Review of the 1954 programme and budget (Resolution)

'~/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, 'vIP /RC4l22 Reve 2 Page 4 .. REALIZING wrefore, the likelihood of further modifi- cations of the 19,4 Programme which may have to be made GIViS the Regional Director authority to continue projects already initiated ani to establish priorities in 19S4tor proJects of regional significance, or toose _ planned B.IXl in which Governments have made commit- ments or where commi 1:.tI\wta in a project have involved other international organizations subject to the avaUab1l1ty of additional funds. WP/RCb/R7 I REPORT OF SUB-COMKrTTEE ON RmIOfW, llIRli[;TOR'S il.NNUAL REPORT The Regional Committee HJlVING considered the report ot the sub-commtttee set up to study the ~ual Heport of the Regional Director: COl«lMT~TES ti".e Regional Director on the valU.1.ble work accomplished during the year, am on the nature and scope of t he many activities in progress through- out the Region ADOPTS the Report as presented SUGO.tiSTS thl. t the Regional Director, in the coming year, in the Education and Training Progrrunrnes, give consideration to (1) encouraging fellowships within the _'iestern Pacific Region .. and reducing as .far as possible, fellowships involving st.udyand travel in dis tant r~gions (2) directing fellowship studies, ~ere the requi- site courses are available, to tbos£ institutions wi thin the Region which have been gwG.n WHO assistance. SUOOESTS that in future the Annual Report of the Regional Director cover th~ p3r1od lst August to 31st July. wp/Rc4/R8 / SUBJBtT OF 1954 TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS The Regional Committee DEmDJ!S that the subject of the Technical DiBcussions in 19!)4.w;U 1 be Publ i c. &altb 'idmi ,,1 IJtra.t:Lon with part.1cQ3..ar refer"H)ce ttl the organization of Health Depart_tilts.