EXECUTIVE BOARD 132nd session
EB132/DIV./3 26 February 2013
Decisions and list of resolutions I. DECISIONS
EB132(1)
Draft comprehensive global monitoring framework and targets for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the Formal Meeting of Member States to conclude the work on the comprehensive global monitoring framework, including indicators, and a set of voluntary global targets for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, decided to endorse the comprehensive global monitoring framework, including indicators, and a set of global voluntary targets for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, as detailed in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 respectively of document EB132/6, further decided to forward the report and the appendices to the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly for adoption, and requested the Director-General to prepare a proposal for a draft resolution for consideration by the World Health Assembly whereby it would adopt the framework. (Second meeting, 21 January 2013)
EB132(2)
Membership of the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee
The Executive Board noted the report on membership of the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee,1 and appointed Mr Farid Lahoud (Lebanon) as a member of the Committee for the remainder of the term of Dr Shamshad Akhtar (Pakistan), until May 2014. (Twelfth meeting, 26 January 2013)
EB132(3)
Award of the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize Committee, awarded the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize for 2013 to Dr Mohammad-Reza Mohammadi from the Islamic Republic of Iran for his significant contribution to public health in the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly in the area of child and adolescent psychiatry. The laureate will receive the equivalent of 2500 Swiss francs in United States dollars. (Thirteenth meeting, 28 January 2013)
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EB132(4)
Award of the Léon Bernard Foundation Prize
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the Léon Bernard Foundation Committee, awarded the Léon Bernard Foundation Prize for 2013 to Dr Teng Shuzhong from China for the significant contribution he has made to health training and health-care services in the region of Fenghuang, Hunan Province, China. The laureate will receive 2500 Swiss francs. (Thirteenth meeting, 28 January 2013)
EB132(5)
Award of the Sasakawa Health Prize
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the Sasakawa Health Prize Selection Panel, awarded the Sasakawa Health Prize for 2013 to Professor No-yai Park from the Republic of Korea who has been instrumental in improving the quality of public health centres and health staff education, particularly in the area of maternal and child care nursing in the Republic of Korea. The laureate, as an individual, will receive US$ 30 000. (Thirteenth meeting, 28 January 2013)
EB132(6)
Award of the United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Selection Panel, awarded the United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize for 2013 to Dr Laila Ali Akbar Bastaki from Kuwait who is being honoured for her outstanding contribution to the research and management of genetic disorders, and the increased delivery of health services in Kuwait. The laureate will receive US$ 15 000. (Thirteenth meeting, 28 January 2013)
EB132(7)
State of Kuwait Prize for Research in Health Promotion
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the State of Kuwait Health Promotion Foundation Selection Panel, awarded the State of Kuwait Prize for Research in Health Promotion for 2013 to Dr Wang Guiqi from China for his significant contribution to early detection and treatment of oesophageal cancer, one of the most common forms of cancer in China, particularly in high-risk rural areas. The laureate will receive US$ 20 000. (Thirteenth meeting, 28 January 2013)
EB132(8)
Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize Selection Panel, awarded the Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health for 2013 jointly to Dr An Dong from China for his dedication and outstanding contribution made to public health in the Province of Ghizhou, China, and to the Diabetes Society of Maldives for its success in creating public awareness on diabetes, making health promotion interventions for the prevention of diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases in the Maldives, and for the training of local staff to offer counselling and eventual treatment. The laureates will each receive US$ 50 000. (Thirteenth meeting, 28 January 2013) 2
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EB132(9)
Review of nongovernmental organizations in official relations with WHO
The Executive Board, having considered the report of its Standing Committee on Nongovernmental Organizations1 and supplementary information provided by the Board concerning the review of one third of the nongovernmental organizations in official relations with WHO, and follow-up to decision EB130(8), noted the report and reached the decisions set out below, (1) noting with appreciation their collaboration with WHO and commending the continuing dedication to the work of the Organization, decided to maintain in official relations with WHO the nongovernmental organizations whose names are followed by an asterisk in the Annex to the report; (2) having been made aware that the Global Health Council, Inc. had recently elected a new Board and that the organization had been revived, decided to defer the review of relations with the Global Health Council, Inc. until the 134th session of the Executive Board, at which time a report on the status of relations would be considered; (3) decided to defer the review of relations with the Council on Health Research for Development and the Global Forum for Health Research until the 134th