Regional malaria control programmes (Resolution)

WP/RC4/22 Rev. 2 Pap 2 . • HAVING been informed of the great adva.ntage in (a) the establisbllent of a clearing centre in the Office of the Regional Director for the colleotion and distribution of. :S nfortn8 tion data from and useful to mtDber countries J (b) the benefits derived froro intra-regional tello~ships whioh further strengthen friendly ties which are the basis of bar.noniuU5 rcla tiona in aocordance with the prearoble of' the Constitution of t hi WlI>J (0) the far-reaching value ot seminars whioh 1urther establish better and closer ~rk1ng relati.onship and faoUitate free exchange of ideas and information ~see~ t1al in developing b~tter health standards ani techni~ uea J INSTRUCTS the Relional Direotor to oontinue th1s prograJ'lllle of establieh1ng better co-opdration, exchang~ of 1ntbrma- tiOD and intra-regional fallt'Wshipie , . . WP/R~,s3 / BDTATION OF RlmOt~AL COMMIT1'ZE l1!ETJNGS The Regional Committee CONSIDmING that t m Organization has a l1m1ted sum only available tor Comm1 ttee Meetings and that the extra expenses over and al;ove those normally incurred when Mevtings are held at Regional Headquart~l's lIlust be bome by the host IPvernment, REt..FFIR.IIE the ;prinCiple of rotation apPl'OvQd by t.he Committee at its Third Session. WP/RCb/R4 / RUl1AL ~ Ol.lHTROL OONFBaENCE Tba Regional Colll'li tt&e R>TBS the action taken on the Rural Malari.a Control Conference. WP/.Rc1&/RS /' RElIONAL MALARIA CO!l'mOL PIC~ The Regional Committee for the Western Pacifio KNOOfll that malaria is still one of the most important public health problems in many count riftS in the RegionJ that this clisease has to be controlled 11' sucaeu.ia to be expec'tied from the other prograrrrnes d3signed UI pl'Omoto f#COnam:i..o and. aoc1a.l 4~vt1lopm.EaIli;J aM that it is Ivery essential to '~/Rc4/?2 Rev. 2 Page 3 very essential to effect tta cont.~ol of this disease as ~oon ~s possible, R&LIZINO tbat rapid and I3fficiont o:mtrol of the disease could be eff~cted by undortaking ma.laria control in as large. a1". area as possible, and the. t such large-scale mala.:oia control pro~ra:llmea should be properly co- ordina ted a.s .. :r.uch a.,;. poss:i.bl<:- from an inter-oountry and eventuallY an inter-regional basisJ RElILIZING furt.her, toot whilt: Many 'Jf The malaria- stricken countries in the R.ogiofll.t·e allXia..lS to under- take :malar.i& control program:~.es in as large an area as possible, finanoial conaid.eration~ "lave not per- mi tted them to do 50 J ACKNOWL.iDCiES 'Wi. th grateful a.pp~'f:. Cla tion the assistance and co-operation which a:,1 e being p-rovided by Slch Organizations as the Mutual Security Agency of thf; Ur~ited States of h.'1leric;\ in tak1r..g an active and important part in the eXl.en.'~1on of Nllaria control activi t:1.GE in many count.ri as ~.n t.ni a Region, HOPES t,m;,· such Organizations would oontii"lUe their VFJr:! valuablt: aasistanca ,md co-"oet'~ tion; ru~UFSTS mctrt.ber countr1es oi' the '~'ll"dk~n l'acilic to endeavour to pl<m E\nd iliipl.:m~nt lar~e ... scale and long- tem pl'ogr?.mmes of malaria cor.trol to th0 u,'tter.t lihat their reSiJurces will p~rr'ii t J ~nd to consider all means 01.' integrating n1:l.tional malaria o?ntrol prog)'ammes into ~ub-re~ional ;:md, eV-:3ntually, regional programes of !!'~laria. cont-rol. r~nQ iNSTRVC'I'S tne 11.e~ionaJ . .Di",:,:;,ot.or "t, .. ) assi'$t the ~moer Co'~!'.'t t'"l:~s in the integra:tion .. ·r ~uch pIr'gremmes. \iP/Rc4/R6 ~' R:iVIi.¥l OF THE 1954 PROl,U';'",·M11E AND hiJDGKT Tha Regional ConJllU 1:. to€;': HJ.t.VIi~G S'i\JDI.ED the a.mendments made in "tho;} l'l!'ogramme and Budget fcr 19>4 sinc~ :i.t was approv~Jd by the Third S~ss:i.on of t.h:.; }~giol1&l ~ommittee HrtVING NOTIl1 .-:esolution W.H'1o.6.27 aaopiA:d by the Sixth 'world Health .\ssembly wi til regaN!. to thc rBeci of estahl ish;ni ~io..ti.t.i.as ~ ~ vaplaner.tatiDn of the 1954 Progr"cdMW COltSID:am.Nli the uncertainty which still exists with reg:u'c to too amount or 'I'ecbD1cal iiS13istanc Funds which m4.Y becOtltl availablE:; clu'<'ing 19$4 IR.&U.IZIl.'ll therefore,