1 1 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 POLICY AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETING Nomination of a member in place of Indonesia whose term expires on 31 December 2010 Agenda item 6.2 2 2 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) of HRP PCC of Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) acts as a governing body of HRP – responsible for overall policy and strategy � coordinates the interests and responsibilities of cooperating parties (UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/WB) Composition by category: 1. Largest financial contributors: 11 countries, incl. India and Thailand 2. Countries elected by WHO Regional Committees: 3-year term, 14 countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand 3. Other interested cooperating parties: 3-year term, 2 countries 4. Permanent members: co-sponsors 5. Observers 3 3 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Country Period Elected by Paragraph of the Memorandum on the administrative structure under which elected Bangladesh 1990-1992 2000-2002 2006-2008 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 India 1990-1991 1993-1995 1996-1998 1999-2001 2002-2004 PCC Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Indonesia 1992-1994 1995-1997 1998-2000 2001-2003 2008-2010 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee RegionalCommittee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Myanmar 2007-2009 Regional Committee 2.2.2 Nepal 2000-2002 2005-2007 PCC Regional Committee 2.2.3 2.2.2 Sri Lanka 1994-1996 2004-2006 2009-2011 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Thailand 1997-1999 2003-2005 2010-2012 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 4 4 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Nomination for PCC Member Category 2 The term of office of Indonesia ends on 31 December 2010 � the Regional Committee may consider electing one Member States of the Region to serve on the PCC for a three-year term of office from 1 January 2011 In selecting a Member country, due account should be taken: - a country's financial and/or technical support to HRP - its interest in the field of family planning, research and development in human reproduction and fertility regulation as demonstrated by the national policies and programmes 5 5 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Make Every Mother and Child Count
High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63 rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee WHO/SEARO, New Delhi, 28 June – 1 July 2010 Agenda item 6.2 SEA/HLP-Meet/6.2 Inf Doc 26 June 2010 Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2010 and nomination of a member in place of Indonesia whose term expires on 31 December 2010 The Twenty-third Meeting of the Policy and Coordination Committee of the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme for Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (“the Programme"), was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 24-25 June 2010. The attached document is a brief report on the deliberations of the meeting.
SEA/RC63/22 Page 1 REGIONAL COMMITTEE Provisional Agenda item 17.2 Sixty-third Session SEA/RC63/22 Inf Doc Bangkok, Thailand 7–10 September 2010 26 June 2010 Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2010 and nomination of a member in place of Indonesia whose term expires on 31 December 2010
SEA/RC63/22 Inf Doc REPORT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD POLICY AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETING UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, WHO, Geneva, 24-25 June 2010 Participants from SEAR: Dr Malabika Roy (India), Dr Atmarita (Indonesia), Dr Upali Indrasiri Hewa Ralalage (Sri Lanka), Dr Somyos Deerasamee (Thailand), Dr Somsak Pattarakulwanich (Thailand), Dr Kittipong Sae-Jeng (Thailand) At its Twenty-third Meeting, held in Geneva on 24-25 June 2010, the Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) of the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (the "Programme") recommended the following action points. 1. Requested a meeting with the DG for consultation on the restructuring process of WHO work around MDG 4 and 5 and on resolving the very significant reductions in the allocation of WHO core voluntary contributions to RHR and the serious finance gaps apparent in the current analysis of the 2010-2011 budget. 2. Requested the Director-General to pay appropriate attention to timely recruitment, including the post of the Director, RHR, to ensure the continuing availability of specialized staff to carry out the Department's programme of work. 3. Requested that HRP undertake more impact, cost-effectiveness and value for money studies on interventions to improve sexual and reproductive health, i.e: linking of sexual and reproductive health and HIV, as well as integration of sexual and reproductive health care within primary care packages. 4. Commended the technical presentation on Strengthening health systems through operations research to improve sexual and reproductive health, noted the importance of syphilis screening and treatment during pregnancy to contribute to the elimination of congenital syphilis and of its integration with PMTCT and HIV testing in antenatal care services. 5. The Panel Discussion on Research, policy and practices for improving sexual and reproductive health: Context and strategies at country and global levels recommended the preparation of a formal response to the UN Secretary General relating to the importance of prioritization of sexual and reproductive health and rights, research and gender perspective in the draft Joint Plan of Action, including the potential support that HRP can play on research coordination, dissemination of results and monitoring. 6. Recommended HRP to better communicate its products, i.e. to improve its website, develop and disseminate user-friendly tools for different audiences, such as community and policy-makers. The importance of strengthening integration of community, district, regional and national levels and supervision within the context of the capacity-building activities of HRP was reaffirmed. 7. Underscored the importance of managing the projected shortfall in funding of the HRP 2010- 2011 (41% and 15% of the budget) and Programme Development for Reproductive Health (PDRH) of 77% judiciously. 8. Recommended to set up a sub-committee of at least four persons to look into the proposed shifting of activities from PDRH to HRP. The sub-committee will comprise UNDP as co-sponsor, IPPF to represent NGOs and at least two PCC members. The terms of reference of the sub- committee will include: (i) to better understand the consequences of shifting budget; (ii) to assess the fundraising strategy with the Secretariat; (iii) to set up prioritization of activities, including three priority levels (essential, important, desirable); and (iv) to identify appropriate cost-saving measures in existing high-priority programmes. 9. Agreed to hold PCC(24) on 16-17 June 2011 in Geneva and proposed 21-22 June 2012 as tentative dates for PCC(25). *****