Fiftieth Regional Committee for Europe: Copenhagen, 11-14 September 2000: membership of the Executive Board and various other committees

Provisional agenda item 4(a), (b), (c) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE COPENHAGEN REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE Fiftieth session, Copenhagen, 11 - 15 September 2000 EUR/RC50/5 28 March 2000 00162 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND VARIOUS OTHER COMMITTEES In accordance with rules 14.2.1 and 14.3.2 of the Regional Committee's Rules of Procedure and resolution EUR/RC45/Rl, the Regional Director invited Member States of the European Region to submit, by 11 March 2000, nominations for membership of the: • Executive Board (EB); • Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC); • Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (JCB). This document contains, for each of the above bodies, a table giving an overview of membership, the curricula vitae of candidates and, where appropriate, the terms of reference of the body in question and other related information. CONTENTS Page I. Executive Board ................ ..... .. ..................... ... .. ............ ....... ... ...... ... ..... ... ....... .. .............. ......... ........ .. 1 Curricula Vitae ............................................. ..... ......... ................................. ... ........................ ........... .. 4 II. Standing Committee of the Regional Committee ............................................................................. 13 Curricula Vitae ............................................ ... ... .. .............................................................................. 16 ill. Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases ............................ ............................ ... ... .... ....................................... 27 Curricula Vitae .... .... .. ..... ................... ............. ...... ...................... ................ ....... ......................... ....... 30 I. EXECUTIVE BOARD I. EXECUTIVE BOARD Present membership from the European Region EUR/RC50/5 ~ page 1 1. The Region has seven seats on the Board, which from May 2000 will be filled by persons designated by Belgium, France, Italy, Lithuania, the Russian Federation, Sweden and Switzerland. Two seats will become vacant in May 2001, when the terms of office of the members designated by France and the Russian Federation will expire. Candidatures 2. In his letter of 3 January 2000, the Regional Director requested Member States to inform him whether they wished to submit candidatures for election at the Fifty-fourth World Health Assembly in 2001, and the governments of Hungary, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and the United Kingdom have announced their intention of doing so. 3. Nominations from those countries were received at the Regional Office by 11 March 2000, and the corresponding curricula vitae, in standard format, are contained in pages 4 to 12. Overview of membership 4. Table 1 shows which countries in the European Region designated members of the Executive Board in the period 1980-2003. -. WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA Countries 33 34 35 36 37 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Albania Armenia - - - - - Austria Azerbaijan - - - - - Belarusb __ Belgium XXX Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - - - Buloaria XXX XXX XXX Croatia - - - - - Czechoslovakia (former) Czech Republic - - - - - Denmark Estonia - - - - - Finland France XXX XXX XXX XXX _(!eo~gia - - - - - German Democratic XXX Reoublicc Germanyc Greece Hungary Iceland XXX Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan - - - - - _!Sy_~gy_zstan - - - - - Latvia - - - - - Lithuania - - - - - Luxembourg Malta Table 1. Executive Board - Overview of membership8 WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 - - - - Member State in 1992 XXX XXX XXX - - - - Member State in 1992 XXX XXX - - - - Member State in 1992 XXX XXX XXX - - - - Member State in 1992 XXX XXX XXX - - - - - Member State in 1993 XXX XXX XXX - - - - - Member State in 1993 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX - - - - Member State in 1992 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX - - - - Member State in 1992 - - - - Member State in 1992 - - - Member State in 1991 - - - Member State in 1991 XXX XXX XXX WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA 49 50 51 52 53 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX WHA WHA 54 55 2001 2002 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX WHA 56 2003 ··--- ·----- ~--- XXX XXX -0 tT1 !i n V, ~ WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA Countries 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Monaco ----·-·-·- , ,_,._, _____ Netherlands XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Norway XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Poland XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ·------ Portugal XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX .. ------··· Republic of Moldova - - - - - - - - - Member State in 1992 Romania XXX XXX XXX ·· --·-···-·-·-·· Russian Federationd XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------ San Marino ·-·-----· . ----- ------------·•·-·- ---·- .. -·-·· --···-·-··-·-·· -------·----- ·- ······-··-···· Slovakia - - - - - - - - - - Member State in 1993 Slovenia - - - - - - - - - Member State in 1992 Spain XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Sweden XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Switzerland XXX XXX XXX Tajikistan - - - - - - - - - Member State in 1992 ----- -- The former Yugoslav - - - - - - - - - - Member State in 1993 Republic of Macedonia Turkey XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ·--- ·-- Turkmenistan - - - - - - - - - Member State in 1992 ·------ Ukraineb United Kinqdom XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------· ------------ Uzbekistan - - - - - - - - - Member State in 1992 Yugoslaviae (former) XXX XXX XXX 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". However, for the purpose of this table, each term of office is shown as starting with the January session of the Board (about half a year after the Member first takes office) in the year indicated and ending after the close of the Assembly in the year indicated. b Non-active Member State until 1992. c As from the date of unification in 1990, both act in WHO under the designation 'Germany'. d Membership of the former USSR has been continued by the Russian Federation. e Membership pending (according to resolution WHA46.1). J "' n O'Q Vt 0 0 l.,J vi . ·- - -----· - -----·- ---·----------- EUR/RC50/5 page 4 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name .... ..... VARGA ............ ... ................. ... First/Other names ....... Zoltan .. ......... ........ ........ ......... .... .. . Male/Female .. ...... . Male ..... ................................. .. Date of birth ............... 11 September 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 German Russian X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Master's degree in health administration, Minnesota, USA ................................... .......................... ....... 1998 Certificate of advanced studies, health services management, Minnesota, USA ...... ................. ........... 1998 Course Ill ISP, Executive Study Program, University of Minnesota, USA ... ......... ........... ....... ................ 1997 Postgraduate diploma in industrial health, New Zealand ...... ...... ............... .. ...... .... ......... ... .. ..... .......... ... . 1990 Doctor of general medicine, Budapest ......... ... .. ..... ........ ...... ..... .... .... ......... .. ............. ................. ............. 1986 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Director, Health Care Services Management Corporation ... ............. ............... ... ............ ............. 1993-1998 Director of Research, National Institute of Family Medicine .. .. ...................... ........ ........... ............ 1993-1996 Family Residency Program, St John's Hospital, Minnesota, USA .................... ..... ... .................... 1991-1992 Registrar Physician, Department of Psychological Medicine, New Zealand ... .. ... ........................ .......... 1990 Manager, World Bank Project Management Unit... ................. ...................... .. ...... ......... ............... 1992-1993 Experience of working for and with international organizations World Bank Health Services Management Programme US~ID Health Development Program PHARE Primary Care Development Programme Project HOPE primary care programmes WHO EUPHIN-EAST Programme Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Health Promotion, Health Care System Development and Restructuring Committee Member State making nomination Hungary Name and position of person making nomination Arpad G6gl, Minister of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 5 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name .... ..... KUL'ZHANOV ........ .. ..... .... .... .. FirsUOther names ..... .. Maksut Karimovich .......... .. ...... .. . . 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 Physician ( Vrac), Karaganda State Medical Institute .. ........... ... .......... .... .. .. ......... ................. ........ ... .... ... 