WHA

13.04 Health system strengthening

Posted Tue, 2011-03-15 19:24

The DG has committed to Health Systems Strengthening remaining a priority for WHO despite itsdifficult circumstances.

Documents for consideration by the WHA include:

  • Resolution EB128.R12, 'Strengthening national policy dialogue to build more robust health policies, strategies and plans'
  • Documents EB128/2011/REC/1 (? posted?).  See provisional records of EB128

13.03 Health-related Millennium Development Goals

Posted Tue, 2011-03-15 19:24

This item deals with WHO’s role in the follow-up to the high-level plenary meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly on the review of the Millennium Development Goals (September 2010)

13.02 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)

Posted Tue, 2011-03-15 19:23

The focus of this item will be Document A64/9, 'Implementation of the International Health Regulation (2005)' 

13.01 Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits

Posted Tue, 2011-03-15 19:22

Under this item the WHA will consider the Report of the Open-Ended Working Group of Member States on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits (A64/8). 

The issue of benefit sharing was first raised by Indonesia who asked why they should provide samples of H5N1 to WHO if they were to be given to private corporations and vaccine stocks were to be reserved for rich country use.