Sixty-fourth Regional Committee for Europe: Copenhagen, 15–18 September 2014: membership of WHO bodies and committees

WORLD HEALTH OR GANIZAT ION REGIONAL OFF ICE FOR EUROPE UN City, Marmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Telephone: +45 45 33 70 00 Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: governance@euro.who.int Web: http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/governance Regional Committee for Europe EUR/RC64/7 Add. 1 64th session Copenhagen, Denmark, 15–18 September 2014 28 May 2014 140298 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Membership of WHO bodies and committees In accordance with rules 14.2.2 and 14.3 of the Regional Committee’s Rules of Procedure, the Regional Director, by circular letter of 4 April 2014, invited all Member States of the European Region to submit, by 2 May 2014, nominations for membership of the: • IV. Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases This document contains the curricula vitae of candidates and an overview of membership of the body in question. IV. Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases EUR/RC64/7 Add.1 page 3 IV. Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases Present membership – The membership of Portugal on the Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases expires on 31 December 2014. The Regional Committee will therefore be requested to select or reselect one member for JCB membership for a four-year period from 1 January 2015 under paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Special Programme. Nominations – The following nominations were received at the Regional Office by 2 May 2014, and curricula vitae in standard format are contained in pages 5 and 6. Azerbaijan (Dr Sheida Shikhalieva) Republic of Moldova (Dr Gheorghe Placinta) Membership of the Joint Coordinating Board from the European Region (as of 1 January 2014) (a) Members selected according to paragraph 2.2.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding (government representatives selected by the contributors to the Special Programme resources) Belgium to 31 December 2014 Germany and Luxembourg constituency to 31 December 2016 Netherlands and Sweden constituency to 31 December 2014 Spain and Panama constituency to 31 December 2016 Turkey to 31 December 2016 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America constituency to 31 December 2016 (b) Members selected according to paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding (government representatives selected by WHO Regional Committees) Portugal to 31 December 2014 (c) Members selected according to paragraph 2.2.3 of the Memorandum of Understanding (members designated by the JCB itself from among the remaining Cooperating Parties) No governments from the European Region are currently members under paragraph 2.2.3 EUR/RC64/7 Add.1 page 4 NOTE ON MECHANISMS FOR SELECTION OR RESELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE JCB Composition of the JCB (Extracted from the Memorandum of Understanding on the Special Programme) Composition of Membership The JCB shall consist of 28 members from among the Cooperating Parties as follows: 2.2.1 Twelve representatives from the governments contributing to the Special Programme resources, selected by the contributors to the Special Programme. Each such government representative shall serve as representative of his or her government and may also serve as representative of a constituency established by governments under this membership category. Each constituency will develop its own procedure to designate its representative to the Board. In the event a government intends to serve on the Board also as representative of a constituency, it shall indicate this in its application for membership, it being understood that each government participating in that constituency shall be entitled to rotate as the representative of that constituency at any session of the JCB. 2.2.2 Six government representatives selected by WHO Regional Committees from among those countries directly affected by the diseases dealt with by the Special Programme, or from among those providing technical or scientific support to the Special Programme. 2.2.3 Six members, designated by the JCB itself, from among the remaining Cooperating Parties. 2.2.4 The four Agencies which comprise the Standing Committee (UNICEF, UNDP, World Bank, WHO). Members of the JCB shall serve for a period of four years and may be reappointed. EUR/RC64/7 Add.1 page 5 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES Member state making nomination: AZERBAIJAN Family name SHIKHALIEVA First/Other names Sheida Talyat-Kyzy Male/Female Female Date of birth 13 March 1967 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X French German Russian X X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year PhD in Biology 2004 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Head of Laboratory department, National plague control and surveillance station 2014 Associate professor, Department of microbiology and epidemiology, School of continuing education for doctors 1992–2014 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Name and position of person making nomination V. Gasymov, Head of Sanitary control and surveillance sector, Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan EUR/RC64/7 Add.1 page 6 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES Member state making nomination: REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Family name PLACINTA First/Other names Gheorghe Male/Female Male Date of birth 1 December 1963 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English LEVEL B1 LEVEL B1 LEVEL B1 French German Russian LEVEL C1 LEVEL C1 LEVEL C1 Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year School of Public Health Management 2009–2011 PhD, Doctor in Medical Sciences 2000 Associate Professor 2002 Internship, Department of Communicable Diseases, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the Republic of Moldova “Nicolae Testemitanu” 1988 Faculty of General Medicine, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the Republic of Moldova “Nicolae Testemitanu” 1981–1987 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Head, Department of Medical Continuing Education on Communicable Diseases, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the Republic of Moldova “Nicolae Testemitanu” 2012 to date Chief, Center of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Diseases, Hospital of Infectious Diseases “Toma Ciorba” in Chisinau 2009 to date Dean, Faculty of Medicine Nr. 1, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the Republic of Moldova “Nicolae Testemitanu” 2005 to date Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical and Medical Parasitology, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the Republic of Moldova “Nicolae Testemitanu” 1989–2012 Associate Professor, physician on infectious disease, Hospital of Infectious Diseases “Toma Ciorba” in Chisinau 1988–1989 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Internship, Management in Public Health, “Group Hospitalier Saint Augustine”, Malestroit, France 2010 Teaching coordinator, module of HIV/AIDS within the “Global Fund Project – Capacity building of service providers in HIV/AIDS through the Web (distance learning)” 2010–2013 Consultant, “Tempus Project 2012–2015: Developing Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Moldova” 2012–2015 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year President, Council of the Faculty of Medicine Nr 1, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the Republic of Moldova “Nicolae Testemitanu” 2005 to date Chairman, Commission of self-evaluation according with the World Federation of Medical Education standards, Faculty of Medicine, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the Republic of Moldova “Nicolae Testemitanu” 2005 and 2013 Name and position of person making nomination Dr Andrei Usatii, Minister of Health