Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS (Resolution)

REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 25 Noting further the commencement of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV I AIDS in January 1996 and the resulting reduction of resources at the country and regional level; I, URGES Member States: (I) to give stronger political commitment to the support of sexually transmitted diseases prevention and care programmes including efforts to mobilize resources to support these programmes; (2) to strengthen the epidemiological surveillance of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV and AIDS; (3) to implement HIV prevention programmes particularly targeting commercial sex workers and injecting drug users; and (4) to seek an increase in the provision of UNAIDS resources at country and regional level; 2, REQUESTS the Regional Director: (I) to continue technical collaboration with Member States and UNAIDS 111 the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV infection and AIDS; (2) to further strengthen the regional surveillance system on sexually transmitted diseases, HIV infection and AIDS; (3) to continue to report annually to the Regional Committee on the situation of sexually \ transmitted diseases, HIV infection and AIDS. Sixth Meeting, 12 Septem ber 1996 WPRlRC47/SRl6 WPRlRC47.R6 JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS The Regional Committee, Having considered the report on developments of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV IAIDS (UNAIDS)I and the annual report on AIDS, including sexually transmitted diseases;2 Recognizing with concern the low level of funding earmarked to support national programmes in the Region by UNAIDS for 1996-1997; Noting that Australia, China, France, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America are currently members of the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS; Noting also that the Regional Office is working in coordination with UNAIDS through its work in strengthening national sexually transmitted disease programmes, HIV and AIDS sur,eillance, and providing education and support to special population groups; I Document WPRlRC4717. 'Document WPRlRC47/6, 26 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FORTY-SEVENTH SESSION I . URGES Member States: (I) to continue to show strong political commitment to national STD/HIV I AIDS prevention efforts; (2) to give continued active support to UNAIDS in achievement of its objectives; (3) to be actively involved in extrabudgetary fund-raising efforts with partner agencies to permit a full and appropriate range ofSTD/HIV/AIDS programming; (4) to participate actively in the proceedings of the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS; 2. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (I) to strengthen activities in support of Member States' responses to sexually transmitted diseases, HIV infection and AIDS through maintenance of a strong technical capability within WHO to respond to related health issues; (2) to ensure the collaboration of the Regional Office with UNAIDS specifically through active WHO participation in theme group activities at country level; (3) to collaborate with Member States in the development of national policies that support efforts to prevent and control sexually transmitted diseases, HIV infection and AIDS; (4) to collaborate in resource mobilization for STD/HIV I AIDS activities; (5) to report in 1997 on further developments relating to UNAIDS. Sixth Meeting, 12 September 1996 WPRlRC47/SRl6 WPRlRC47.R7 ERADICATION OF POLIOMYELITIS IN THE REGION The Regional Committee, Having considered the progress report of the Regional Director on the eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region; I Acknowledging the achievements made by Member States towards eradicating poliomyelitis, especially the national immunization days that were conducted in six countries in the Region during the low disease transmission seasons of 1995 and 1996; Noting the decrease in the number of reported cases which meet the clinical criteria for poliomyelitis in 1995 to a provisional total of 474 as at I September 1996, the lowest ever reported to the Regional Office; Noting also that under conditions of improving surveillance, the only cases of indigenous wild poliovirus-associated poliomyelitis were reported from Cambodia and the southern region of Viet Nam in 1995 and in 1996 up to I September; I Document WPRfRC4718 Rev.l.