The role of the health administration in the prevention and control of environmental pollution (Resolution)

. }- - ~--- REPORT OF THE _REGIONAL COHHITl'EE 21 -----_._ .•.. - ~ ..... -----------------,~'-'--.--"'-,- ... ~ .. ~ . ' .... '. ,-_._--- (iii) to assist Members upon request in this task by providing advisory or consultant services to them.-"- WPR/RC2l.R12 Fifth meeting 7 7 September 1970 THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH ADHINISTRATION IN THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION The Regional Committee, Having considered the report submitted by the Regional Director on the role of the health administration in the 1 prevention and control of environmental pollution, 1. ENDORSES the suggestion of the Regional Director: (i) that consultants should be recruited in 1971 to make a general survey of environmental conditions in the Region, to define the nature and extent of po11utional problems and the order of priority in which governments should classify them; (ii) that provision should be made in the 1973 programme and budget estimates for a regional seminar to discuss and publicize the findings of the WHO consultants; (iii) on the basis of the conclusions of the seminar and of guidelines at present under preparation in the Regional Office, that a preliminary regional programme in environ- mental pollution should be developed in 1974 or 1975 with the assistance of a team of consultants; 2. RECO~MENDS that the general survey of environmental conditions in the Region also identify those problems which may require close co-ordination with other international organizations; 3. AUTHORIZES the Regional. Director to advance the time frame of the above steps to an earlier period than those suggested as circumstances so warrant having in mind the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment scheduled in June 1972 in Stockholm; ---------,- --- --- ·Document WPR/RC2l/8. 22 REGIONAL C01dMI'lTB:TWENTY-FUST SESSION; 4. REQUESTS the Regional Director to report to the Committee at its twenty~second session on the progress made [in developing a regional programme in this field. Fifth meeting. 7 September 1970 WPR/RC21.R13 COMPREHENSIVE AND CO-ORDINATED TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR HEALTH PERSONNEL The Regional Committee. Having considered the report submitted by thE! Regional Director on the comprehensive and co-ordinated te~cher training 1 programme for health personnel; Noting the wide-spread and serious shortage of adequately trained teachers in the broad field of health and ;the need to I strengthen the training of such teachers in the a1l'tof teaching; I 1. ENDORSES the proposal that an academic institution or institutions should be selected to serve as regional teacher training centre; 2. CONSIDERS that tQ make such a selection~will,require careful consideration. not only of the institutions themsEllves. but of the categories of teachers tob.e'trained and of'education methodo- logy suitable to the varying cultures and needs of the countries Qf~the Region; 3. AUTHORIZES the Regional Director. if to his satisfaction the factors referred to in Part 2 have been fulfilled. to arrange for negotiations to be,undertaken with aninstitutionior institutions I in the Region suitable for this purpose and to report to the Committee at its twenty-second session on the outcome of the negotiations; If the selection and negotiations with~a'suitable institution or institutions have been' successful. 1 Document WPR/RC2l/9. "