WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCClD~NTAL
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ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
RIDIONAL COMMITTEE Ninth Session Manila
WP/RC9/l-a Rev.l 20 August 1958 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH ANNOTATED AGENDA
26 September - 2 October 1958
1.
FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW WHO BUILDING
A special programme will be distributed to representatives on arrival in Manila.
2.
OPENING OF THE NINTH SESSION OF THE RIDIONAL COMMITTEE Address by retiring Chairman
It is customary for the retiring Chairman to deliver a short address at the opening meeting of each session of the Regional Committee. Unfortunately neither the retiring Chairman, Dr. G. Gr~Cumm1ng, nor the retiring ViceChairman, Dr. Leroy Burney, is able to be present. The speech of the retiring Chairman will, therefore, be read by the Secretary.
3.
ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS:
CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND RAPPORTEURS
The officers of the Regional Committee are the Chairman" the Vice-Cha:fr man, the Rapporteur for the English language and that for the French language. The officers of the three previous meetings were: Sixth session - 1955 Chairman
Dr. R.H. Bland (United Kingdom) Mr. Young Kee Kim (Korea)
Vice-Chairman Rapporteur (in Ehglish) Rapporteur (in French) Seventh session - 1956 Chairman Vice-Chairman Rapporteur (in English) Rapporteur (in FrenCh) Eignth session - 1957 Chairman Vice-Chairman Rapporteur (in English) Rapporteur (in French)
Dr. J. T. Gunther (Australia)
Dr. A. Simoes de Carvalho (Portugal)
Dr. J. Bierdrager (Netherlands)
Dr. J. de Paiva Martins (Portugal) Dr. M. Kusurnoto (Japan) Dr. Chao Souvath Sayavongs (Laos)
Dr. G. Graham-Cumming (Unit d Kingdom) Dr. Leroy Burney (United States of America: Mr. Yu Sun Yun (Korea) Dr. Le-Va.n-Khai (Viet Nam)
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ADDRESS BY THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN
It is customary for the incoming Chairman to give a brief address to the Committee. It is, however" not essential that the address be given at this point on the agenda. This may" should. the incoming Chairman wish, be postponed. to a time later in the session. 5. ADOPTION OF THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA (WP/RC9/l and. Add..1)
Any item sui table for the agenda which may arise or be sent to the Regional Director up to twenty-one days before the opening day of the session will be included in a supplementary agenda which the Committee shall examine together with the provisional agenda. Any items arising or submitted later shall be included in a supplementary agenda to be presented. for adoption at the next plenary meeting of the same seSSion, provided. that the Committee agrees.
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TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS
6.1 Designation of Chairman The Chairman of the Regional Committee designates one of the representatives to serve as Chairman of the Technical Discussions. The function of the Chairman is to guide the general discussions along the lines of the agenda, to assist the members to adhere to the schedule for discussions, to ensure that all members so desirous are heard, and to endeavour to effect a full and. balanced disquisition of the theme chosen. The Chairmen for the three previous technical discussions were: Sixth session - 1955 Dr. C.H. Yen" Commissioner of Provincial Health Administration, Taiwan Province, China. The subject of the 1955 Technical Discussions was "Domiciliary Midwifery as an Approach to the People in the Develop.. ment of Rural Health Services".
Seventh session - 1956 Dr. T. Gomez, Technical Assistant, Personnel Training, Department of Health, Philippines. The subject of the 1956 Technical Discussions was "The Care of the Child. from 1-6".
Eignth session - 1957 Dr. H.B. Turbott, Deputy Director-General of Health, New zealand. The subject of the 1957 Technical Discussions was "Leprosy Control".
6.2 Acceptance of the Progeamme for Technical Discussions (WP/RC9/TD2) The theme of the Technical Discussions for the ninth session of the Committee is Malaria Eradication. /Three sessions •••
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Three sessions have been set aside for the Discussions, the morning and afternoon of Monday, 29 September and. the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 September. Details of the proposed. procedures are contained. in document WP/RC9/TD3. Action required by the Committee is acceptance of the proposed programme. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUB.COMMITrEE ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET
The Committee at its seventh session decided that the establishment of a sub-committee on programme and budget, consisting of six members, plus the Chairman of the Regional Committee, should become a routine activity of the Committee. It further recommended. that the membership of the Sub.Committee ,hould be rotated among the representatives of the various Members, subject to the provision that any representative wishing to do so should be entitled to participate. Membership of the Sub-Committee - 1955 China, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, United Kingdoa (Chairman) and Viet Nam.
Membership of the Sub-Committee - 1956 Australia, France, Korea, Laos, Netherlands (Chairman), Portugal and the United. States of America. Membership of the Sub-Committee - 1957 Cambodia, China, Japan, New Zealand, the United. Kingdom (Chairman) - and Viet Nam. The report of the Sub.Committee will be discussed in plenary session.
