REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE 64th SESSION Copenhagen, Denmark, 15–18 September 2014 Membership of WHO bodies and committees WORLD HEALTH OR GANIZAT ION REGIONAL OFF ICE FOR EUROPE UN City, Marmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Telephone: +45 45 33 70 00 Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: governance@euro.who.int Web: http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/governance Regional Committee for Europe EUR/RC64/7 64th session Copenhagen, Denmark, 15–18 September 2014 23 April 2014 140047 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Membership of WHO bodies and committees In accordance with rules 14.2.2 and 14.3 of the Regional Committee’s Rules of Procedure, the Regional Director, by circular letter of 10 January 2014, invited all Member States of the European Region to submit, by 14 March 2014, nominations for membership of the: • Executive Board; • Standing Committee of the Regional Committee; and • Policy and Coordination Committee of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction. This document contains, for each of the above bodies, the curricula vitae of candidates and, where appropriate, the terms of reference and an overview of membership of the body in question. Contents page I. Executive Board .................................................................................................................. 3 II. Standing Committee of the Regional Committee ............................................................. 19 III. Policy and Coordination Committee of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction ................................................... 31 I. EXECUTIVE BOARD
EUR/RC64/7 page 3 I. Executive Board Functions of the Executive Board 1. Article 28 of the WHO Constitution stipulates that the functions of the Executive Board shall be: (a) to give effect to the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly; (b) to act as the executive organ of the Health Assembly; (c) to perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Health Assembly; (d) to advise the Health Assembly on questions referred to it by that body and on matters assigned to the Organization by conventions, agreements and regulations; (e) to submit advice or proposals to the Health Assembly on its own initiative; (f) to prepare the agenda of meetings of the Health Assembly; (g) to submit to the Health Assembly for consideration and approval a general programme of work covering a specific period; (h) to study all questions within its competence; (i) to take emergency measures within the functions and financial resources of the Organization to deal with events requiring immediate action. In particular it may authorize the Director-General to take the necessary steps to combat epidemics, to participate in the organization of health relief to victims of a calamity and to undertake studies and research the urgency of which has been drawn to the attention of the Board by any Member or by the Director-General. 2. Further information on the rules of procedure of the Board can be found in Basic documents (WHO, Geneva, 2009), also available on the Internet (http://www.who.int/gb/bd/). Present membership from the European Region 3. The Region has eight seats on the Executive Board, which from May 2014 will be filled by persons designated by Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Lithuania, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. Four seats will become vacant in May 2015, when the terms of office of the members designated by Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia and Lithuania will expire. Candidatures 4. In the Regional Director’s letter of 10 January 2014, Member States were requested to inform the Regional Director whether they wished to submit candidatures for election at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015 (WHA68). 5. It will be recalled that the Regional Committee at its sixty-third session adopted resolution EUR/RC63/R7 on membership of the Executive Board. 6. The following nominations were received at the Regional Office by 14 March 2014 and curricula vitae in standard format are contained in pages 7 to 16. France (Professor Benoit Vallet) Greece (Professor Christos Socrates Mantzoros) EUR/RC64/7 page 4 Kazakhstan (Professor Maksut Kulzhanov) Malta (Dr Ray Busuttil) Netherlands (Mr Herbert Barnard) Poland (Dr Igor Radziewicz-Winnicki) Sweden (Dr Lars-Erik Holm) Turkey (Dr Bekir Keskinkiliç) Overview of membership 7. Table 1 shows which countries in the European Region designated members of the Executive Board in the period 1992–2017. E U R /R C 64/7 page 5 Table 1. Executive Board – Overview of membershipa Countries WHA 45 1992 WHA 46 1993 WHA 47 1994 WHA 48 1995 WHA 49 1996 WHA 50 1997 WHA 51 1998 WHA 52 1999 WHA 53 2000 WHA 54 2001 WHA 55 2002 WHA 56 2003 WHA 57 2004 WHA 58 2005 WHA 59 2006 WHA 60 2007 WHA 61 2008 WHA 62 2009 WHA 63 2010 WHA 64 2011 WHA 65 2012 WHA 66 2013 WHA 67 2014 WHA 68 2015 WHA 69 2016 WHA 70 2017 Albania X XXX XXX X Andorra X XXX XXX X Armenia X XXX XXX X Austria Azerbaijan X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Belarusb Belgium X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria XXX XXX X Croatia X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Cyprusc X XXX XXX X Czech Republic X XXX XXX X Denmark XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Estonia X XXX XXX X Finland X XXX XXX X France XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Georgia Germany X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Greece XXX XXX X Hungary X XXX XXX X Iceland X XXX XXX X Ireland X XXX XXX X Israel X XXX XXX X Italy X XXX XXX X Kazakhstan X XXX XXX X Kyrgyzstan Latvia X XXX XXX X Lithuania X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Luxembourg X XXX XXX X Malta Monaco E U R /R C 64/7 page 6 Countries WHA 45 1992 WHA 46 1993 WHA 47 1994 WHA 48 1995 WHA 49 1996 WHA 50 1997 WHA 51 1998 WHA 52 1999 WHA 53 2000 WHA 54 2001 WHA 55 2002 WHA 56 2003 WHA 57 2004 WHA 58 2005 WHA 59 2006 WHA 60 2007 WHA 61 2008 WHA 62 