1972 Doctor of Medical Sciences, Higher Certification Commission of Russia ..... .................. .. ......... ......... ... . 1993 Doctor of Medical Sciences, Higher Certification Commission of Kazakhstan ................................... ... . 1995 Professor of Public Health and Health Care Organization and Management, State Certification Commission of Kazakhstan ... ......... .... ... ... ........... ... ... .................... ...... ........ ....... .. ... 1995 Highest category of qualification in the specialty "Organization of Health Care", Ministry of Health .. .... 1997 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Rector, Kazakhstan School of Public Health ... ... .. .................. ... ... ...... ..... .... ...... .. ... .... ....... ....... .. 1997 to date Deputy Minister of Health ... ................................................. ..... ................................................ .... . 1992-1997 Deputy Director, Research, National Centre for Public Health, Almaty ... .... ... ... .... .. .... ......... ........ 1986-1992 Senior scientist, Department of Public Health and Health Care Organization, Institute of Public Health Research, Almaty ... .. ..... ....... .. ....... ..................... ....................... ......... . 1976-1986 Experience of working for and with international organizations Member, Standing Committee of the Regional Committee .. ...... .... .... .... .. ........... .... ... ................. . 1995-1997 WHO expert and temporary adviser Expert, European Union Scientific Committee Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Chairman of Government commissions on health care reform ....... ... .. ... ... ... ... ..... .. ........ ...... ....... 1993-1997 Member State making nomination Kazakhstan Name and position of person making nomination Dr M.N. Omarova, Chairperson, Republic of Kazakhstan Health Care Agency EUR/RC50/5 page 6 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... HANSEN-KOENIG ................. First/Other names ....... Danielle ................................. ...... . Male/Female .... ..... Female .................................... Date of birth ............... 20 August 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 X X German X X X Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Doctor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, University of Liege, Belgium ............................................ 1977 Certificate of specialist studies (CES} - Specialization in preventive medicine, public health and hygiene, University of Nancy, France ....................................................................... 1980 Doctorate in public health and epidemiology, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium ........ .. ............... 1987 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) At the Directorate of Health/Ministry of Health of Luxembourg: 1. Medical officer/Inspector .......... ............................................................................................... 1978-1981 2. Medical officer and Head, Division of preventive and social medicine ................................... 1981-1984 3. Deputy Director-General ........................................................................................... .............. 1984-1991 4. Director-General of Health ..... ............................................................... ................................ 1991 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Member, Luxembourg delegation to the World Health Assembly since 1982 (Head of delegation since 1991) Member, Luxembourg delegation to the WHO Regional Committee for Europe since 1984 (liead of delegation since 1991} Executive President of the forty-ninth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe Chairperson, Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC} September 1998 - September 1999 Chairperson and/or member of numerous committees of the European Union (Council+ Commission} Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level President, Public Health Research Centre ........... .. ................................... .. ...... ......................... 1996 to date Chairperson, Higher Health Council... .................................................................. .. .... ................. 1987 to date Chairperson, Standing Committee on the Hospital Sector ......................................................... 1993 to date Chairperson, Health Group of the Council of the European Union ......................................... 1989 and 1997 Member State making nomination Luxembourg Name and position of person making nomination Mr Carlo Wagner, Ministry of Health and Social Security EUR/RC50/5 • page 7 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXEClITIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ..... .... KOR EC ... ...... .......................... First/Other names ....... Stefan .... ....... ........... .... .. ...... ...... . . Male/Female ......... Male .... ...... ... ..... .... .... ......... ..... Date of birth .......... ..... 26 April 1948 ..... .......... ............. .. . . 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 Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year M.D., Commenius University, Bratislava .. ........... .... ........... ....... ..... ........ ..... .... .... ... .... .... ....... .. ..... ... ...... .. 1972 Internal medicine board examination, Bratislava .......... ...................... ........ ...................... ... ..... ... ........... 1976 Medical oncology board examination, Bratislava .......... ......... .... ......... ..... .................... .. .. .. ... .......... ... ..... 1991 ECFMG, US Embassy, Prague .. .... .... ....... .. .... .... .... ....... ... .. ........ .. .... ... ....... .. .. ... ... .................. .. ...... ........ 1975 FLEX License examination, Baltimore, USA ....................... ... .... .... .... ...... ... .. .. .... .. .... .............................. 1981 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Intern resident, Slovak Institute of Oncology .. ............. .. ....... ... ...... .. ... ..... ..................................... 1972-1978 Research fellowship, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA ..... .. ... .. .. .... .......... ............. . 1978-1981 Clinical fellowship, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA ... .............. ...... .... .. .. 1981-1984 Assistant Professor Med, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA ............ ... ... ... 1985-1989 Director, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava ...... .... ...... .......... .. .... .. ..... .......... ....... .... ....... ... ...... 1990 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Head, Project Coordination Unit, World Bank loan project He9d, International breast cancer study group involving over 100 centres Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Adviser to the Minister of Health Member State making nomination Slovakia Name and position of person making nomination Minister of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 8 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ....... .. MARTIN-MORENO ................ First/Other names ....... Jose M . ....................................... . Male/Female .... .. ... Male ........................... ........ .... . Date of birth ............... 25 July 1959 .................... ..... ...... . 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 Russian X · Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year M.D., Granada University ..................................................................................................................... ... 1982 Specialist qualifications in preventive medicine and public health, and in occupational medicine ......... 1985 MPH/Epidemiology, Harvard University, USA ........ ................ ................. ...... ......................................... 1987 PhD/Medical Sciences, Granada University ........................ ................................................................... 1989 Dr P.H./Epidemiology, Harvard University, USA ........................................... .......................................... 1992 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National School of Public Health .................................................................................. ............... 1990-1994 Director, National Centre for Epidemiology ................................................................................... 1994-1995 Director/Dean, National School of Public Health .......... .............................................................. 1995 to date President, Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) ........... 1999 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Chairman, "Discipline Oriented Group" on Epidemiology and Clinical Trials, Biomed I, European Commission Mernber, Project Review Board, Biomed I and Biomed II Senior Associate, Johns Hopkins University (Departments of Health Policy & Management and Epidemiology) Spanish Observer, WHO Executive Board WHO Temporary Adviser, Consultation on Public Health Functions and Infrastructure, Europe Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Chairman, "Discipline Oriented Group" on Epidemiology and Clinical Trials within the European Community · Independent Scientific Observer, 5th Framework Programme of the European Community for Research Chairman, Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Services Research Committee, Spanish Research Funding Board President and Chairman of different committees, ASPHER Member State making nomination Spain Name and position of person making nomination Pedro G6mez Aguerre, General Technical Secretary, Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs EUR/RC50/5 • page 9 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... FAJZULLOEV .................. ....... First/Other names ....... Nusratullo .................................... . Male/Female ... ...... Male .... ....... ... ........ ...... ... .. .. ..... Date of birth ............... 25 August 1946 ........ ... ......... ....... . Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X French German Russian X X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Candidate of Medical Sciences ... ... .. ...... ... ....... ...... ........ ...... ................ ......... ................... .. .......... ... ..... ... 1975 Dean ... .. .... .......... ................... ........ ....... .. ... ..... ..... ... .................................. ........................ ... ... ....... ..... ..... 1990 Doctor of Medical Sciences ... ....... .... ... ..... .. ... ... ..... .. ............................. .... .... ................................ .... ....... 1993 Professor .................................... .... .................. .. ........................ ........... ..... .... ..................................... .. .. 1999 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Dean, Department of Children's Infectious Diseases ..................... .... ....... ..... ....................... ....... 1990-1992 Senior scientist, Moscow Institute of Paediatrics and Children's Surgery, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation .... .............. .. .... ............... .. ................................. .... 1992-1993 Dean, Faculty of Paediatrics, Tajik State Medical University ........... .. .. .. .... ........ ................... ........ 1993-1996 Pro-Rector, Educational work, Tajik State Medical University .. ....... ............................... .............. 1996-2000 Rector, Tajik State Medical University .......... .................... .. ... .................................. 15 January 2000 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations American International Health Union Am.erican Association of Family Physicians Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Member State making nomination Tajikistan Name and position of person making nomination Alamkhon Akhmedov, Minister of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 10 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... DANILOVSKI .......................... First/Other names ....... Dragan ........................................ . Male/Female ......... Male ........................................ Date of birth ............... 29 May 1953 ............................... . 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 Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Medical doctor ......................................................................................................................................... 1979 Epidemiology ........................................................................................................................................... 1985 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Medical doctor, Medical Faculty, Institute of Epidemiology .................................................................... 1982 Director, Institute of Epidemiology .......................................................................................................... 1989 Associate Professor of Epidemiology ............................................................................................ 1995-2000 Minister of Health ........................................................................................................................ 1999 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations British Council, Birmingham Central Public Health Laboratory ............................................................... 1986 European Union's PHARE programme Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Epipemiology Association of Macedonia Member State making nomination The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Name and position of person making nomination Ljubco Georgievski, Prime Minister EURJRC50/5 • page 11 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ........ . OZA LP .... .... .... ........................ First/Other names ....... Sa bit Si nan ................................. . Male/Female ......... Male ........................................ Date of birth .............. . 27 April 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 X X Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University ........ .... ..... ... ...... ... ...... ......... ... ......... .. ........ .. .. ..... .. ... .... ...... .... 1975 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University ...................... 1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University ......... ......... ..................... ........ .......... ... .......... .. ... .... ... ... ... ......... ....... ............ .. ... .. 1983 Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University ......................................................................................................... ...... ........... . 1984 Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University ................................................... ................. ...... .. ............................................... 1998 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University .................................................................. .. .......... ............. 1984-1993, 1995 to date Head, Gynaecological Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University .. .... .................... 1994 to date Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University .. ..... .. .... ... .. ... ......... .................... ..... .... .... ........ 1993-1995 Member, University Executive Board, Osmangazi University ..................................................... 1998 to date Member, Quality Committee, Osmangazi University Hospital .................... ................................ 1999 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Member, Board of Directors, European Society of Contraception Vice-President, Family Planning Association of Turkey (member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation) Took part as consultant in many projects organized by the Ministry of Health, the Family Planning Association and international organizations (e.g. JHPIEGO, an organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, USA) on reproductive health and family planning Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level President, Executive Board, Eski~ehir Branch, Turkish Gynaecological Association President, Executive Board, Education and Health Foundation, Osmangazi University Member State making nomination Turkey Name and position of person making nomination Dr M. Rifat Kase, Director-General, General Directorate of Mother and Child Health, Ministry of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 12 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... DONALDSON ......................... First/Other names ... .... Liam Joseph ............................... . Male/Female ......... Male ........................................ Date of birth ............... 3 May 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 Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year MB ChB University of Bristol ................................................................................................................... 1972 MSc (Anatomy) University of Birmingham .............................................................................................. 1976 MD University of Leicester ...................................................................................................................... 1982 FRCS(Ed) Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh ................................................................................. 1976 FFPHM Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Physicians ............................................... 1986 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom .............................................................................. 1998 to date Regional Director and Director of Public Health, National Health Service Executive ................... 1994-1998 Honorary Professor of Applied Epidemiology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne ................... 1989 to date Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, University of Leicester .............................................................. 1982-1986 Experience of working for and with international organizations The Government's Chief Medical Officer is responsible for, amongst other things, representing the United Kingdom on health matters within the European Community and the wider international field. Professor Dooaldson has a record of achievement and experience in public health, health management, health care and academic medicine and has undertaken international representative work on behalf of the National Health Service and Department of Health - most recently in Japan, Montserrat and Thailand - on health or health care policy matters. Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Extensive experience of influencing and participating in policy development within Government and with national professional bodies. Also of chairing and leading numerous regional and national groups in the United Kingdom. Regular work with ministers. Proven expertise in implementing major change in a complex political environment. Author of numerous books, papers and chapters in the public health field. Member State making nomination United Kingdom Name and position of person making nomination The Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP, Secretary of State for Health II. STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE II. ST ANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE Present membership EUR/RCS0/5 • page 13 5. When considering document EUR/RC43/Inf.Doc./l and adopting resolution EUR/RC43/R6, the Regional Committee at its forty-third session recognized the importance of selecting members of the SCRC who not only have a high level of competence in and knowledge of public health but are also available for and committed to the work of the SCRC. It also agreed that there should be a balance among members in terms of individual qualities, skills, competence and experience, as well as equitable geographical distribution between larger and smaller countries. 6. It will be recalled that the terms of office of members from Iceland, the Republic of Moldova and Turkey will expire at the fiftieth session of the Regional Committee. The Regional Committee will therefore be requested to elect new members of the SCRC, each having a three-year term of office (from September 2000 to September 2003). 7. The terms of office of the remaining six members will continue as follows: Dr Frantisek Kolbel, Czech Republic Dr James Kiely, Ireland Dr Isabel de la Mata, Spain Dr Jacek Antoni Piatkiewicz, Poland Dr Anca Durnitrescu, Romania Member until September 2001 tt " Member until September 2002 " " Dr Nikolaj Nikolaevich Fetisov, Russian Federation II 8. It will be recalled that the Deputy Executive President of the fiftieth session of the Regional Committee will be ex-officio Chairperson of the SCRC from September 2000 to September 2001. Nominations 9. The following nominations were received at the Regional Office by 11 March 2000, and curricula vitae in standard format are contained on pages 16 to 26: Belarus (Professor Sergej Drnitrievich Denisov) Croatia (Professor Zeljko Reiner) Finland (Dr J arkko Eskola) France (Professor Jean-Fran9ois Girard) Latvia (Dr Viktors Jaksons) Luxembourg (Dr Danielle Hansen-Koenig) Netherlands (Dr Harm J. Schneider) Slovakia (Dr Miloslava Kollarova) Slovenia (Dr Bozidar Voljc) Tajikistan (Dr Alarnkhon Akhmedov) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Professor Samuel Sadikario) Overview of membership 10. Table 2 gives an overview of countries which have provided members of the SCRC since 1994. EUR/RCS0/5 page 14 Table 2. Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC) - Overview of membership8 Countries 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Albania I Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus XXX XXX XXX I Belqium Bosnia and Herzegovina XXX XXX XXX XXX I Bulgaria XXX XXX XXX XXX Croatia Czech Republic XXX XXX XXX XXX Denmark Estonia Finland France XXX XXX Georgia Germany XXX XXX XXX XXX Greece Hunqary XXX Iceland XXX XXX XXX XXX Ireland XXX XXX XXX XXX Israel XXX XXX XXX XXX Italy XXX XXX XXX XXX Kazakhstan XXX XXX XXX Kyrqyzstan Latvia ! Lithuania XXX XXX XXX XXX Luxembourq Malta XXX XXX Monaco Netherlands Norway XXX XXX XXX XXX Poland XXX XXX XXX XXX Portuoal XXX XXX XXX XXX Republic of Moldova XXX XXX XXX XXX Romania XXX XXX XXX XXX Russian Federation XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX San Marino Slovakia XXX XXX XXX · Slovenia Spain XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Sweden XXX Switzerland Tajikistan The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Turkey XXX XXX XXX Turkmenistan Ukraine XXX XXX I XXX United Kinqdom XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Uzbekistan Yugoslavia (former) 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. -- Office holders Chairperson (Member ex-officio as Deputy Executive President) 1993-1994 Professor Thomas Zeltner, Switzerland 1994-1995 Dr Niall Tierney, Ireland 1995-1996 Professor Jean-Franyois Girard, France 1996-1997 Dr Marta di Gennaro, Italy 1997-1998 Professor Vilius J. Grabauskas, Lithuania 1998-1999 Dr Danielle Hansen-Koenig, Luxembourg 1999-2000 Dr Jeremy M. Metters, United Kingdom Vice-Chairperson Dr Andras Javor, Hungary Dr Anthony Vassallo, Malta EUR/RCS0/5 • page 15 Dr Mikhail N. Saveliev, Russian Federation Professor Vilius J. Grabauskas, Lithuania Dr Jeremy M. Metters, United Kingdom Dr Jeremy M. Metters, United Kingdom Professor Ay~e Akin, Turkey EUR/RC50/5 page 16 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ST ANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ... .. ... . DENISOV .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... ..... First/Other names ...... . Sergej Dmitrievich ....... ......... ...... . . Male/Female .. .. ..... Male ....... .... ............ ........ ... .. .... Date of birth .... ......... .. 21 June 1954 ........ ............... .... ... . 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 Minsk Medical Institute .... .............................. ..................... .......... .................................. ..... .. ..... ...... ....... 1977 Candidate of Medical Sciences ............................................................... ......... .. ... ............... .... ........ .. ..... 1981 Academic grade of Dean .. ........... ............................. ........... ... .. ........ ... ... ............ .. ............... ... .. ...... ... .... .. 1988 Academic grade of Professor ... ... .......... ....... ....................... .... ..... ... ..... ................................... ...... ...... .. .. 1993 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Lecturer, Minsk Medical Institute ...... ... ... .. .. .. ... ...... .... ... ...... ... ... .. .... ............. ........................ .. ..... .. . 1980-1986 Pro-Rector, Educational work, Minsk Medical Institute .......................... ....................................... 1986-1992 First Pro-Rector, Minsk Medical Institute .................................................................................... 1992 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Participant in WHO meetings on medical education in Italy and Spain ..................... .... ..... ...... ....... .. ..... 1993 Participant in a Council of Europe workshop on university management, Belgium ........... .... .. ..... ... ....... 1995 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Chairman of sessions of international meetings, United States and Uzbekistan .. ... ... ... ... .... ....... 1985-1998 Member State making nomination Belarus_ Name and position of person making nomination 1.8. Zelenkevich, Minister of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 17 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... REINER ..... ............................. FirsUOther names ....... Leljko .......................................... . Male/Female .... ..... Male ....... ..... ....... ..................... Date of birth ............... 28 May 1953 ..................... ....... .. . . 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 X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Postdoctoral training, Oklahoma Medical Foundation, USA ......................................................... 1984-1985 PhD in endocrinology and metabolism, University of Zagreb .... .. ......... .. .............. ... .......... ..................... 1986 MSc, University of Zagreb ....................................................................................................................... 1978 MD Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb ............................................ ... .................... .......................................... 1976 Training in internal medicine in Zagreb and Hamburg, Germany ...................... ... ........ ... ............. 1979-1983 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Full professor of medicine, University of Zagreb .. ........... ..... .. .... ................... .... .......................... 1986 to date Head, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zagreb ......................................... 1995 to date Head, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital, Zagreb .......................................... 1986-1995 Vice-Dean for International Relations, Medical Faculty, Zagreb ..................................... .............. 1990-1991 Member, National Academy of Sciences and Arts ...................................................................... 1992 to date President, Council of Zagreb University Hospitals ........................................................................ 1991-1993 Experience of working for and with international organizations Member, WHO Executive Board ................................................................................................... 