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ACKNOWLEOOFl4ENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF BRIEF REroRTS RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTS ON THE PROGRESS OF THEIR HEALTH ACTIVITIEE
Governments have been asked to submit written reports in advance of the session. It is important that these reports be received, in good. time as they are to be circulated. during the Committee meeting. Written reports are requested, as it is obviously time-consuming for representatives to make adequate reports verbally during open session. The Cha.irme.n will make an announcement to acknowledge receipt of such reports. 9. REroRT OF THE RIDIONAL DIRECTOR (WP/RC9/2)
This report, which has been distributed to governments, summarizes the work of the Organization 1n the Western Pacific Region during the period. 1 July 1957 to 30 June 1958.
as committee members will be asked to give full consideration to the Regional Director's annual report in open session~
It is important that representatives study this document before the meeting
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WP/RC9/l-a Rev.l page 4 10. REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME AND BUDGEr FOR 1959 IN THE LIGHT OF PRESENT BUDGEl'ARY ADJUSTMENTS AND CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY MEMBER COUNTRIES (wp/RC9/3)
Certain modifications have been made in the 1959 programme and budget considered by the Committee at its eighth session and. dstails of these are contained. in document WP/RC9/3. 11.
PROPOSED PROGRAMME AND BUDGEI' ESTIMATES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1 JANUARY 31 DECEMBER 1960 (WP/RC9/4)
This document" which has already been distributed" has been established. in two parts: Part I relating to projects to be financed from regular funds and. operations planned. to be financed from the Malaria Eradication Special Account" and Part II relating to projects to be financed from Technical Assistance funds. Owing to the late receipt of copies of government requests to the Technical Assistance Board" Part II will not be distributed until the opening of the Regional Committee meeting. 12. REroRT ON ACCOMMODATION FOR THE \~ESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL OFFICE (WP/RC9/5 and. Add.l) ..
This document" 'Which has been distributed, summarizes the action taken by the World Health Assembly and. lists the contributions received from Member Governments to the cost of the regional headquarters. 13. AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VIm NAM
(WP/RC9/6) The Government of Viet Nam has suggested. an amendment to Rule 25 of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee, which reads "A majority of the Members shall constitute a quorum". The Government points out that the term "Member" applies both to Member States and Associate Members. Associate Members do not, however, have the right to vote and cannot therefore be counted. among the Members constituting a quorum for the conduct of business. Re-wording of Rule 25 is therefore necessary" and. a proposal is presented in document WP/RC9/6. 14. MALARIA ERADICATION PROGRAMME (EB21.R39" WHAll.42, WP/RC9/7)
This document summarizes the action taken by the World. Health Assembly and Executive Board. with regard. to malaria eradication and. the status of antima1aria campaigns in the Western Pacific Region. 15. RESOLUTIONS OF REGIONAL INTEREST ADOPTED BY THE TWENTY-FIRST AND TWENTY-
SECOND SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND THE ELEVENTH WORLD HEALTH ASSbMBLY 15.1 Review of salaries, allowances and benefits (EB21.R53, WP/RC9/8) This item is placed on the agenda at the request of the Executiv Board. The attention of the Committee is invited to item 5 on page 3 vIDich lists the general considerations 'Which seem to be of particular importance.
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Copies of the relevant staff rules will be available should the Committee wish to examine the existing provisions regarding salaries and a.lJ.aiances. 15.2 Smallpox eradication (WHAll.54, WP/RC9/9) This item has been placed. on the agenda as a result of the resolution adopted by the Eleventh World Health Assembly. Document WP/RC9/9 summarizes (a) the action taken by the Regional Office in 1954 When a short-term consultant visited. countries in the Region, and (b) the problems connected with smallpox. It also contains a programme outline for smallpox eradication and gives details of the type of assistance Which might be provided by international organizations. In view of the importance attached. to smallpox eradication by the World Heal~ Assembly, it is hoped that full discussion will be given to this item and that the Regional Committee will make proposals Which will form the basis for an active smallpox eradication programme in the Region. 15.3 Organizational study (EB22.R23, WP/RC9/l0) The attention of the Regional Committee is called. to the fact that the Executive Board. at its twenty-second. session decided. that it was unnecessary at present to pursue further its organizational study on regionalization. This decision is submitted for information of the Committee and no further action is required.• amme of Technical Assi stance The attention of the Committee is called in particular to Part IV, paragraph 2 of resolution EB2l.R48 Which expresses the hope of the Board that regional projects will be appropriately emphasized. When the use of the resources of the Expanded Programme is planned., so as not to restrict arbitrarily the level of these projects. 16. CONSIDERATION OF THE REroRT PRESENTED BY THE SUB-COMMITI'EE ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGEr
The repert .of the Sub-Committee on Programme and. Budget will be distributed to all representatives and fully discussed. in plenary session. 17.
CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT PRESENTED BY THE TECHNICAL DISCUSSION GROUP
Fellowing the practice of the World Health Assemblies, the repert and recemmendations .of the TeChnical Discussion Greup will be presented in plenary session for approval and adoptiDn. 18. TIME, PIACE AND DURATION OF TENTH AND ELEVENTH SESSIONS
As agreed at previous session, the tenth sessiDn .of the RegiDnal Committee will be held. in China. The eleventh session of the Cemmi ttee will be held. in Manila in accDrdance with the policy that every second. year the meeting will be held at regional head.quarters. ND further actiDn is required on this i tern. /19 ••••
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OTHER BUSINESS
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AOOPTION OF THE DRAFT REPORr OF THE COMMITTEE
The various decisions made and. resolutions adopt.ed. by the Committee will be incorporated into a final report for approval at the last plenary session. 21. ADJOURNMENT