REGIONAL COMMITTEE Seventy-sixth Session SEA/RC76/1 Rev. 1 New Delhi, India 30 October–2 November 2023 19 September 2023 Provisional Agenda 1. Opening of the Session 2. Election of Officebearers 3. Credentials of Representatives 4. Adoption of the Agenda SEA/RC76/1 5. Key addresses and report on the Work of WHO 5.1 Introduction to the Regional Director’s Annual Report on the Work of WHO in the South- East Asia Region covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2022 SEA/RC76/2 5.2 Address by the Director-General 6. Ministerial Roundtable 6.1 Strengthening primary health care as a key element towards achieving universal health coverage SEA/RC76/3 7. Programme Budget matters 7.1 Programme Budget 2022–2023: Implementation and mid-term review SEA/RC76/4 7.2 Programme Budget 2024–2025 SEA/RC76/5 SEA/RC76/5 Inf.Doc.1 SEA/RC76/5 Inf.Doc.2 7.3 Draft Fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW14) SEA/RC76/6 SEA/RC76/6 Inf.Doc.1 7.4 Sustainable financing SEA/RC76/7 SEA/RC76/1 Rev. 1 Page 2 8. Policy and technical matters 8.1 Regional Strategic Framework for sustaining, accelerating and innovating to end NTDs in the South-East Asia Region 2023–2030 SEA/RC76/8 8.2 Implementation of the new Regional Health Security Roadmap 2023–2027 SEA/RC76/9 8.3 Annual report on monitoring progress on UHC and health-related SDGs SEA/RC76/10 8.4 SEAHEARTS: Accelerating prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases in the South-East Asia Region – Dhaka Call to Action SEA/RC76/11 8.5 Data-driven policy-making and sharing of information on a common platform SEA/RC76/12 9. Progress reports on selected Regional Committee resolutions SEA/RC76/13, SEA/RC76/13 Add.1 and SEA/RC76/13 Add.2 9.1 South-East Asia Regional Action Plan to implement the Global Strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol 2014–2025 [SEA/RC67/R4] 9.2 Challenges in polio eradication [SEA/RC60/R8] 9.3 COVID-19 and measures to “build back better” essential health services to achieve universal health coverage and the health- related SDGs [SEA/RC74/R1] 9.4 South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) [SEA/RC60/R7] and, Expanding the scope of the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund [SEA/RC69/R6] 9.5 Regional commitment on TB: Political Declaration on TB by the UN High-Level Meeting and preparing a follow-up plan in the SE Asia Region (SEA/RC70/R4) 9.6 Promoting physical activity in the South-East Asia Region (SEA/RC69/R4) 9.7 Revitalizing the school health programme and health-promoting schools in the SE Asia Region (SEA/RC74/R3) SEA/RC76/1 Rev. 1 Page 3 10. Governing Body matters 10.1 Nomination of the Regional Director 10.2 Key issues arising out of the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly and the 152nd and 153rd Sessions of the WHO Executive Board SEA/RC76/14 10.3 Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 154th Session of the WHO Executive Board SEA/RC76/15 10.4 Elective posts for Governing Body meetings (WHA, EB and PBAC) 11. Management and Governance matters 11.1 Status of the SEA Regional Office Building SEA/RC76/16 11.2 Evaluation: Annual report SEA/RC76/17 11.3 Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia SEA/RC76/18 12. Special Programmes 12.1 UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) – Report on attendance at JCB in 2023 SEA/RC76/19 12.2 UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2023 and nomination of a member in place of Bangladesh whose term expires on 31 December 2023 SEA/RC76/20 13 Time and place of future Sessions of the Regional Committee SEA/RC76/21 14. Adoption of resolutions 15. Adoption of the report of the Seventy-sixth Session of the Regional Committee SEA/RC76/22 16. Closing session
REGIONAL COMMITTEE Seventy-sixth Session SEA/RC76/1 Rev. 2 New Delhi, India 30 October–2 November 2023 30 October 2023 Agenda 1. Opening of the Session 2. Election of Officebearers 3. Credentials of Representatives 4. Adoption of the Agenda SEA/RC76/1 5. Key addresses and report on the Work of WHO 5.1 Introduction to the Regional Director’s Annual Report on the Work of WHO in the South- East Asia Region covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2022 SEA/RC76/2 5.2 Address by the Director-General 6. Ministerial Roundtable 6.1 Strengthening primary health care as a key element towards achieving universal health coverage SEA/RC76/3 7. Programme Budget matters 7.1 Programme Budget 2022–2023: Implementation and mid-term review SEA/RC76/4 Rev.1 7.2 Programme Budget 2024–2025 SEA/RC76/5 SEA/RC76/5 Inf.Doc.1 SEA/RC76/5 Inf.Doc.2 7.3 Draft Fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW14) SEA/RC76/6 SEA/RC76/6 Inf.Doc.1 7.4 Sustainable financing SEA/RC76/7 Rev.1 SEA/RC76/7 Inf.Doc.1 SEA/RC76/1 Rev. 2 Page 2 8. Policy and technical matters 8.1 Regional Strategic Framework for sustaining, accelerating and innovating to end NTDs in the South-East Asia Region 2023–2030 SEA/RC76/8 8.2 Implementation of the new Regional Health Security Roadmap 2023–2027 SEA/RC76/9 8.3 Annual report on monitoring progress on UHC and health-related SDGs SEA/RC76/10 8.4 SEAHEARTS: Accelerating prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases in the South-East Asia Region – Dhaka Call to Action SEA/RC76/11 8.5 Data-driven policy-making and sharing of information on a common platform SEA/RC76/12 9. Progress reports on selected Regional Committee resolutions 9.1 South-East Asia Regional Action Plan to implement the Global Strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol 2014–2025 [SEA/RC67/R4] 9.2 Challenges in polio eradication [SEA/RC60/R8] 9.3 COVID-19 and measures to “build back better” essential health services to achieve universal health coverage and the health- related SDGs [SEA/RC74/R1] 9.4 South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) [SEA/RC60/R7] and, Expanding the scope of the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund [SEA/RC69/R6] 9.5 Regional commitment on TB: Political Declaration on TB by the UN High-Level Meeting and preparing a follow-up plan in the SE Asia Region (SEA/RC70/R4) 9.6 Promoting physical activity in the South-East Asia Region (SEA/RC69/R4) 9.7 Revitalizing the school health programme and health-promoting schools in the SE Asia Region (SEA/RC74/R3) SEA/RC76/13, SEA/RC76/13 Add.1 and SEA/RC76/13 Add.2 SEA/RC76/1 Rev. 2 Page 3 10. Governing Body matters 10.1 Nomination of the Regional Director SEA/RC76/23 10.2 Key issues arising out of the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly and the 152nd and 153rd Sessions of the WHO Executive Board SEA/RC76/14 10.3 Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 154th Session of the WHO Executive Board SEA/RC76/15 10.4 Elective posts for Governing Body meetings (WHA, EB and PBAC) 11. Management and Governance matters 11.1 Status of the SEA Regional Office Building SEA/RC76/16 11.2 Evaluation: Annual report SEA/RC76/17 SEA/RC76/17 Inf.Doc.1 11.3 Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia SEA/RC76/18 12. Special Programmes 12.1 UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) – Report on attendance at JCB in 2023 SEA/RC76/19 12.2 UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2023 and nomination of a member in place of Bangladesh whose term expires on 31 December 2023 SEA/RC76/20 13 Time and place of future Sessions of the Regional Committee SEA/RC76/21 14. Adoption of resolutions 15. Adoption of the report of the Seventy-sixth Session of the Regional Committee SEA/RC76/22 16. Closing session