SIXTIETH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
A60/DIV/3 8 June 2007
Decisions and list of resolutions I. DECISIONS
WHA60(1)
Composition of the Committee on Credentials
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly appointed a Committee on Credentials consisting of delegates of the following Member States: Barbados, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Monaco, Mongolia, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam. (First plenary meeting, 14 May 2007)
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Composition of the Committee on Nominations
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly elected a Committee on Nominations consisting of delegates of the following Member States: Afghanistan, Argentina, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Panama, Qatar, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Suriname, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, and Professor P.I. Garrido, Mozambique (President, Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly, ex officio). (First plenary meeting, 14 May 2007)
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Election of officers of the Sixtieth World Health Assembly
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the following officers: President: Vice-Presidents: Ms J. Halton (Australia) Dr T. Adhanom (Ethiopia) Dr N.A. Haffadh (Bahrain) Dr J. Kiely (Ireland) Mr Kye Chun Yong (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Dr C. Chang (Ecuador) (First plenary meeting, 14 May 2007)
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Election of officers of the main committees
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the following officers of the main committees: Committee A: Committee B: Chairman Chairman Dr R.R. Jean Louis (Madagascar) Mr T. Zeltner (Switzerland) (First plenary meeting, 14 May 2007) The main committees subsequently elected the following officers: Committee A: Vice-Chairmen: Dr A. Balbisi (Jordan) Professor Eng Huot (Cambodia)
Rapporteur:
Mrs G. Bu Figueroa (Honduras)
Committee B:
Vice-Chairmen: Mr D. Francis (Trinidad and Tobago) Dr A.A. Yoosuf (Maldives) Rapporteur: Mr H. Bin M. Al-Fakheri (Saudi Arabia)
(First meeting of Committee A, 15 May 2007; first and second meetings of Committee B, 16 and 17 May 2007)
WHA60(5)
Establishment of the General Committee
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the delegates of the following 17 countries as members of the General Committee: Botswana, China, Cuba, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Latvia, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Samoa, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand and United States of America. (First plenary meeting, 14 May 2007)
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Adoption of the agenda
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly adopted the provisional agenda prepared by the Executive Board at its 120th session with the deletion of one item and one subitem. (Second plenary meeting, 14 May 2007)
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Verification of credentials
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly recognized the validity of the credentials of the following delegations: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d’Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia (Federated States of); Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Republic of Korea; Republic of Moldova; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Thailand; The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United Republic of Tanzania; United States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe. (Fifth plenary meeting, 16 May 2007; Eighth plenary meeting, 18 May 2007)
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Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the General Committee, elected the following as Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board: Bahamas, Indonesia, Malawi, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (Eighth plenary meeting, 18 May 2007)
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United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund: appointment representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
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The Sixtieth World Health Assembly nominated Dr J. Larivière of the delegation of Canada as a member, and Dr A.A. Yoosuf of the delegation of Maldives as an alternate member, of the WHO Staff Pension Committee for a three-year term until May 2010. (Ninth plenary meeting, 21 May 2007)
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WHA60(10) Evidence-based strategies and interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm The Sixtieth World Health Assembly decided that an item entitled “Strategies to reduce the harmful use of alcohol” and related documents discussed at the Health Assembly should be included in the agenda of the Executive Board at its 122nd session to be held in January 2008, and requested the Director-General, in the interim, to continue her work on this matter. (Eleventh plenary meeting, 23 May 2007)
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Selection of the country in which the Sixty-first World Health Assembly would be held
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly, in accordance with Article 14 of the Constitution, decided that the Sixty-first World Health Assembly would be held in Switzerland. (Eleventh plenary meeting, 23 May 2007)
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Reports of the Executive Board on its 118th, 119th and 120th sessions
The Sixtieth World Health Assembly, after reviewing the Executive Board’s reports on its 118th, 119th and 120th sessions,1 took note of the reports, commended the work the Board had performed; and expressed its appreciation of the dedication with which the Board had carried out the tasks entrusted to it. (Eleventh plenary meeting, 23 May 2007)
II. RESOLUTIONS
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Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Unaudited interim financial report on the accounts of WHO for 2006 and comments thereon made by the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution
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Scale of assessments 2008–2009 Assessment of new Member Appointment of the External Auditor Financial period 2006–2007: implementation of resolution WHA58.4 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules – Introduction of International Public Sector Accounting Standards Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules Medium-term strategic plan 2008–2013 Appropriation resolution for the financial period 2008–2009 Control of leishmaniasis Poliomyelitis: mechanism for management of potential risks to eradication WHO’s role and responsibilities in health research Progress in the rational use of medicines Oral health: action plan for promotion and integrated disease prevention Malaria, including proposal for establishment of World Malaria Day Tuberculosis control: progress and long-term planning Better medicines for children Sustaining the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders Health systems: emergency-care systems Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: implementation of the global strategy Health promotion in a globalized world Integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO: draft strategy Workers’ health: global plan of action Strengthening of health information systems Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits
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Health technologies1 Public health, innovation and intellectual property
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The term “health technologies” refers to the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives.
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