.' WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ultGANISATJON MONDIALE DE LA SANT~
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR
THE WESTERN PACIFIC
BUREAU R~GIONAl DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL
REGIONAL COMMITTEE Twenty-fourth Session Wellington 28 August - 5 September 1973
TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS WPR/RC24/TD5 15 June 1973 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS The topic for the Technical Discussions held in connexion with the twenty-fourth session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific is: "The Role of the Hospital in the Community and the Financing of Hospital-Based Medical Care". Three working papers have been prepared (see documents WPR/RC24/TDl, WPR/RC24/TD2 and WPR/RC24/TD3). 1.
PROCEDURES
1.1
Suggested preparation for those who will join the Technical Discussions
At the first group discussion meeting following the first plenary session on 31 August 1973, participants may wish to exchange information on the hospital systems of their respective countries or territories, giving particular attention to the problems and needs facing them. 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/RC24/TD6, section 3). 1.2 Leadership for the Technical Discussions
According to resolution WPR/RCl1.R11 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 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.
lHandbook of Resolutions and Decisions of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, 1972, 7th ed., section 5.5.2(8), page 27.
WPR/RC24/TD5 page 2 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/RC24/TD4. The plenary sessions will be held in the Assembly Hall. The room assignments for the group discussions will be announced at the first plenary session of the Technical Discussions. 1.4 Reports and presentation
At the conclusion of each period in plenary and group meetings, the rapporteurs will submit a brief written 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. 2. 2.1 Open discussions TECHNIQUES
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
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, two English speaking and one French/English/Chinese group. The latter group 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 interest 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. 2.4 Language
The working languages of the Technical Discussions are the same as those of the Regional Committee, i.e., English and French in which all
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WPR/RC24/TD5 page 3 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. 2.5 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 document WPR/RC24/TD8.