Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan

SEVENTY-FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY WHA71(10) Agenda item 14 25 May 2018 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan The Seventy-first World Health Assembly, taking note of the report by the Director-General requested in decision WHA70(12) 2017,1 decided to request the Director-General: (1) to report on progress in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report by the Director-General, based on field monitoring, to the Seventy-second World Health Assembly; (2) to provide support to the Palestinian health services, including through capacity-building programmes and the development of strategic plans for investments in specific treatment and diagnostic capacities locally; (3) to provide health-related technical assistance to the Syrian population in the occupied Syrian Golan; (4) to continue providing the necessary technical assistance in order to meet the health needs of the Palestinian people, including prisoners and detainees, in cooperation with the efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as the health needs of handicapped and injured people; (5) to support the development of the health system in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, by focusing on the development of human resources, in order to localize health services, decreasing referrals, reducing cost and maintaining strong primary health care with integrated complete appropriate health services; and (6) to ensure the allocation of human and financial resources in order to achieve these objectives. Sixth plenary meeting, 25 May 2018 A71/VR/6 = = = 1 Document A71/27.