WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
REGION.o.L OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC BUREAU R£GIONAL DU PACIFIQue OCCIDENTAL
REGIONAL COMMITI'EE
WPR/RC27/2 Rev.l 1 I.ugust 1976 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Twenty-seventh session Manila 6-11 September 1976 Provisional agenda item 7
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PROPOOED REVISIOm TO THE PROGRAMME BUDGET
1977. 1978-1979 The Regional Director keeps under constant review the staffing needs for the Regional Office and the proposed programme budget estimates for 1978/1979 reflect his considered judgement as to what would be required to service the programme in the Western Pacific Region at the time the propOsals were prepared. However, following the adoption in May 1976 by the World Health Assembly of ' resolution WHA29.48 on programme budget policy, the situation has again been reviewed in detail in the light of the latest workload statistics and of the volume of substantive work now required.
Assuming that there is no increase from the present level of the workload in the Regional OffICe. the Regional Director intends to suppress the following posts as from the dates indicated:
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one - Assistant Director of Health Services (P.6) 1 January 1977 one - Secretary (M.6) - 1 January 1977 one - Medioal Officer (HMO) (P.5) one - Translator (P.4) one - Secretary (M.6) one - Clerk stenographer (Typing Pool) (M.3) - 1 January 1977 - 1 January 1977 - 1 May 1977 - 1 January 1977
It should be borne in mind that at least some of the posts may have to be re-estab1ished if there is an unexpected increase in workload. It 1s proposed that the savings which will accrue in 1977, 1978 and 1979 be placed in the Regional Director's Development Programme, after making provision for supplies and equipment in project ICP/HSD/OO1, which
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is needed for small miscellaneous purcha~es of supplies and equipment for whioh there is no project provision. The details are as follows:
Savir.gr; from :>uppression of above-listed posts 140 800 Provision for supplies and equ1pment Tr:msferred to Hegional Director's Deve1opmont Pt-ogramme ••••••••••••••••
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1977
1978
lSl 79
155 800
168
100
( 5 800) ( 6800) ( 8 100)
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135 000
149 000
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160 000
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After the above ohanges. the revised totals for the Regional Director's Developnent Programne are:
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1978
1279 -Q!OO;====
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460 000
The Regional Director expects to use most of his Development Programme in 1977 for the expanded prOjp:'&IIIIIe on ilTlll'Unization and intends to ;;ubmi t to the Regional GOIIIIIi ttee at its twenty-eighth session. in 1977. plans for the implementation of the Reg10nal Direc;tor's Develo~nt Programme in 1978 and 1979.
The revised tota;t.s for proJeot ICP/H3P/OOl are:
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1979
47800
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46800
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48 600
Inol\lding the above revisione. direct technical cooperation for each of the three years, 1977-1979. comprises 8~ of the total regular budget while 1~ is devoted to establishment, administrative and Reg10nal COJ!IlIittee oosts.
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