Financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the Health Assembly

SEVENTY-FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY A71/A/CONF./1 Add.1 Agenda item 12.4 24 May 2018 Financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the Health Assembly Resolution: Digital health A. Link to the programme budget 1. Programme area, outcome and output(s) in the Programme budget 2018–2019 to which this draft resolution would contribute if adopted Programme areas: 2.1. Noncommunicable diseases 3.1. Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health 4.4. Health systems, information and evidence Outcomes: 2.1. Increased access to interventions to prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors 3.1. Increased access to interventions for improving health of women, newborns, children and adolescents 4.4. All countries having well-functioning health information, eHealth, research, ethics and knowledge management systems to support national health priorities Outputs: 2.1.3. Countries enabled to improve health care coverage for the management of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors, including in crises and emergencies 2.1.5. Enhanced coordination of activities, multistakeholder engagement and action across sectors in collaborative work with relevant United Nations system organizations, other intergovernmental organizations and non-State actors, to support governments to meet their commitments on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 3.1.6. Research undertaken and research capacity strengthened for sexual and reproductive and maternal health through the UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) 4.4.2. Countries enabled to plan, develop and implement an eHealth strategy 2. Short justification for considering the draft resolution, if there is no link to the results as indicated in the Programme budget 2018–2019: Not applicable. 3. Brief description of any additional Secretariat deliverables during the biennium 2018–2019, which are not already included in the Programme budget 2018–2019: Not applicable. A71/A/CONF./1 Add.1 2 4. Estimated implementation time frame (in years or months) to achieve the resolution: 48 months, pending further review. B. Resource implications for the Secretariat for implementation of the resolution 1. Total resource requirements to implement the resolution, in US$ millions: US$ 32.2 million. 2.a. Estimated resource requirements already planned for in the Programme budget 2018–2019, in US$ millions: US$ 16.1 million. 2.b. Estimated resource requirements in addition to those already planned for in the Programme budget 2018–2019, in US$ millions: Zero. 3. Estimated resource requirements in the Programme budget 2020–2021, in US$ millions: US$ 16.1 million. 4. Estimated resource requirements in future programme budgets, in US$ millions: Not applicable (pending further review). 5. Resources available to fund the implementation of the resolution in the current biennium, in US$ millions – Resources available to fund the resolution in the current biennium: US$ 11.5 million. – Remaining financing gap in the current biennium: US$ 4.6 million. – Estimated resources, foreseen but not yet available, which would help to close the financing gap in the current biennium: Fundraising is ongoing. Table. Breakdown of estimated resource requirements (in US$ millions) Biennium Costs Headquarters Region Total Africa The Americas South-East Asia Europe Eastern Mediterranean Western Pacific 2018–2019 resources already planned Staff 3.60 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 6.60 Activities 5.00 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 9.50 Total 8.60 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 16.10 2018–2019 additional resources Staff – – – – – – – – Activities – – – – – – – – Total – – – – – – – – 2020–2021 resources to be planned Staff 3.60 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 6.60 Activities 5.00 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 9.50 Total 8.60 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 16.10 = = =