2009 WHA 63 2010 WHA 64 2011 WHA 65 2012 WHA 66 2013 WHA 67 2014 WHA 68 2015 WHA 69 2016 WHA 70 2017 Montenegro Netherlands X XXX XXX X Norway X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Poland X XXX XXX X Portugal X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Republic of Moldova X XXX XXX X Romania X XXX XXX X Russian Federationd XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X San Marino Serbiae X XXX XXX X Slovakia Slovenia X XXX XXX X Spain X X XXX XXX X Sweden X XXX XXX X Switzerland X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Tajikistan The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Turkey X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Turkmenistan Ukraineb United Kingdom X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Uzbekistan X XXX XXX X shading shows years prior to becoming Member State a In accordance with Rule 105 of the Rules of Procedure of the Health Assembly, "The term of office of each Member entitled to designate a person to serve on the Board shall begin immediately after the closing of the session of the Health Assembly at which the Member concerned is elected and shall end immediately after the closing of the session of the Health Assembly during which the Member is replaced". b Non-active Member State until 1992. c Reassigned from EMRO to EURO as per resolution WHA56.16 (May 2003). d Membership of the former USSR has been continued by the Russian Federation. e Formerly Serbia and Montenegro. EUR/RC64/7 page 7 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member State making nomination: FRANCE Family name VALLET First/Other names Benoît Male/Female Male Date of birth 6 March 1958 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X X X German Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year MD, Medicine, University of Lille, France 1990 Specialist degree in anaesthesia-medical resuscitation, University of Lille, France 1990 Postgraduate specialist degree in clinical pharmacology and therapeutic evaluation, University of Lille, France 1991 Postgraduate specialist degree in medical resuscitation, University of Lille, France 1993 University thesis, University of Lille, France 1995 Habilitation of Supervising Research, University of Lille, France 1996 University professor – hospital physician, Regional University Hospital Centre, Lille, France 1998 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Paris, France 2013 to date Head, Anaesthesia-Resuscitation Department, Huriez Hospital, Regional University Hospital Centre, Lille, France 2005–2010 Head, Anaesthesia-Resuscitation Unit, Regional University Hospital Centre, Lille, France 2006–2012 President, Hospital Medical Committee, Regional University Hospital Centre, Lille, France 2011–2013 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Member, Council of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), Brussels, Belgium 1998–2002 Member, Executive Board of the ESICM, Brussels, Belgium 2002–2005 Member, Scientific Committee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), Brussels, Belgium 2004–2013 Member, Council of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Brussels, Belgium 2009–2013 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year National President, Collegiate of university professors – hospital physicians, anaesthesia- resuscitation 2010–2013 Member, Bureau of the Conference of Presidents, Hospital Medical Committee of University Hospital Centre 2011–2013 International Vice-Chairman, Advisory Board, Promoting Global Research Excellence in Severe Sepsis (PROGRESS) 2002–2004 President, Multidisciplinary Joint Committee of Intensive Care Medicine (MJCICM) of UEMS, Brussels, Belgium 2011–2013 EUR/RC64/7 page 8 Secretary, European Board of Intensive Care Medicine (EBICM) for UEMS, Brussels, Belgium 2012–2014 Name and position of person making nomination Mrs Marisol Touraine, Minister of Social Affairs and Health EUR/RC64/7 page 9 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member state making nomination: GREECE Family name MANTZOROS First/Other names Christos Socrates Male/Female Male Date of birth 28 May 1963 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X German X X X Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year PhD, Honoris Causa, University of Thessaloniki and University of Patras, Greece 2012 and 2014 MSc, Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, USA 1997 M MSc, Medical Sciences (Clinical Investigation) Harvard Medical School, USA 1997 DSc, Clinical Epidemiology – Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Greece 1996 MD, Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Greece 1987 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Full Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA 2009 to date Professor, Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, USA 2012 to date Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, VA Boston Healthcare System, USA 2010 to date Professor of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA 2005–2012 Director, Human Nutrition Unit, BIDMC, Harvard Medical School, USA 2003 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Public Health Advisor to Greek Minister of Health in relation to International Organizations 2013 to date Chair, Scientific Advisory Boards, Intekrin Therapeutics, Akesis, and Diagnostics Systems Laboratories (International Boards) 2005 to date Visiting Professor National School of Public Health, Greece, and University in Japan, India, Canada, etc., Honorary Professor in Romania, PhD thesis advisor in several nations worldwide (e.g. MIT in the USA, Karolinska University in Sweden, TUM in Germany, Athens University in Greece, etc), active collaborator with many organizations worldwide (e.g. University of Cologne, Leipzig, LMU and TUM in Germany, University of Naples in Italy, Karolinska University in Sweden, Korea, Chosun, and Yonsei University in Korea, McGill University in Canada, Northwestern, MIT and Boston University in the USA etc.). 