session of the Executive Board and requested that each organization’s governing body clarify their wishes with regard to an official relationship and how each proposes to ensure that collaboration plans will be separate and implemented individually; also recalling the provision in the Principles governing relations between WHO and nongovernmental organizations, by which “[w]hen there are several international NGOs with similar areas of interest, they may form a joint committee or other body authorized to act for the group as a whole”, requested that the organizations consider the option that relations be maintained with one organization to be known as the “COHRED Group”, to include the Global Forum for Health Research; (4) decided to defer the review of relations with CMC – Churches’ Action for Health and requested that a report be submitted to the Board at its 134th session on the status of the relations, and, in particular, on the organization’s constitutional arrangements; (5) noting that plans for collaboration have yet to be agreed, decided to defer the review of relations with the International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants, the International Federation of Hospital Engineering, The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, and the International Medical Parliamentarians Organization, until the 134th session of the Executive Board, at which time reports, either on agreed plans for collaboration or on the status of relations, would be considered; (6) noting that, in order that the International Conference of Deans of French-Language Faculties of Medicine be provided with an opportunity to clarify its views with regard to relations with WHO and, if appropriate, to pursue agreement with WHO on a plan for collaboration, decided to defer the review of relations with the International Conference of Deans of French-Language Faculties of Medicine, and requested that a report, on either the agreed plan or the status of relations, be submitted to the Executive Board at its 134th session;
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(7) decided to defer the review of relations with OXFAM until the 134th session of the Executive Board, at which time a report, either on collaboration or on the status of relations, would be considered; (8) noting that plans for collaboration had been agreed, the Board decided to maintain CropLife International and the International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science in official relations with WHO, as well as the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. (Thirteenth meeting, 28 January 2013)
EB132(10)
WHO reform: hosted partnerships
The Executive Board, Having considered document EB132/5 Add.1 on hosted health partnerships: (1) requested the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to ensure that the arrangements for hosted health partnerships are regularly reviewed on a case-by-case and timely basis in respect of their contributions to improved health outcomes, WHO’s interaction with individual hosted partnerships, and the harmonization of their work with the work of WHO; and to make recommendations for the consideration of the Board, as appropriate, through a standing item on the subject on the Board’s agenda; (2) decided that, when the hosted partnership has an exclusively regional jurisdiction, the review will be conducted by the appropriate regional governing body, in adherence with the global partnership policy and subject to oversight and review by the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee as needed; (3) requested the Director-General to prepare an operational framework for the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee on hosted health partnerships; (4) further requested the Director-General to ensure that the Secretariat fully recovers all costs associated with hosted partnerships; (5) further requested the Director-General to pursue and apply as appropriate the approach proposed in paragraphs 16(b)–16(d) and 16(f)–16(i) of document EB132/5 Add.1 to consulting hosted partnerships, in particular with regard to matters that depend on a partnership’s board’s decision for managing WHO’s relationships with hosted partnerships; (6) encouraged Member States to promote coherence in their positions across the governing bodies of WHO and those of hosted partnerships. (Sixteenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
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EB132(11)
WHO reform: engagement with nongovernmental organizations
The Executive Board, Having considered document EB132/5 Add.2 on engagement with nongovernmental organizations, requested the Director-General: (1) to submit, for the consideration of the Executive Board at its 133rd session in May 2013, overarching principles for WHO’s engagement with non-State actors, defining separate operational procedures for both nongovernmental organizations and private commercial entities; (2) to harmonize the development of the draft policy for engagement with nongovernmental organizations with the draft policy on WHO’s relations with private commercial entities, such development being guided by the principles stated by the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly in decision WHA65(9), subparagraphs (9)(i)–(v); (3) to work further on the draft policy of engagement with nongovernmental organizations, proceeding with the revision of accreditation procedures for nongovernmental organizations for WHO’s governing bodies (i.e. authorization to participate therein) and incorporating those procedures in the draft; including updated terms of reference and operational procedures of the standing committee on nongovernmental organizations; and incorporating the inputs provided during the deliberations of the Board at its 132nd session; (4) to conduct public web-based consultations on the draft principles and policies of engagement with non-State actors; and convene two separate consultations, one with Member States and nongovernmental organizations, and one with Member States and the private commercial sector, to support the development of the respective draft policies; (5) to report on the development of the two draft policies to the Board at its 134th session in January 2014. (Sixteenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
