SIXTY-FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
A64/DIV/3 16 June 2011
Decisions and list of resolutions I. DECISIONS
WHA64(1)
Composition of the Committee on Credentials
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly appointed a Committee on Credentials consisting of delegates of the following Member States: Barbados, Costa Rica, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Latvia, Malawi, Maldives, New Zealand, Pakistan, Serbia, Uzbekistan. (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2011)
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Election of officers of the Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly elected the following officers: President: Vice-Presidents: Dr Christos Patsalides (Cyprus) Professor C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Nigeria) Mr Ri Jang Gon (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Dr Enrique T. Ona (Philippines) Dr Mohammad Hussein Nicknam (Islamic Republic of Iran) Mrs Therese Baptiste-Cornelis (Trinidad and Tobago) (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2011)
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Election of officers of the main committees
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly elected the following officers of the main committees: Committee A: Committee B: Chair Chair Dr Walid Ammar (Lebanon) Dr Maria Teresa Valenzuela (Chile) (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2011)
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The main committees subsequently elected the following officers: Committee A: Vice-Chairmen Dr Henry Madzorera (Zimbabwe) Mr Nandi Glassie (Cook Islands) Dr Mast Kulzhanov (Kazakhstan) Dr Ante Zvonimir Golem (Croatia) Mr Zangley Dukpa (Bhutan) Mr T. Tuitama Leao Tuitama (Samoa)
Rapporteur Committee B: Vice-Chairmen
Rapporteur
(First meetings of Committees A and B, 16 and 18 May 2011, respectively)
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Establishment of the General Committee
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly elected the delegates of the following 17 countries as members of the General Committee: Albania, Botswana, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Guinea, Hungary, India, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Micronesia (Federated States of), Paraguay, Russian Federation, and United States of America. (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2011)
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Adoption of the agenda
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly adopted the provisional agenda prepared by the Executive Board at its 128th session, with the deletion of four items and the transfer of five items from Committee A to Committee B. (Second plenary meeting, 16 May 2011)
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Verification of credentials
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly recognized the validity of the credentials of the following delegations: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia (Plurinational State of); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d’Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; Gambia; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia (Federated States of); Monaco; Mongolia;
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Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Republic of Korea; Republic of Moldova; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Samoa; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United Republic of Tanzania; United States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; and Zimbabwe. (Seventh plenary meeting, 18 May 2011)
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Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the General Committee, elected the following as Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board: Cameroon, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Uzbekistan. (Ninth plenary meeting, 20 May 2011)
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United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund: appointment representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
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The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly nominated Dr Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira of the delegation of Ghana as a member, and Mrs Palanitina. Tupuimatagi Toelupe of the delegation of Samoa as an alternate member, of the WHO Staff Pension Committee for a three-year term until May 2014 as well as Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien of the delegation of Thailand as a member of the WHO Staff Pension Committee for the remainder of the term of office of Dr A.A. Yoosuf of the delegation of Maldives, namely, until May 2013. (Tenth plenary meeting, 24 May 2011)
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Selection of the country in which the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly would be held
The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly, in accordance with Article 14 of the Constitution, decided that the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly would be held in Switzerland. (Tenth plenary meeting, 24 May 2011)
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Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products
The Health Assembly considered the report of the Working Group of Member States on Substandard/Spurious/Falsely-Labelled/Falsified/Counterfeit Medical Products contained in document A64/16 and decided to accept the “Next steps” contained in the report. The Health Assembly specifically decided to extend the period set out in decision WHA63(10) in order to allow the Working Group to complete its work as soon as possible. It was further decided that the Working Group should resume its work as soon as possible following the Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly and report on its work to the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly through the Executive Board at its 130th session. (Tenth plenary meeting, 24 May 2011)
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Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks
The World Health Assembly decided to reaffirm strongly the decisions of previous Health Assemblies that the remaining stocks of variola virus should be destroyed. The Health Assembly also reaffirmed the need to reach consensus on a proposed new date for the destruction for the variola virus stocks, when research outcomes crucial to an improved public health response to an outbreak so permit. It also decided to include a substantive item “Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks” on the provisional agenda of the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly, through the Executive Board, following the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly. (Tenth plenary meeting, 24 May 2011)
II. RESOLUTIONS WHA64.1 WHA64.2 WHA64.3 WHA64.4 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) WHO reform Appropriation resolution for the financial period 2012–2013 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits Health workforce strengthening Strengthening nursing and midwifery
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Strengthening national policy dialogue to build more robust health policies, strategies and plans Sustainable health financing structures and universal coverage Strengthening national health emergency and disaster management capacities and the resilience of health systems Preparations for the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, following the Moscow Conference WHO’s role in the follow-up to the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (New York, September 2010) Working towards the reduction of perinatal and neonatal mortality Global health sector strategy on HIV/AIDS, 2011–2015 Cholera: mechanisms for control and prevention Eradication of dracunculiasis Malaria Unaudited interim financial report on the accounts of WHO for the year 2010 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Special arrangements for settlement of arrears Scale of assessments for 2012–2013 Amendments to the Financial Regulations Appointment of the External Auditor Drinking-water, sanitation and health Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General International Agency for Research on Cancer: amendments to Statute Child injury prevention Youth and health risks = = = 5
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