1995-1998 Representative of the European Region in the Special Group for the Review of the WHO Constitution Head or Member of the Croatian delegation at all World Health Assemblies and Regional Committee sessions in the past seven years Founder and President of the Croatian-Slovene Lipids Committee Head Croatian negotiator with the World Bank (one health project successfully finished, the other ongoing) Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Minister of Health ...... ................. ..... .... ........ ... .................. ..... .. ................. ............... ......... ............. 1998-2000 Deputy Minister of Health .......... .......................................... ...... ................. ................................... 1993-1998 President, National Drug Registration Committee .................................... ......... ........................... 1992-2000 Secretary-General, Croatian Medical Association ................................. .. ... ........... ....... ................ 1992-1994 Vice-President, National Health Council ....................................................................................... 1991-1993 Member State making nomination Croatia Name and position of person making nomination Miroslav Gluhinic, MD, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 18 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ST ANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name .... ... .. ESKOLA ........ .......... ....... ....... . First/Other names ....... Jarkko ................. .. ....... ...... ... ... ... . Male/Female .... .. ... Male ............ .. .......... .... ....... .. .. . Date of birth ... ... .. .. ... .. 27 May 1938 .... ........... ... ........ ..... . 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 Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Medical degrees, University of Helsinki ..... ... .... ....... .. .......................................................... ................... 1966 Specialized in psychiatry .... ... ..... .. ... .. ...... ........................... ... ..... .. ......... .. ....... .... ..................................... 1971 MSc in social medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine .. .. ... ....................... .. ... ...... .. 1978 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Senior Medical Officer, National Board of Health ... ... ..... ... ... ... ... ... .......... ......................... ......... ... 1971-1982 Deputy Director of Health, Ministry of Health and Welfare .. ....... ................................. .. .... ........ .. . 1982-1990 Director-General, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ......... .......... .... .. ... .... .... ... ............... ...... 1990 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Council of Europe Health Committee .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... .. ....... ....... ...... .... ... ........ .................. ....... 1982-1991 Nordic School of Public Health, Board member .... .... ... ... ........ ... ......... .. .... .... ... ..... .............. .. .. .. .... 1983-1991 WHO Regional Committee for Europe, delegate of Finland .................. .... .. .... 1983, 1986-1987, since 1989 WHA delegate of Finland ... ....... ......... ... ... ..... .. .................. ... .... ... .. .. .... .... .. ... .. ... ..... .... ......... ... ..... ... since 1989 CND UN delegate of Finland ......... ... ....... ....... ...... ........ ... .... ....... ... ...... ..... .. .............. ....... .... .......... 1992-1995 European Union High Level Committee on Health ... ............... .......................................... ............ since 1995 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Chairman of the Board, Nordic School of Public Health ........ ...... ................................................. 1989-1991 Chairman, Council of Europe Health Committee .. ... ... ........................ .................................... .. .... 1990-1991 Vice-Chairman, Committee B, WHA 52 ........ ....... .... .... ..... ........ ... .. ... ...... ..... ..... .... ......... .......... ......... .. .. .. 1999 Member State making nomination Finland Name and position of person making nomination Eva Biaudet, Minister of Health and Social Services EUR/RC50/5 page 19 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... GIRARD ......................... ......... First/Other names ....... Jean-Fran~ois ............................. . Male/Female ........ . Male ........................................ Date of birth ............... 20 November 1944 .......... ......... .. . 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 (Docteur en medecine) ........................ ............... .. .. ........ .................................................................. 197 4 Postgraduate diploma (Dip/6me de :,9 cycle) in cell physiology, Faculty of Sciences ............................ 1972 Residency, Hopitaux de Paris ................................................................................................................. 1969 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Professor of internal medicine ....................................................................................................... 1979-1997 Director-General of Health ............................................................................................................ 1986-1997 Experience of working for and with international organizations Member, Health Research Committee, European Commission (DG XII) Member and Chairperson, Standing Committee of the Regional Committee, WHO European Region Member and President (1992-1993), WHO Executive Board Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level In France: International: lnterministerial delegate on AIDS control Secretary-General, French Public Health Committee (Haut Comite de la Sante Publique) President, Committee A, World Health Assembly Member State making nomination France Name and position of person making nomination Mr Jacques Maire, Delegate on European and International Affairs, Ministry of Employment and Solidarity EUR/RC50/5 page 20 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ....... .. JAKSONS .... ....... ........ .... ........ First/Other names .. .... . Vi kt ors ..... .... ...... .... ................. .... . . Male/Female ...... .. . Male .. ... .. ..... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .......... Date of birth ............ ... 11 February 194 7 .. .. ....... ... ......... . 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 Institute of Latvia, Riga ... ........ ..... .. .... ............ ....... .... .. .. ... ..... ..... ..... ...... .. .......... .. ............. 1964-1970 Residency in psychiatry ...... ... ........................... ......... .. ....... ...... ........ ......... .. ................... ..... .. .... ... .. ... .. ... 1971 Training at the USA organization "New Directions for Women" .............................................................. 1990 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Director, State Drug Abuse Prevention and Health Care Centre .................... ................ .... .... ..... . 1996-1997 Director, Medical Department, Ministry of Welfare ............................... .. .. ..... .. ........ .......... April-August 1997 Minister of Health .. ......... .. .. ... ....... ........ ..... ....... ... ..................... ......... ...... .... ......... .... . August 1997-April 1998 Minister of Health .. .. ... .. ..... ........... .... ......... .... ................ ..... ... ... .. ... .. .......... .. .... .. ................ ...... May-July 1999 Adviser to the Minister of Welfare ............... .. .. ... ................. .......... .... .. .... ... .... ....... ... September 1999 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Representative of Latvia in the Council of Europe's Pompidou Group to Combat Drug Abuse ... 1992-1993 Temporary adviser of the WHO Regional Office for Europe on alcohol and drug-related problems ......................... ... .. ... ... .... .. .................... 1994-1995 and 1999-2000 Director of the "Methadone programme", a harm reduction project financed by the Lindesmith Center, New York .. ...... ......... ... .... ... ..... .... ..... ..... ... .. ...... .... .... .. ......... 1996-1997 Member, Coordination, Advisory and Review Group (CARG), WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme ......................... .. ... ......................................................... 1997-1998 Member, Regional Search Group (for candidates for the post of WHO Regional Director for Europe) ... ... ... ........ ... .......... ........................................ .......................... . 1999 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Head of Latvia's delegation to World Health Assemblies ................... ....... .. .. ... .. ........ .... .... ... .. ..... 1997-1999 Chairperson, Steering Committee, Latvia's World Bank health care reform project Member State making nomination Latvia Name and position of person making nomination T. Talents, Ministry of Welfare EUR/RC50/5 page 21 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ST ANDING COMMITIEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... HANSEN-KOENIG ................. First/Other names ....... Danielle ....................................... . Male/Female ......... Female .................................... Date of birth ............... 