EB132(12)
WHO reform: streamlining national reporting and communication with Member States
The Executive Board, Having considered document EB132/5 Add.4 on streamlining national reporting and communication with Member States: (1) welcomed the proposals on streamlining the reporting by and communication with Member States; (2) requested the Director-General to advance the work proposed in document EB132/5 Add.4, taking into account the division of health responsibilities of national and subnational levels of government, and to report on progress in implementation to the Executive Board at its 134th session in January 2014, including relevant financial information;
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(3) further requested the Director-General to propose the definition of a minimal set of health data and indicators as well as a recommended additional set in the context of the results of a detailed analysis on the current practice of reporting. (Sixteenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
EB132(13)
WHO reform: global health governance
The Executive Board, Recognizing the importance of WHO’s role in global health governance, noted the report on the subject contained in document EB132/5 Add.5, and decided to continue its examination of WHO’s role in global health governance at its 133rd session. (Sixteenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
EB132(14)
WHO reform: implementation and evaluation
The Executive Board, (1) welcoming the report of the Joint Inspection Unit provided in document EB132/5 Add.6, requested the Director-General to incorporate and cross-reference the recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit within the WHO reform implementation plan, and to report back on progress in line with regular reporting on WHO reform implementation; (2) having considered document EB132/5 Add.7 on the modalities of the second stage evaluation on WHO reform, endorsed the proposed modalities and requested the Director General to report to the Board at its 133rd session in May 2013 on progress made; (3) welcoming document EB132/5 Add.8 on the implementation of WHO reform, and the high-level implementation plan in document EB132/INF./3, including with respect to submission of regular reports to the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee, requested the Director-General to report to the Board in May 2013 on progress made in reform implementation, on the basis of an updated version of the high-level implementation plan, including information on costs and indicators. (Sixteenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
EB132(15)
WHO reform: streamlining of the work of the governing bodies and harmonization and alignment of the work of the regional committees
The Executive Board, Having considered document EB132/5 Add.3 on streamlining of the work of the governing bodies and harmonization and alignment of the work of the regional committees, requested the Director-General: (1) to take the necessary steps to improve capacity building and training for new members of the Board and its Officers;
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(2) to improve electronic access to governing body meetings and documentation on a registered basis; (3) to prepare a study, including options on the feasibility of holding sessions of the Executive Board and World Health Assembly that made minimal use of paper documents, taking into account the experience of other United Nations specialized agencies, and including a cost benefit analysis, which would be considered by the Board at its 134th session; (4) to prepare options for criteria for inclusion, exclusion or deferral of items on the provisional agenda of the Executive Board, taking into account resolution EB121.R1 and decision WHA65(9) and the criteria underpinning the draft twelfth general programme of work to be submitted to the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly in May 2013, for consideration by the Board at its 133rd session; (5) to perform an in-depth study to ensure that, from a legal and practical point of view, the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the governing bodies contained in document EB132/5 Add.3 are coherent with the existing Rules of Procedure, to submit a report to the Executive Board at its 134th session in January 2014, and to make such other proposals based on this study and discussions by the Board at its 132nd session, so as to improve the work of the governing bodies. (Seventeenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
EB132(16)
Programme and budget matters
The Executive Board, Having considered the report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board at its second extraordinary meeting,1 and the decision of the Committee on the following points, proposed to the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly that: (1) the Health Assembly approve the entire programme budget;
(2) the Health Assembly establish a financing dialogue, convened by the Director-General and facilitated by the Chairman of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee, on the financing of the programme budget, with the first financing dialogue on the proposed programme budget 2014–2015 to take place in 2013, in accordance with the modalities described in the Annex; (3) the Health Assembly endorse the Director-General’s proposal to explore avenues to broaden WHO’s donor base, with particular regard to Member States, international organizations and philanthropic foundations.
