Inter-regional malaria training course (Resolution)

WP/RC7/25 Rev.l Page 15 1. EXPRESSES to the Government of the Philippines its appreciation for this generous offer; 2. REQUESTS the Regional Director to ask the Director-General to report the proposal to the Executive Doard at its nineteenth session and to the Tenth World IIealth Assembly, in order that the final decision on the proposal may be taken. WP/RC7.RlO MALARIA ERADICATION The Regional COmmittee, Third Meeting, 10 September 1956 wp/RC7/M1n/3 IIaving noted with approval the action already taken by the Ninth World IIealth Assemb:tyl and by the Regional. Director of the Western Pacific towards the eradication of malaria,2 RESOLVES 1. that the Director-General be asked to give priority to anti- malaria projects and to provide funds for them when necessary from the Malaria Eradication Special Account, and 2. that the attention of all those concerned be called to the absolute necessity of co-ordinating antimalaria programmes of adjoining countries belonging to different regions as well as the programmes of countries within one region. Fourth Meeting, 12 September 1956 WP/RC7/Min/4 WP/RC7.Rll INTER-REGIONAL MALARIA TRAINING COURSE The Regional COmmittee, IIaving been informed of the plan to establish an inter-regional malaria training course based in Indonesia, to be financed from Technical Assistance funds in 1958, Considering the importance of the intensification of anti- malaria c~aigns to the economic development of those under-developed countries in 'Which malaria is a problem, lResolution WIIA9. 61 2UUpublished documents wp/RC7/7 and WP/RC7/7 Add.2 WPjRC7L25 Rev.l Page Ie 1. EXPRESSES the desire of the countries in the Region which have a m.ala.ria problem to participa.te in the course; 2. REQUESTS the Regional Director to ask the Director-General to convey to the Technical Assistance Board and the Technical Assistance Committee the request of the governments in the Western Pacific Region that this training course be approved as a project in the 1958 Technical Assistance programme and that funds to finance the course be provided from the Technical ASSistance Special Account. WPjRC7.Rl2 Fourth Meeting, 12 September 1956 WPjRC7jMinj4 RESIsrANCE OF INSECTS TO INSECTICIDES The Regional COmmittee, Having considered the report on reSistance of insects to insecti- cides, Realizing that the development of resistance of insects to in- Secticides represents a public-health problem of the greatest im- portance, Believing that research work in this field has to be co-ordinated at an international level, Noting that a programme of co-ordinatiun and stimulation of research is being undertaken on this problem and that steps are being taken to provide Member States with advice on measures to be taken to control vectors Which have developed reSistance to insecticides, 1. RECOMMENDS that an inter-regional symposium be held in 1958 to. which workers performing research on insect resistance and allied fields would be inY! ted 'With a view to exchanging views and promoting co-ordination of the work, and 2. REQUESTS the Regional Director to collect and disseminate informa- tion on research on insect resistance. Third Meeting, 10 September 1956 WP/RC7/Min/3