20 August 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 X X German X X X Russian Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Doctor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, University of Liege, Belgium ............................................ 1977 Certificate of specialist studies (CES) - Specialization in preventive medicine, public health and hygiene, University of Nancy, France ....................................................................... 1980 Doctorate in public health and epidemiology, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium ......................... 1987 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) At the Directorate of Health/Ministry of Health of Luxembourg: 1. Medical officer/Inspector ......................................................................................................... 1978-1981 2. Medical officer and Head, Division of preventive and social medicine ................................... 1981-1984 3. Deputy Director-General ......................................................................................................... 1984-1991 4. Director-General of Health .................................................................................................... 1991 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Member, Luxembourg delegation to the World Health Assembly since 1982 (Head of delegation since 1991) Member, Luxembourg delegation to the WHO Regional Committee for Europe since 1984 (Head of delegation since 1991) Executive President of the forty-ninth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe Chairperson, Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC) September 1998 - September 1999 Chairperson and/or member of numerous committees of the European Union (Council + Commission) Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level President, Public Health Research Centre ................................................................................. 1996 to date Chairperson, Higher Health Council ..................... ..... .. ................................................................ 1987 to date Chairperson, Standing Committee on the Hospital Sector ......................................................... 1993 to date Chairperson, Health Group of the Council of the European Union ......................................... 1989 and 1997 Member State making nomination Luxembourg Name and position of person making nomination Mr Carlo Wagner, Ministry of Health and Social Security EUR/RC50/5 page 22 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ST ANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ... ..... . SCHNEIDER ..... ..... .. ... ..... ...... First/Other names ....... Harm, J . .. .. .................................. . Male/Female ..... ... . Male ........ ... .. ... .. ..... ..... ....... .... . Date of birth ....... .. .... .. 14 April 1945 ............ .. .. .... ..... .. .. .. . 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 Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Medical doctor .... ... ...... .. .. .. .... ... ................. .... .................. ... ...... .. ... .... .. ....................... .. .. ..... ....... ... .. ........ 1971 PhD in Social Medicine and Social Psychiatry ......... ...... .... ... .... ... .. .... .. .. .... ... .... ...... ................... ... .... ... .. . 1975 Specialization in public health ..................................... ... ..... ..... ........... ... ... .... ....... ......... ............... .. ... .. .... 1979 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Director-General of Health ... .. .. .. ........... ... .... .... .............. .... .. ..... ....... ... ... ........ ..... .... .. ... ... ....... ... .. 1996 to date Managing Director of two teaching hospitals .. ..... ..... .. .. ......... ... .. ........... .. ... ......... ...... .... ......... ...... 1982-1996 Joint Director of the municipal health services .. .... ...................................... .................................. 1977-1982 Experience of working for and with international organizations Worked for WHO as a medical doctor and epidemiologist in Ethiopia and India ..... ....... ....... ...... 1972-1977 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Chairperson of several high-level political and technical committees at national and international level Member State making nomination Netherlands Name and position of person making nomination Minister of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 23 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... KOLLAROVA .......................... First/Other names ....... Miloslava ................................... .. . Male/Female ......... Female .................................... Date of birth ............... 2 July 1957 ................................ .. Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read English X X French German X Russian X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Specialization in English language and psychology - magister Specialization in management and biology - engineer Write X X Year Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Director, Department of Foreign Relations and European Integration, Ministry of Health .......... 1997 to date Director, PHARE unit, Ministry of Health ..................................................................................... 1997 to date Interpreter and English teacher ..................................................................................................... 1989-1997 Foreign trade manager .................................................................................................................. 1981-1989 Experience of working for and with international organizations Manager of cooperation between the Slovak Republic and WHO, participant in Executive Board Manager of cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the Council of Europe, European Commission and Government Office for PHARE Member, Swiss/Slovak fund for cooperation with the Swiss Red Cross at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Member, Government Board for European Integration Member, lntersectoral Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs PHARE project Director Member, Negotiation Group for External Affairs with the European Union Member State making nomination Slovakia Name and position of person making nomination Professor Tibor Sagat, Minister of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 24 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... VOLJC ..................... ............... First/Other names ....... Bozidar ........................................ . Male/Female ......... Male ............................... ......... Date of birth ....... ....... . 3 January 1939 ........................... . 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 Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Medical Faculty, Ljubljana ...... ... ...... ... ........... .... ............................................................................ 1958-1963 Diploma in Public Health .................................... ............................................ ......................................... 197 4 Specialist in family medicine ................................................................................................................... 1977 Master of Arts ......................................................................................... .... ............... .............................. 1980 PhD ................... .. ...... ................... ....................... ........... ..... ... .... ........... ... .. .................. ... ........................ 1989 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Director, Ribnica Health Centre .................................................................................................... 1979-1981 General Director, Kocevje Health Centres, Ribnica ...................................................................... 1981-1985 Director, Department for Development of Primary Health Care, Ljubljana ................................... 1985-1986 Director-General, National Blood Bank ......... ....... .... ... ... .. .... .... .. .. ........... .. ... .. ......... 1986-1992, 1999 to date Minister of Health ...... .. .. .... ..... ... ... .. ..... .. .... ....... ........ .............. ... .................................. .. ... ........ .. ... 1992-1997 Experience of working for and with international organizations WHO (headquarters and Regional Office for Europe) Red Cross of Slovenia and abroad Societas lnternationalis Medicinae Generalis (SIMG) Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Vice-President, World Health Assembly Chairperson, Ministerial Conference on Health Care Reform, Ljubljana ...... ........................... ...... .. .. .... . 1996 Member State making nomination Slovenia Name and position of person making nomination Dr Marjan Jereb, Minister of Health EUR/RC50/5 page 25 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ST ANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ........ . AKHMEDOV .......... ...... ...... ..... First/Other names ....... Alamkhon ..... ...................... ......... . Male/Female ..... .... Male ......... ....... ... .. ........ .... ....... Date of birth ............ ... 