WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION i _-..
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANT~
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL
REGIONAL COMMITTEE Twenty-fifth Session Kuala Lumpur 2-10 September 19(4
TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS WPR/RC25/l'D5 25 June 1974 ORIGINAL: PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS ENGLISH
'rhe topic for the Technical Discussions held in connexion with the twenty-fifth session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific is: "Control of Vector Mosquitoes of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever". Three working papers have been prepared (see documents WPR/RC25/TD1, WPR/Rc25/TD2, WPR/RC25/TD3). 1. 1.1 PROCEDURES
Suggested preparation for those who will Join the Technical Discussions group discussion meeting folloWing the first plenary 6 September 1974, participants may wish to exchange surveillance and control of ~ aegypti, giving partithe problems and needs facing them •
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At the first session on Friday, information on the cular attention to
The participants will also be asked to present two or three items of relevance to the subject of the Technical Discussions which can be considered for discussion (see Document WPR/RC25/TD6, section 3). 1.2 Leadership for the Technical Discussions
According to resolution WPR/RCll.Rll adopted by the Regional Committee at its eleventh session, the Chairman of the Technical Discussions is selected by the Regional Director in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee. l MrCheong Weng Hooi, Senior Entomologist, Institute for Medical Research" Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has been selected for this office.
Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, 1972, 7th ed., section 5.5.2(8), page 27.
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The Chairman of the Technical Discussions will chair the plenary sessions of the discussions. Rapporteurs for the plenary sessions and chairmen and rapporteurs of discussion groups will be selected and briefed by him in consultation with the Secretariat. 1.3 Pattern
The procedural pattern for the Technical Discussions this year will include plenary sessions and discussion groups. A programme giving details of the sessions planned is contained in document WPR/RC25/TD4. The plenary sessions will be held in the main Committee room. The room assignments for the group discussions will be announced at the first plenary session of the Technical Discussions. 1.4 Reports and presentation
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At the conclusion of each period in plenary and group meetings, the rapporteurs will submit a brief writ~n summary of the deliberations to the Secretary of the Technical Discussions. This summary may include any recommendations that partiCipants would like to have considered during the final session of the Technical Discussions.
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TECHNIQUES
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Open discussions
In order to make full use of the experience and collective knowledge available, a free exchange of ideas and information is encouraged. 2.2 Group discussions
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In an effort to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information and to encourage an informal atmosphere, representatives will be divided into three discussion groups, one English speaking, one French/English and one English/Chinese group. The latter groups will have interpretation facilities. As far as possible, each discussion group will be of the same size and representatives from the same country or territory will be placed in different groups. 2.3 Coordination committee
In the inter~st of efficiency and coordination, the Chairman of the Technical Discussions will organize a coordination committee. This committee will consist of the Chairman, the rapporteurs of the plenary sessions, chairmen and rapporteurs of the discussion groups and members of the Secretariat.
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Language
The working languages of the Technical Discussions are the sarne as those of the Regional Committee, i.e., English and French in which all documents will be prepared. The official languages are English, French and Chinese in which there will be simultaneous interpretation, as appropriate, of the Technical Discussions.
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Evaluation
During the last plenary session participants will complete a form evaluating Technical Discussions. 2.6 Recording and final report
The proceedings of both general sessions, including a summary of the group discussion reports, will be prepared as the final report of the Technical Discussions. The report will be presented by the Chairman of the Technical Discussions to the Regional Committee. The final text will be issued as documeat WPR/Rc25/TD8 •
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