Tobacco control (Resolution)

14 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION WPRlRC55.R7 TOBACCO CONTROL The Regional Committee, Reaffinning resolutions WHA56.1 and WPRlRC54.R8 and recalIing resolution WPRlRC50.R6: Having considered the report on tobacco control: 1 Acknowledging that tobacco use is a major risk to the health of both smokers and non smokers: Notmg wIth concern the large and increasing burden of disease and preventable death caused by tobacco in the Region: Appreciating the complex and transnational nature of the tobacco epidemic, and the need for governments to address the health. economic. political and sociocultural impacts of tobacco use; Acknowledging that muItisectoral and multinational cooperation. and the involvement of nongovernmental organizations and other members of civil society. are crucial to effective tobacco control; Noting with satisfaction that all Member States from the Region have signed the WHO Framework ConventIOn on Tobacco Control (the Convention): Recognizing that many Member States are making progress towards ratification and implementation of the Convention: 1. ENDORSES the regional action plan for the Tobacco Free Initiative. 2005-2009 (the action plan). taking into account the views of Member States as expressed in the summary record: 2. URGES :v1ember States: (1) to ratify. accept or approve the Convention. at the earlh.,t opportunity. if they have not already done so: (2) to implement tobacco control measures beyond tbose required bv the Convention and its protocols, conSIstent with Article 2 of the Convention: (3) to use the ConventIOn and the action plan to guide national tobacco control policies and programmes. and to reflect the provisions of the Convention fully in national policies and legislation: (4) to address the Impact of tobacco on poverty and inequity: (5) to continue strengthening tobacco control leadership. infrastructure and resources, with a vitw to achieving sustainability: (6) to integrate tobacco control with other health programmes. such as those concerned with noncommunicable diseases, tuberculosis and sustainable development: (7) to develop sustainable. multi sectoral partnerships to achieve the goals of the Convention; (8) to provide training and resources for tobacco control activities; ] Document WPRfRC55i! O. REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 15 (9) to report to WHO at regular intervals on progress made in their national efforts to control tobacco use; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (1) to support Member States to become Parties to the Convention and implement its provisions; (2) to support Member States to implement the action plan; (3) to report to the Regional Committee at regular intervals on progress made in implementing the action plan. Eighth meeting, 17 September 2004 WPRJRC55/SRJ8 WPRJRC55.R8 TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION AND CONTROL The Regional Committee, Noting that just over one year remains for the Region to achieve the targets established by the Regional Committee of region wide coverage by directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS), an 85% cure rate and 70% case detection rate by the end of2005;1 Recognizing that achieving these targets will be a crucial step towards achieving the regional objective of reducing prevalence and mortality of tuberculosis (TB) by half by 20102 and the Millennium Development Goal of a reduction in incidence of TB by 2015; Concerned that the regional case detection rate of 40% for 2002 is still far below the 70% target for 2005; Expressing further concern that the limited human resources capacity of Member States may compromise the quality of DOTS implementation, including those activities related to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund); Acknowledging that strengthening laboratory services, improving access to TB control services by the poor and, where relevant, expanding collaboration between private and public sectors can increase case detection; Concerned at the increasing impact of multi drug resistance on TB control in some countries in the Region; Concerned also about increasing rates of TB HIV coinfection in some Member States and the high mortality ofTB patients who are coinfected with HIV; Welcoming the "3 by 5" Initiative and the opportunity it provides to expand treatment and care for TB patients who are coinfected with HIV; Appreciating the contribution that funding from the Global Fund and other partners has made to closing the financial gap for TB control in the Region; l Resolutions WPR/RC50.R4 and WPR/RC51.R4. 2 WPRlRC51.R4.