1 February 1951 ........... ...... ........ . Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English French German Russian X X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Physician/therapeutician ( Vracllecebnik), Medical Institute, Dushanbe .... ... ... .... .. ..... ... .... ........ .... ... .. ... . 1975 Public health specialist and health care administrator, Certificate of completion of the WHO course on health care management, Central Institute for Advanced Medical Studies, Moscow .................... .. 1987 Candidate of Medical Sciences, N.A. Semashko Institute of Public Health, Health Care Economics and Management and Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow ... ....................... 1996 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Chief physician, Kuljab Municipal Emergency Care Centre .... ............................. ....... ... .............. 1980-1984 Chief physician, Kuljab Hospital ................. ....... ............................ ..... ... ..... .... .. ...... ........ ............... 1984-1988 Deputy head, Health Care Department, Khat Ion Province ................................................ ........... 1988-1990 Deputy Minister of Health ........ ... ........................................ ... .. .. .. ....... .......................... .... .. ........... 1990-1992 Minister of Health ... ..... ................ ............... ... ..... ..... ... .... ...... ... ........ .... ..... .. .. ... ....... ... ................. . 1992 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations World Health Organization, inter alia as temporary adviser United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Population Fund United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan International Association for Development, Washington, USA Islamic Development Bank Asian Development Bank International nongovernmental organizations Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Member State making nomination Tajikistan Name and position of person making nomination Nigina Minkhodzhevna Sharopova, Deputy Prime Minister EUR/RC50/5 page 26 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ST ANDING COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE OF WHO CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... SADIKARIO ........ ....... .. ........... First/Other names .. ..... Samuel. ..................... .................. . Male/Female ......... Male .................. ...................... Date of birth ... .... ..... ... 22 April 1950 .......................... ... .. . 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 X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Doctor of medicine ..... .. ..... .. ............ ........ .. ................................ .. ......... ....... ... .. ... ....... ........ .. .... ... ....... ..... 1975 Internal medicine ...... ... ... .. ... .. .. ................ ........... ................................................................. .. .................. 1983 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Medical doctor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic .. .. ....... ... ...... ..... ..... ........... .. ... ...... ..... ....... 1975 to date Assistant Professor of internal medicine .................................... ....... ............ ....................... ..... ..... since 1975 Professor internal medicine ........... ........................ ....... ... ......... ..... .. ......... ...... ...... ... .. ..................... since 1990 Experience of working for and with international organizations Fulbright grant (National Institute of Health and Brown University, USA) .. .... .. .. ........... ............ ... . 1986-1988 British Council grantee (RVJ, Newcastle upon Tyne) ..... .. ...... ............... ........ ... ... ....... .......... ..... ... 1979-1980 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Diabetes Association of Macedonia Member State making nomination The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Name and position of person making nomination Dr Dragan Danilovski, Minister of Health Ill. JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES EUR/RC50/5 page 27 Ill. JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES Present membership 11. The membership of Belarus on the Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (JCB) expires on 31 December 2000. The Regional Committee will therefore be requested to select or reselect one member for JCB membership for a three- year period from 1 January 2001 under paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Special Programme. Nominations 12. The following nominations were received at the Regional Office by 11 March 2000, and curricula vitae in standard format are contained on pages 30 to 33: Kazakhstan (Professor Raushak Salimovna ldrisova) Latvia (Professor Ludmila Viksna) Portugal (Professor Jose Lopes Martins) Tajikistan (Professor Khamdam Rafiev) EUR/RCS0/5 page 28 MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD (JCB)- EUROPEAN REGION (AS OF 1 JANUARY 2000) (a) Members selected according to paragraph 2.2.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding (government representatives selected by the contributors to the Special Programme resources) Australia Belgium Canada Denmark Germany Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Switzerland United Kingdom United States of America to 31 December 2002 to 31 December 2001 to 31 December 2001 to 31 December 2001 to 31 December 2001 to 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2002 to 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2002 to 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2002 (b) Members selected according to paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding (government representatives selected by WHO Regional Committees) European Region Belarus Israel to 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2001 (There will be a vacancy for a member to be selected according to paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding, when the membership of Belarus expires on 31 December 2000.) (c) Members selected according to paragraph 2.2.3 of the Memorandum of Understanding (members designated by the JCB itself from among the remaining Cooperating Parties) European Region France Sweden to 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2001 NOTE ON MECHANISMS FOR SELECTION OR RESELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE JCB Composition of the JCB (Extracted from the Memorandum of Understanding on the Special Programme) (a) Members The JCB shall consist of 30 members from among the Cooperating Parties as follows: EUR/RCS0/5 page 29 2.2.1 Twelve government representatives selected by the contributors to the Special Programme resources. 2.2.2 Twelve government representatives selected by WHO Regional Committees from among those countries directly affected by the diseases dealt with by the Special Programme, or from among those providing technical or scientific support to the Special Programme. 2.2.3 Three members, designated by the JCB itself, from among the remaining Cooperating Parties. 2.2.4 The three Agencies which comprise the Standing Committee. Members of the JCB shall serve for a period of three years and may be reappointed. (b) Observers Other Cooperating Parties may, at their request, be represented as observers upon approval by the JCB. EUR/RC50/5 page 30 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... IDRISOVA ............................ .. First/Other names .. ..... Raushak Salimovna ..... ............... . Male/Female ......... Female .................................... Date of birth ............... 10 August 1945 ........................... . 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 X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Physician/paediatrician ( Vraclpediatry .................................................................................................... 1969 Candidate of Medical Sciences ...... ..... ....... .. ................................................. ... ....................................... 1975 Doctor of Medical Sciences ..................................................................................................................... 1991 Professor, Department of Children's Infectious Diseases ...................................... .. ............................... 1991 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Head, Department of Children's Infections, Almaty Institute for Postbasic Medical Education ...... 1985 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Development of Kazakhstan's national diarrhoeal disease control programme, in cooperation with the WHO Regional Office for Europe and UNICEF ............................................... 1989 Participation in adaptation of the IMCI as an invited expert from Kazakhstan, jointly with WHO headquarters and the Regional Office for Europe (Almaty, 1996-1998; Copenhagen, 1997) Joint work with the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on the programme for control of viral hepatitis ... ......................................................................... 1997-2000 Adaptation of the WHO programme on the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Kazakhstan .... 1998 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Senior specialist, children's infections, Kazakhstan Health Care Agency .................................. 