2000 to date Steering Organizing Committee, Endocrine Society/International Society of Endocrinology (International Scientific Organization representing all endocrinologists in the world) 2004–2008 Chair and organizer, Harvard School of Public Health and Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health (The Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, currently under the Cyprus University of Technology, is an international research, education and technology initiative for the environment and public health established in the year 2004; it is affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health) 2004–2005 EUR/RC64/7 page 10 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Vice Chair and then Chair, Obesity and Cancer Section, The Obesity Society (International Organization representing health professionals working on Obesity, primarily in North America, but also all over the world) 2011–2013 Editor in chief and Chair of the Board, Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental (International Board with members from all continents) 2010 to date Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Boston Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, USA, directing research, teaching and clinical care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, USA government to beneficiaries who are citizens of the State of Massachusetts 2010 to date Name and position of person making nomination Spyridon–Adonis Georgiades, Minister of Health EUR/RC64/7 page 11 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member state making nomination: KAZAKHSTAN Family name KULZHANOV First/Other names Maksut Male/Female Male Date of birth 10 August 1949 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French German Russian X X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Medical Doctor 1972 Candidate of Medical Sciences 1982 Doctor of Medical Sciences 1993 Professor of Public Health 1995 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Adviser to the Minister of Health on International Affairs 2014 to date Director General, Republican Center of Health Development 2011 to date Rector, Kazakhstan School of Public Health 1997–2011 Deputy Minister of Health 1992–1997 Deputy Director, Scientific Research Institute of Hygiene 1986–1992 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Board member, Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region 2013–2016 Member, Steering Committee on strategy, investment and impact, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) 2012–2013 Board member, Eastern Europe and Central Asia constituency, Global Fund 2010–2012 Member, Executive Board of WHO 2001–2004 Board member, Council on Health Research for Development 2001–2008 Member, Scientific observation committees of international projects 2008 to date Member, Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe of WHO 1995–1996 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year President, National Chamber of Health 2012 to date Chair, National Scientific Board on Public Health 2000–2010 Chair, National Association on Public Health 2000–2010 Name and position of person making nomination Mr Bolat Tokezhanov, Vice-Minister of Health EUR/RC64/7 page 12 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member state making nomination: MALTA Family name BUSUTTIL First/Other names Raymond Male/Female Male Date of birth 19 June 1957 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X German Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Fellow, Faculty of Public Health Medicine, United Kingdom 2001 Diploma in Health Management, Milan, Italy 1992 Fellow, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom 1992 Member, Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom 1984 MB Ch B, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1980 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Consultant in Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate 2013 to date Superintendent of Public Health, Ministry of Health 1999–2013 Chairperson, Food Safety Commission 2003–2013 Licensing Authority for Medicinal Products 2003–2013 Director, Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health 1993–1999 Chairperson, Advisory Committee on Immunization Policy 1993–1999 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Member of the Standing Committee of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe 2011 to date Member of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Health 2011–2015 Senior member of Maltese Delegation at World Health Assembly and Regional Committee 1999 to date Member/Head of many Ministerial/National delegations to different international fora 1993 to date Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Chairman of the Standing Committee of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe 2013–2014 Vice Chairman (Chairman elect) of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Health 2013–2015 Vice Chairman of Committee A at the 53rd World Health Assembly 2000 Rapporteur of Committee A at the 58th World Health Assembly 2005 Chairman of the Mediterranean Regional Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine – a Sino - Maltese Cooperation agreement 1994 to date Name and position of person making nomination Dr Godfrey Farrugia, Minister of Health EUR/RC64/7 page 13 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member state making nomination: NETHERLANDS Family name BARNARD First/Other names Herbert Male/Female Male Date of birth 17 May 1962 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X X German X X Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Masters Degree in History ,Leiden University 1982–1987 Post Graduate Diploma, International Relations and International Law, Johns Hopkins University, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) 1987–1988 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Director International Affairs, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport 2008 to date Responsible for health policy overseas territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 2008 to date Director of the Department of Political Affairs/Chief of