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ANNEX FINANCING DIALOGUE
Launch session for financing dialogue Purpose of session
Two-day session for financing dialogue
• Information on resource requirements, secured funding and funding gaps, with a view to ensuring that all partners have clear information on funding needs, available resources and funding shortfalls
• Structured dialogue with Member States and contributors in order to identify solutions to address remaining funding gaps
Date/location
• Informal consultation, held in the Executive Board Room; web cast restricted to invited participants
• Two-day session: week of 7 October 2013 or 4 and 5 November 2013
• International Conference Centre, Geneva
• Tentative date: 20 June 2013 or within first week of July 2013 Invited participants
• WHO Member States to WHO, except private commercial entities (which will be addressed in line with discussion of policy of engagement by governing bodies)
• WHO Member States WHO, except private commercial entities (which will be addressed in line with discussion of policy of engagement by governing bodies)
• Current, significant financial contributors • Current, significant financial contributors to
Method and programme of work
• Chairman of session: Chairman/Vice-Chairman of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee
• Chairman of session: Chairman/Vice-Chairman of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee
• Working method: informal consultation,
• Working method: informal consultation hosted in the Executive Board Room; web • Working documents: cast restricted to invited participants – Proposed programme budget 2014–2015 • Working documents: – Most recent financial update, including: – Proposed programme budget 2014–2015 resource requirements; secured funding; – Financial update, including: resource and funding gaps requirements; secured funding; and funding gaps Cost
• About US$ 50 000 (including interpretation, translation, documentation/editing, and web casting)
• About US$ 350 000 (including cost of hiring International Conference Centre, interpretation, translation, documentation/ editing and travel support to least developed countries)
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Expected outcomes
• Assessment of the current status of funding of proposed programme budget 2014–2015 and resource requirements
• Update on status of financing of proposed programme budget 2014–2015
• Identification of gaps in funding • Concrete actions to reduce financing gaps • Approach/proposals for resource mobilization to address remaining funding gaps
• Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (PBAC nineteenth meeting)/ Role of governing bodies Executive Board (134th session) – 2014 following – PBAC/Board to review the outcome of the financing dialogue and advise the financing Director-General on relevant action dialogue – Director-General to report on further steps in relation to targeted resource mobilization (for funding of proposed – Director-General to report (to the Board) on strategic allocation of assessed contributions programme • Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (twentieth meeting)/Sixty-seventh budget World Health Assembly/Executive Board (135th session) May 2014 2014–2015) – Health Assembly to review the outcome of the financing dialogue – Director-General to report on updated financial situation – Director-General to report (to the Board) on strategic allocation of assessed contributions – Director-General to report on update on targeted resource mobilization
• Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (twenty-second meeting)/ Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly/Executive Board (137th session) – May 2015 – to review experience of financing dialogue and recommend next steps.
(Seventeenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
EB132(17)
Provisional agenda for the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly
The Executive Board, having considered the report of the Director-General on the provisional agenda for the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly,1 and recalling its earlier decision that the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly should be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, opening on Monday, 20 May 2013, and closing no later than Tuesday, 28 May 2013,2 approved the provisional agenda of the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly, as amended. (Seventeenth meeting, 29 January 2013)
EB132(18)
Date and place of the 133rd session of the Executive Board
The Executive Board decided that its 133rd session should be convened on 29 and 30 May 2013 in Geneva. (Seventeenth meeting, 29 January 2013) 1 2
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II. LIST OF RESOLUTIONS
EB132.R1 EB132.R2 EB132.R3 EB132.R4
Towards universal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019 Appointment of the Regional Director for the Americas Appreciation of the outgoing Regional Director for the Americas Implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children Disability Scale of assessments 2014–2015 Neglected tropical diseases eHealth standardization and interoperability Relations with nongovernmental organizations Confirmation of amendments to the Staff Rules Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General Amendments to the terms of reference of the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee Amended Rule 52 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board Follow-up of the report of the Working Group on the Election of the Director-General of the World Health Organization
EB132.R5 EB132.R6 EB132.R7 EB132.R8 EB132.R9 EB132.R10 EB132.R11 EB132.R12
EB132.R13 EB132.R14
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