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REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL
REGIONAL COMMITTEE Forty-eighth session Sydney 22-26 September 1997
WPRlRC4811 Rev.2 (Annotated) 12 August 1997
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
ANNOTATED PROVISIONAL AGENDA
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Opening of the session Address by the retiring Chairman Election of new officers: Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Rapporteurs Address by the incoming Chairman Adoption of the agenda WPR/RC48/1 Rev.2 and WPR/RC4811 Rev.2 (Annotated)
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Address by the Director-General Iteport ofthe Regional Director \
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The Regional Committee, through resolution WPRlRC47.R3, approved the format and contents of the Regional Director's report presented in 1996. The resolution also requested the The
Regional Director to make an in-depth review of a selected issue in subsequent reports.
RegioJPri Director's report on the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 therefore contains a review of human resources for health in the Western Pacific Region, 1978-1997. The report is presented to the Regional Committee for comments.
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New horizons in health , I
WPR/RC48/3 In accordance with resolution WPRlRC47.R4, the Regional Director presents a progress report on the implementation of the concepts contained in the document Nell' horizons in health, including a report on progress towards developing an appropriate set of regional indicators. 9. Programme budget 1996-1997: Budget performance (interim report) WPR/RC48/4 Rev.l The interim report on the implementation by programme of the regular budget for the 1996-1997 biennium is presented for the information of the Regional Committee. prior to the final report on implementation which will be presented to the forty-ninth session. provided on funding from extrabudgetary sources. • ______ ,--.11
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Annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. HIV infection and AIDS WPR/RC48/5
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Resolution WPRlRC47.RS on sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS and resolution WPRlRC47.R6 on the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (1 INAIDS) Regional Director to report annually 011
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and AIDS and to report further on developments relating to UNAIDS. This agenda item Combines these two reports for the information of the Regional Committee. 11. Eradication of poliomyelitis in the Region: Progress report WPR/RC48/6 Rt:v.l
This annual progress report details the current status of the campaign. to -:radicate poliomyelitis in the Region. In 1997, intensive measures are being taken to ensure that the RegIOn will be completely free of wild poliovirus transmissio!l for the three years from 1998 to 2000. This is in accordance with the criteria for the certification of poliomyelitis eradication in the Western Pacific Region. . ..1
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Membership of Global Committees from the Western Pacific Region 18.1 Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training Reproduction: Membership of the Policy and Coordination Committee WPRlRC48/14 In
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Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Membership of the Joint Coordinating Board WPRlRC48115
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Action Programme on Essential Drugs: Membership of the Management Advisory Committee WPR/RC48/16
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Correlation of the work of the World Health Assembly, the Executive Board and the Regional Committee 19.1 Consideration of resolutions of the Fiftieth World Health Assembly and the Executive Board at its 99th and IOOth sessions WPRlRC48/17
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"(jme and place of the forty-ninth and fiftieth sessions of the Regional Committee Stftements. by representatives of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations in official relations with WHO
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