Ministerial Staff, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport 2005–2008 Different functions and (dep) Director Department People with a Disability, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport 1999–2005 Health Counsellor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Washington, DC 1995–1999 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Head (or member of) delegation to the World Health Assembly 2008–2013 Head of delegation to several Executive Board meetings of WHO and Regional Committees of WHO (PAHO and EURO) 2008–2013 and 1995–1999 Member of the delegation to specific health theme meetings (drugs and NCDs) at the UN, New York Netherlands member of the European Union working party on public health at senior level 2009 to date Head (or member of) delegation to European Union Council of Minister meetings (Health, Sport and Youth) and High level Conferences 2008–2013 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Vice Chair Committee A World Health Assembly 2012 President of the Committee on the Rehabilitation and Integration of People with Disabilities (CD-P-RR) of the Council of Europe (2001) and member of the Steering Committee 2001–2003 Name and position of person making nomination Edith Schippers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport EUR/RC64/7 page 14 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member state making nomination: POLAND Family name RADZIEWICZ–WINNICKI First/Other names Igor Male/Female Male Date of birth 5 September 1976 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French German X X X Russian X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Specialist in public health, Institute of Social Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland 2011 Specialist paediatrician, Children’s Clinic of the Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2008 PhD in medical sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2006 MD, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2001 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Health 2012 to date Lecturer, School of Health Sciences of the Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2008 to date Assistant Professor, Social and Economic Sciences Faculty, Silesian School of Management, Katowice, Poland 2007–2012 Assistant, Children’s Clinic, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2002–2007 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Head, Polish Delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly 2013 Head, Polish Delegation to the 62nd session of the Regional Committee 2012 Head, Polish Delegation to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of the European Union 2012 Member, Strategic Paediatric Alliance for the Future Health of Children in Europe 2011–2012 Delegate, Polish Paediatric Society to the European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians 2011–2012 Delegate, Polish Paediatric Society to the European Academy of Paediatrics 2010 to date Member, European Society for Social Paediatrics and Child Health (currently: International Society for Social Paediatrics and Child Health) 2008 to date Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Chair, Committee on the prevention and control of human infections and human infectious diseases, Poland 2013 to date Chair, Commission on Ethics in Medicine, Poland 2013 to date Chair, Steering Committee of the National Programme for IVF Treatment, Poland 2013 to date Chair, National Drug Prevention Board, Poland 2012 to date Chair, UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board 2012 Secretary General, Polish Paediatric Society 2011–2012 Name and position of person making nomination Dr Bartosz Arłukowicz, Minister of Health EUR/RC64/7 page 15 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member state making nomination: SWEDEN Family name HOLM First/Other names Lars-Erik Male/Female Male Date of birth 30 April 1951 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X German X Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Honorary Professor at Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China 2004 Associate Professor of Oncology, Karolinska Institute 1982 PhD in Oncology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm 1980 MD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm 1977 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Director-General, National Board of Health and Welfare 2008 to date Director-General, Swedish Radiation Protection Authority 1996–2008 Assistant Director-General, National Institute of Public Health 1992–1995 Head, Department of Cancer Prevention, Karolinska Hospital 1987–1992 Associate Professor of Oncology, Karolinska Hospital 1982–1992 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Member, Conseil Scientifique, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, France 2004–2006 Member, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 1996–2008 Member, Commission on Safety Standards, IAEA 1996 Rapporteur for Sweden for the European Union’s Europe Against Cancer action plan 1987–1989 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Executive President of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC62) 2012 Vice-chair and Chair, SCRC, WHO European Regional Committee 2010–2012 Vice-chair and Chair, International Commission on Radiological Protection 2001–2009 Chair, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 1999–2000 President, Nordic Society of Radiotherapy 1983–1986 Name and position of person making nomination Mr Göran Hägglund, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden EUR/RC64/7 page 16 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO Member state making nomination: TURKEY Family name KESKİNKILIÇ First/Other names Bekir Male/Female Male Date of birth 31 January 1964 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French German Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Specialist in Family Medicine in Ankara Training and Research Hospital 1998 University in Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine 1989 