HAQ (Bangladesh) following Member States: Botswana, Cameroon, Mr P. D. BOUSSOUKOU-ВОUMBА (Congo) Chile, China, Cuba, France, India, Kenya, Dr A. GRECH (Malta) Kuwait, Nigeria, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain Secretary: and Northern Ireland, United States of Dr Н. MAILER, Director -General America, Uruguay, Yemen, Zimbabwe. Chairman: Dr G. SOВERON ACEVEDO (Mexico), Committee on Credentials President of the Health Assembly Secretary: Dr Н. MAILER, Director -General The Committee on Credentials was composed of delegates of the following Member States: MAIN COMMITTEES Argentina, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia, Under