1983 to date Chairperson, Almaty Society of Paediatricians ........................................................................... 1996 to date Chairperson, Congress of hepatologists of Kazakhstan, jointly with CDC and with international participation ......................................................................................... February 2000 Member, Council for the Defence of Theses for the Award of Degrees of Doctor and Candidate of Medical Sciences in the specialties of infectious diseases (14.00.10) and paediatrics (14.00.09) ........................................................................................................ 1995 to date Member State making nomination Kazakhstan Name and position of person making nomination Maksut Karimovich Kul'zhanov, Rector, Kazakhstan School of Public Health EUR/RC50/5 page 31 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ....... .. VTKSNA ..... ...... ........................ First/Other names ...... . Ludmila ....................................... . Male/Female ......... Female ................................... . Date of birth ... ............ 22 October 1946 ......................... . 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 Russian X X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Retraining courses for infectious diseases, Moscow, Russia .... ................... .... ....... ..................... 1979, 1988 Professional courses for infectious diseases, Beijing Medical University, China ......................... 1988-1989 5th United European Gastroenterology Week, Paris, France ................................................................. 1996 Course on "Infectious disease control in the Barents and Baltic Sea regions 1998-2001 " .................... 1999 International programme "Infectious diseases 2000", Arizona, USA ..... ... ............................................. . 1999 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Professor ......................... ................................. .......... .. ........................................................ .... ... 1992 to date Head, Department of Infectious Diseases .................................................................................. 1991 to date President, Latvian Association of Infectious Disease Specialists ............................................... 1990 to date Director, Latvia Infectious Diseases Centre ........................ ... ............. .................. ........................ 1991-1998 Board member, Health care organizers of Latvia ... ... ......... ..... .. ................................................. 1998 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Member, International Trichinellosis Committee ......................................................................... 1997 to date Vice-President, Baltic States Society of Parasitologists ............................ .... ........................ ..... 1993 to date Representative of Latvia at WHO meetings on poliomyelitis, diphtheria and viral hepatitis ...... ... 1995-1999 Participation in international trials (Austria, Germany) ....... .... ...... ......... .......... .. ..... ........ .. .. .... ....... 1995-1999 Chairperson of organizing committees of various Baltic and Nordic conferences and congresses .. .................................................................... ....... ............... 1995, 1996, 1999 Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Chairperson, National Commmittee for the Eradication of Poliomyelitis .................................... 1996 to date Chairperson, Certification Commission for Infectious Disease Specialists, Latvian Medical Association ...... ...... .......................... .... ....... ..... ................ .................. .. ..... ....... 1993 to date Chairperson, Certification Commission for Hepatologists, Latvian Medical Association ..... ... .... 1998 to date Member State making nomination Latvia Name and position of person making nomination T. Talents, Ministry of Welfare EUR/RC50/5 page 32 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ......... MARTINS ............................... First/Other names ....... Jose Lopes .. .. ............................. . Male/Female ......... Male ........................................ Date of birth .......... .... . 23 July 1946 ................ ............... . 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 PhD in medicine (infectious and tropical diseases) ....................................................................................... . Specialty in tropical diseases ............................................ ...... ..................... ............................. ..................... . Specialty in internal medicine ............................................................................... .......................................... . Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Professor of tropical diseases for 20 years .. .............................................................................................. .... . Emergency Department Director .............................................................. .............................. ........................ . Clinical practice in Africa for 18 years ............ ................................................................................................ . Coordinator of international cooperation at the Ministry of Health ................................................................. . Experience of working for and with international organizations European Union ............................................................................................................................................. . WHO headquarters ........................................................................................... .. ......... ........................ .. ........ . Pan-American Sanitary Bureau ...................................................................................................................... . Governments of Portuguese-speaking countries ....... ... .... .. ........................... ................................................ . Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level President of Tropical Medicine, Portuguese College ...... ... ... ............................ ............................................. . Member State making nomination Portugal Name and position of person making nomination Jose Luis Castanheira, Director-General of Health EUR/RC50/5 . page 33 NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT COORDINATING BOARD OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN TROPICAL DISEASES CURRICULUM VITAE Family name ... .... .. RAFI EV ................................... First/Other names ...... . Khamdam ......... .......................... . Male/Female ... ... ... Male ..... .... .... ..... ... ...... .... ... .... .. Date of birth ....... ..... ... 12 February 1938 ............... ........ . Language abilities: please indicate in which of the Regional Committee working languages the nominee is able to function effectively Speak Read Write English X French German Russian X X X Professional education: name (up to 5) most important professional degrees taken Year Physician/therapeutician ( Vracllecebnik) ... .. ........................................... .......... ...................................... 1961 Candidate of Medical Sciences, Epidemiology ........... .. .......................................................... ..... .... ....... 1966 Doctor of Medical Sciences, Epidemiology ........................................................ ................ ... .. ..... ........ ... 1997 Professor ... ... ..... ... ..... ... ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. ... ........... .... ............................................... ... ...................... 1997 Academician, International Academy of Sciences .............................. ................................. .... .. .... ... ...... 1999 Professional career: name (up to 5) most important positions held Year (start/end) Head, Department of Epidemiology ......... ....... ..... .. ... .... .... ....... ......................... .. .. ..... ...... ...... .... ... 1997-2000 Chief Provincial Epidemiologist ............. ..... ................... .................... .................................... ... ... .. 1972-1978 Head, Provincial Health Directorate ......................... ............. ....... .... .. ... ......... ... ... .. ........... ... ......... 1994-1996 Rector, Tajikistan Medical University ...... .. ......... ........ ....................... ... .......... ....... ... .... ... .... ..... ..... 1996-2000 Deputy Minister of Health ..... .. .... ............ ... .. .. ... .. ........ .......................... ................ ........ ..... .... ...... 2000 to date Experience of working for and with international organizations Coordinator of the work of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance in Tajikistan Experience of acting as Chairperson of high-level political and technical committees at national and/or international level Chairman, Educational Council, Tajikistan Medical University Chairman, Special Council for the Defence of Theses in the specialties of public health and epidemiology Member State making nomination Tajikistan Name and position of person making nomination Alamkhon Akhmedov, Minister of Health