WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
DECISIONS REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Sixty-third Session Decision No. 1 Election of officers Chair: Dr Ahmed Emad El Din Rady (Egypt) Vice-Chair: Dr Ferozuddin Feroz (Afghanistan) Vice-Chair: Dr Mohamed Haji Abdinur (Somalia) Chair of technical discussions: Dr Omar Basheer Altaher Mohamed (Libya) Based on the suggestion of the Chairman of the Regional Committee, the Committee decided that the following should constitute the Drafting Committee: Dr Safaa Mourad (Egypt), Dr Hilda Harb (Lebanon), Dr Assad Hafeez (Pakistan), Dr Abdullah Assiri (Saudia Arabia), Mr Abderrahman Alaoui (Morocco). Secretariat: Dr Jaouad Mahjour, Dr Zafar Mirza, Dr Maha ElAdawy, Dr Rana Hajjeh, Ms Jane Nicholson. Decision No. 2 Adoption of the agenda The Regional Committee adopted the agenda of its Sixty-third Session. Decision No. 3 Award of the State of Kuwait Prize for the Control of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region The Regional Committee, based on the recommendation of the Foundation Committee for the State of Kuwait Prize for the Control of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region decided not to award the Prize this year as none of the nominees met the minimum score and to accept the recommendation of the Committee to revisit the scope of the Prize and the governance and membership of the Foundation Committee at its Sixty-fourth meeting. Decision No. 4 Place and date of future sessions of the Regional Committee The Regional Committee decided to hold its 64th Session in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 9 to 12 October 2017. Decision No. 5 Verification of credentials In accordance with the rules of procedure of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, the officers of the Regional Committee met on 4 October 2016 and examined the credentials of representatives attending this session of the Regional Committee. The Regional Committee, based on the report of the Chair of the Regional Committee, recognized the the validity of the credentials of the delegations of all members. October 2016