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Vice President in Turkish Public Health Institution 2012 to date Adviser to the Minister of Health 2011–2012 Head, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Health 2011–2011 Deputy General Director, In General Directorate of Primary Healthcare, Ministry of Health 2006–2011 Deputy General Director, In General Directorate of Treatment Services, Ministry of Health 2003–2006 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year SCRC member 2010–2013 Participating in international projects promoting services for persons with disabilities; 2010 to date Training programme on the Istanbul Protocol: Enhancing the knowledge level of non- forensic expert physicians, judges and prosecutors 2005–2009 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Many roles as chairperson in different scientific and advisory committees in Turkey Name and position of person making nomination Dr Mehmet Müezzinoğlu, Minister of Health II. STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
EUR/RC64/7 page 19 II. Standing Committee of the Regional Committee Functions of the SCRC 8. Rule 14.2.10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee stipulates that the functions of the SCRC shall be: (a) to act for and represent the Regional Committee and to ensure that effect is given to the decisions and policies of the Regional Committee, especially with regard to its supervisory functions as per Article 50 (b) of the WHO Constitution; (b) to advise the Regional Committee on questions referred to it by that body, and to counsel the Regional Director as and when appropriate between sessions of the Regional Committee; (c) to submit advice or proposals to the Regional Committee and to the Regional Director on its own initiative; (d) to propose items for the agenda of meetings of the Regional Committee; (e) to submit to the Regional Committee for consideration and approval the regional component of WHO’s general programme of work; (f) to perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Regional Committee; (g) to report to the Regional Committee on its work. 9. Further information on the SCRC can be found in the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee for Europe and of the Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, 2010) also available on the Internet (www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/88890/ercscrcproc2010.pdf). Present membership 10. By adopting rule 14.2.1 of its Rules of Procedure, the Regional Committee agreed that, when electing the membership of the Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC), it shall take into account the need for equitable geographical distribution, adequate representation of the interests of the Region, the opportunity for all Member States of the Region to participate over time in the work of the Standing Committee and other considerations relevant to maximizing the effectiveness of the work of the Standing Committee. 11. The terms of office of members from Belgium, Bulgaria, Malta and the Russian Federation will expire at the sixty-fourth session of the Regional Committee. The Regional Committee will therefore be requested to elect four new members of the SCRC, each having a three-year term of office (from September 2014 to September 2017). 12. The terms of office of the remaining eight members will continue as follows: Austria (Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner) Member until September 2015 Belarus (Dr Vasiliy Zharko) Member until September 2016 Estonia (Dr Ivi Normet) Member until September 2016 Finland (Ms Taru Koivisto) Member until September 2015 France (Dr Cyril Cosme) Member until September 2016 Israel (Dr Alex Leventhal) Member until September 2015 Latvia (Professor Viesturs Silins) Member until September 2016 Republic of Moldova (Dr Andrei Usatii) Member until September 2015 EUR/RC64/7 page 20 It will be recalled that the Deputy Executive President of the sixty-fourth session of the Regional Committee will be ex-officio Chairperson of the SCRC from September 2014 to September 2015. Nominations 13. The following nominations were received at the Regional Office by 14 March 2014, and curricula vitae in standard format are contained in pages 23 to 27. Germany (Ms Dagmar Reitenbach) Portugal (Dr Francisco George) Romania (Dr Alexandru Rafila) Switzerland (Ms Tania Dussey-Cavassini) Turkmenistan (Dr Leyli Shamuradova) Overview of membership 14. Table 2 gives an overview of countries which have provided members of the SCRC since 2004. EUR/RC64/7 page 21 Table 2. Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC) – Overview of membershipa Countries 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Albania Andorra X XXX XXX X Armenia XXX X Austria XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Azerbaijan X XXX XXX X Belarus X XXX XXX X Belgium XXX X X XXX XXX X Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria X XXX XXX XXX X Croatia XXX X X XXX XXX X Cyprusb Czech Republic Denmark XXX XXX X Estonia X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Finland X XXX XXX X France X XXX XXX X Georgia X XXX XXX X Germany Greece X Hungary X XXX XXX X Iceland Ireland Israel X XXX XXX X Italy X XXX XXX X Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan X XXX XXX X Latvia X X XXX XXX X Lithuania X XXX XXX X Luxembourg Malta X XXX XXX X Monaco Montenegro X XXX XXX X Netherlands X XXX XXX X Norway X XXX XXX X Poland X XXX XXX X Portugal Republic of Moldova X XXX XXX X Romania Russian Federation X XXX XXX X San Marino Serbiac X XXX XXX X Slovakia X XXX XXX X Slovenia X Spain X XXX X Sweden X XXX XXX X Switzerland X XXX XXX X Tajikistan The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia X XXX XXX X Turkey X XXX XXX X Turkmenistan Ukraine X XXX XXX X United Kingdom X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X Uzbekistan XXX XXX X a For the purpose of this table, each term of office of a member of the SCRC starts with the session of the Regional Committee in the year in which the member is elected and ends at the Regional Committee of the year indicated. b Reassigned from EMRO to EURO as per resolution WHA56.16 (May 2003). c Formerly Serbia and Montenegro. EUR/RC64/7 page 22 Office holders Chairperson (Member ex-officio as Deputy Executive President of the Regional Committee) Vice-Chairperson 1994–1995 Dr Niall Tierney, Ireland Dr Anthony Vassallo, Malta 1995–1996 Professor Jean-François Girard, France Dr Mikhail N. Saveliev, Russian Federation 1996–1997 Dr Marta di Gennaro, Italy Professor Vilius J. Grabauskas, Lithuania 1997–1998 Professor Vilius J. Grabauskas, Lithuania Dr Jeremy M. Metters, United Kingdom 1998–1999 Dr Danielle Hansen-Koenig, Luxembourg Dr Jeremy M. Metters, United Kingdom 1999–2000 Dr Jeremy M. Metters, United Kingdom Professor Ayşe Akin, Turkey 2000–2001 Professor Ayşe Akin, Turkey Professor Frantisek Kölbel, Czech Republic 2001–2002 Dr James Kiely, Ireland Dr Jacek Antoni Piatkiewicz, Poland (first and second sessions) Dr Alamhon Akhmedov, Tajikistan (third, fourth, fifth and sixth sessions) 2002–2003 Dr Jarkko Eskola, Finland Dr Božidar Voljč, Slovenia 2003–2004 Dr Božidar Voljč, Slovenia Dr Godfried Thiers, Belgium 2004–2005 Dr Godfried Thiers, Belgium Dr Jens Kristian Gøtrik, Denmark 2005–2006 Dr Jens Kristian Gøtrik, Denmark Dr Hubert Hrabcik, Austria Dr David Harper, United Kingdom 2006–2007 Dr David Harper, United Kingdom Ms Annemiek van Bolhuis, Netherlands 2007–2008 Ms Annemiek van Bolhuis, Netherlands Dr Bjørn-Inge Larsen, Norway 2008–2009 Dr Bjørn-Inge Larsen, Norway Dr Vladimir Lazarevik, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2009–2010 Dr Vladimir Lazarevik, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Dr Josep Casals Alís, Andorra 2010–2011 Dr Josep Casals Alís, Andorra Dr Lars-Erik Holm, Sweden 2011–2012 Dr Lars-Erik Holm, Sweden Ms Dessislava Dimitrova, Bulgaria 2012–2013 Dr Daniel Reynders, Belgium Dr Raymond Busuttil, Malta 2013–2014 Dr Raymond Busuttil, Malta Ms Taru Koivisto, Finland EUR/RC64/7 page 23 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO Member state making nomination: GERMANY Family name REITENBACH First/Other names Dagmar Male/Female Female Date of birth 25 April 1964 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X German X X X Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Court trainee (labour law), Higher Regional Administrative Court, Koblenz 1995 European social law, University for Administrative Sciences, Speyer 1994–1995 Law studies, specializing in labour and social law, University of Bonn 1988–1993 Public administrator, Social Administration of Rheinland-Pfalz 1986 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Head of section, Global health policy, Federal Ministry of Health 2007 to date Head of the press office at the Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs, the Federal Ministry for Health and Social Welfare and the Federal Ministry of Health 2002–2005 Press office, Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs 1998–2001 Speech writer, Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs 1996–1997 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Delegate, World Health Assembly, Executive Board 2007 to date Delegate, WHO Regional Committee for Europe 2007 to date Rapporteur, 63rd session of the Regional Committee 2013 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year National counterpart for cooperation with WHO 2007 to date Name and position of person making nomination Annette Widmann-Mauz, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health EUR/RC64/7 page 24 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO Member state making nomination: PORTUGAL Family name GEORGE First/Other names Francisco Male/Female Male Date of birth 21 October 1947 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X X X German Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Specialist in Public Health 1977 Internal medicine resident, Santa Marta Hospital, Lisbon 1973–1977 Member, Portuguese Medical Association 1973 Medical doctor (honours); University of Lisbon 1973 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Director-General of Health, Portugal 2005 to date Invited Professor of Public Health, National School of Public Health, New University of Lisbon 2007 to date Deputy Director-General of Health, Portugal 2001–2005 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Alternate member, WHO Executive Board 2005–2008 Member, Management Board, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 2005–2007 Staff member, WHO as epidemiologist (GPA) in Harare, Zimbabwe 1980–1991 WHO Representative, Guinea-Bissau (as staff member AFRO) 1985–1990 Public Health Officer, WHO staff member 1980–1985 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Head, Advisory Forum of the National Institute of Health, Portugal 2007 Member of the Advisory Council of the Institute of Tropical Research 2013 Representative of the Ministry of Health in the National Commission for Human Rights 2012 Name and position of person making nomination Paulo Moita de Macedo, Minister of Health EUR/RC64/7 page 25 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO Member state making nomination: ROMANIA Family name RAFILA First/Other names Alexandru Male/Female Male Date of birth 27 December 1961 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X X X German Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Senior specialist in public health 2008 PhD in public health microbiology 2004 Specialist in public health 2002 Senior specialist in microbiology 1999 Medical Doctor 1987 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Associate professor, Head, Deptartment of Microbiology/Epidemiology, University of Medicine “Carol Davila” Bucharest 2008 to date Secretary of State, Ministry of Health 2012–2013 Advisor to the Minister of Health on health policies 2008–2009 General Director, Public Health Institute Bucharest 2004–2006 General Director for Public Health, Ministry of Health 2001–2004 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Management Board Member, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2009–2014 NATO expert for Public Health (Belgium, Georgia) 2008 Member or head of delegation to World Health Assembly 2002–2004, 2009 Member or head of delegation, sessions of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe 2001–2004, 2009 Participant at various workshops, trainings organised by WHO, NATO, ECDC Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Secretary of State, Ministry of Health 2012–2013 President of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Health for Microbiology 2013 to date Vice-president of National Committee of Vaccinology 2008 to date Name and position of person making nomination Dr. Nicolae Banicioiu, Minister of Health EUR/RC64/7 page 26 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO Member state making nomination: SWITZERLAND Family name DUSSEY-CAVASSINI First/Other names Tania Male/Female Female Date of birth 5 May 1967 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French X X X German X X X Russian basic basic basic Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Fellowship Harvard (Research in International Relations), Boston, USA 2013 IMD Leadership Development Program, Lausanne, Switzerland 2011 IMD Executive Development Program, Lausanne, Switzerland 2006 Master of Law, Lausanne University, Switzerland 1989 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Ambassador for Global Health, Switzerland, Federal Office for Public Health 2013 Director Partnership Programs, IMD, Lausanne Switzerland 2006–2012 Swiss Career Diplomat 1996–2006 Prosecutor in International Assistance in Criminal Matters 1991–1996 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – Executive Board 1996 Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) – national correspondant 1997–2000 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Executive Committee & Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 2004–2006 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year Tania Dussey-Cavassini combines experience in management consulting, diplomacy, global health and law enforcement. Since August 2013, she serves as Swiss Ambassador for Global Health. In 2012, she was selected as a Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. From 2006 to 2012, she worked at IMD, a world leader in executive education. As Director of Partnership Programs, she was responsible for developing IMD’s custom programs for multinational companies, designing transformational learning and development initiatives that blend capability building with business impact. 2010-2012, she consulted for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), training diplomats across the African continent and in Asia in multilateral diplomacy, negotiations and complex decision-making. Prior to these activities, she served as a Swiss career diplomat for more than ten years and was posted in Paris, Berne, Moscow, and Geneva. Tania started her career as a lawyer in 1991 working with the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police in the realm of international criminal matters and extraditions proceedings. She was educated at IMD, in law at the University of Lausanne, and music at the University of Music Lausanne, Switzerland. Name and position of person making nomination Mr Alain Berset, Member of the Federal Council, Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs EUR/RC64/7 page 27 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO Member state making nomination: TURKMENISTAN Family name SHAMURADOVA First/Other names Leyli Male/Female Female Date of birth 2 October 1964 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X French German Russian X X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Student for degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences in organization of medical care 2009–2012 Medical intern, hospital with a research and clinical cardiology centre 1987–1988 Turkmen State Medical University 1981–1987 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry; Head, State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service; Chief Medical Officer 2009-to date Head of Health-Care Department, Ashgabat 2007–2009 Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry; Head, State Sanitary and Epidemiology Service; Chief Medical Officer 2004–2007 Deputy Director of Medical Services, S. Niyazov Medical and Consultation Centre 1998–2004 Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Member of Organizing Committee, WHO European Ministerial Conference on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Context of Health 2020 2013 Delegate, WHO European Ministerial Conference on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Context of Health 2020 2013 Delegate, 65th World Health Assembly 2012 Head or member of delegation at various WHO conferences and meetings Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year National Coordinator, International Health Regulations (2005) 2009 to date Chairperson of the Interagency Commission for the National Programme on Healthy Nutrition of the Population of Turkmenistan for 2013–2017 2013 to date Member of intergovernmental commissions for collaboration between Turkmenistan and Commonwealth of Independent States, Armenia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Name and position of person making nomination Dr Nurmuhammet Amannepesov, Minister of Health and Medical Industry
III. Policy and Coordination Committee of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction
EUR/RC64/7 page 31 III. Policy and Coordination Committee of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction Term of reference 15. The Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) is the governing body of the Special Programme. 2.1. Functions The Memorandum on the Administrative Structure of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction stipulates that PCC shall, for the purpose of coordinating the interests and responsibilities of the parties cooperating in the Special Programme, have the following functions: 2.1.1 To review and decide upon the planning and execution of the Special Programme. For this purpose it will keep itself informed of all aspects of the development of the Special Programme and consider reports and recommendations submitted to it by the Standing Committee referred to in Section 3 of this Memorandum (hereinafter called the Standing Committee), the Executing Agency and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group referred to in Section 4 of this Memorandum (hereinafter called STAG). 2.1.2 To review and approve the plan of action and budget for the coming financial period prepared by the Executing Agency and reviewed by STAG and the Standing Committee. 2.1.3 To review the proposals of the Standing Committee and approve arrangements for the financing of the Special Programme. 2.1.4 To review proposed longer-term plans of action and their financial implications. 2.1.5 To review the annual financial statements submitted by the Executing Agency, and the audit report thereon submitted by the External Auditor of the Executing Agency. 2.1.6 To review periodic reports that will evaluate the progress of the Special Programme towards the achievement of its objectives. 2.1.7 To review and endorse the selection of members of STAG by the Executing Agency in consultation with the Standing Committee. 2.1.8 To consider such other matters relating to the Special Programme as may be referred to it by any Cooperating Party. 2.2. Membership PCC shall consist of 34 members from among the Cooperating Parties as follows: 2.2.1 Largest financial contributors: 11 government representatives from the countries that were the largest financial contributors to the Special Programme in the previous biennium. 2.2.2 Countries elected by the WHO regional committees: 14 government representatives from Member States elected by the WHO regional committees for three-year terms according to population distribution and regional needs, distributed as follows: Africa 4 Americas 2 South-East Asia 3 EUR/RC64/7 page 32 Europe 1 Eastern Mediterranean 1 Western Pacific 3 In these elections, due account should be taken of a country’s financial and/or technical support to the Special Programme and its interest in the fields of family planning, research and development in human reproduction and fertility regulation, as demonstrated by national policies and programmes. 2.2.3 Other interested Cooperating Parties: two members elected by PCC for three-year terms from the remaining Cooperating Parties. 2.2.4 Permanent members: the Cosponsors of the Special Programme and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Members of PCC in categories 2.2 and 2.3 may be re-elected. Present membership 16. In accordance with the terms of reference of the Policy and Coordination Committee (see above), the European regional seat will become vacant on 31 December 2014, on the expiry of the term of office of Germany. Member States were therefore invited to submit applications for selection or reselection by the Regional Committee of one Member State for a three-year period from 1 January 2015. 17. A list of current members of the Policy and Coordination Committee is given below. Category (1) Largest financial contributors in the previous biennium, 2010–2011* China Netherlands Flemish Government, Belgium Norway France Sweden India Switzerland Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain Japan and Northern Ireland Category (2) Countries elected by the WHO Regional Committees Bhutan Lesotho Bangladesh Liberia Ecuador Malawi El Salvador Malaysia Germany Maldives Kenya Tunisia Lao PDR Viet Nam Category (3) Other interested cooperating parties Nepal 2012–2014 Turkey 2012–2014 EUR/RC64/7 page 33 Permanent members UNDP UNFPA Cosponsors UNICEF WHO The World Bank IPPF UNAIDS * At its 16th meeting in June 2003, PCC endorsed the interpretation of section 2.2.1 of the Memorandum on the Administrative Structure of the Special Programme to mean that Category 1 membership should consist of representatives of the 11 largest donors not otherwise represented on the PCC under another category. Nominations 18. The following nomination was received at the Regional Office by 14 March 2014, and curricula vitae in standard format are contained on page 34. Spain (Dr Federico Perez Milan) Overview of membership 19. Table 3 shows the European countries selected by the Regional Committee for membership of the Policy and Coordination Committee from 1997 to 2014. Table 3. Membership of the Policy and Coordination Committee, 1997–2014 Country 1997–1999 2000–2002 2003–2005 2006–2008 2009–2011 2012–2014 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia XXX Uzbekistan XXX Slovenia XXX Armenia XXX Ukraine XXX Germany XXX EUR/RC64/7 page 34 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICY AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION Member state making nomination: SPAIN Family name PEREZ MILAN First/Other names Federico Male/Female Male Date of birth 26 September 1965 Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X X X French German Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year PhD 1998 MD 1988 Professional career: list current post first, followed by up to four most important positions held Year (start/end) Medical Coordinator 2010 to date Senior Clinical Consultant Reproductive Medicine Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (Madrid) 2005 to date Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2005 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Year Member, National Representatives Council European Society of Human Reproduction and Embriology 2006–2010 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Year President of Spanish Fertility Society 2010–2014 Spanish Fertility Society Executive Committee Member 2001–2014 National Health System Special Interest Group Coordinator 2006–2010 Assisted Human Reproduction Spanish National Commission 2010 to date Strategy Technical Network on Assisted Human Reproduction Coordinator (Comunidad de Madrid Department of Health) 2010–2012 Name and position of person making nomination Dr Pilar Farjas Abadía, Secretary General for Health and Consumers, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality