Fifty-third Regional Committee for Europe: Vienna, 8–11 September 2003: draft resolution: progress in implementing the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s Country Strategy “Matching services to new needs”

Regional Committee for Europe Fifty-third session Vienna, 8-11 September 2003 Draft Resolution EU R/RC53/Conf. Doc ./5 4 July 2003 30909 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Progress in implementing the WHO Regional Office for Europe's Country Strategy "Matching services to new needs" The Regional CommiLLee, Recalling ils previous resolutions on cooperaLion with countries, in particular resolution EUR/RC50/R5 and the principles outlined in the WHO ountry Focus IniLiaLivc; Mindful of Lhe need for continuing review and strategic planning in relation to WHO's cooperation with countries in the European R gion, as called for in resolution EUR/RC49/R5; Having reviewed the WHO Regional Office for Europe s report on progress achieved in implementation of it Country Strategy, "Matching services to new needs", as contained in document EUR/RC53/I0; 1. AGREES that:(a) progrcss is being made by the Regional Office in its effo11s to improve the quality ofservices and tailor them to the health needs of Member States; (b) the Country Strategy approved at the fiftieth session should be further pursued by theRegional Office through the. pecific services providcd to individual countries or groups of countries; WORLD HEAL TH ORGANIZATION • REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Scherligsvej 8, DK-2100 Copenhagen 0, Denmark Telephone: +45 39 17 17 17 Telefax: +45 39 17 18 18 Telex: 12000 who dk Electronic mail: postmaster@euro.who.1nt World Wide Web address: htlp://www.euro.who.int EU R/RC53/Conf .Doc./5 page 2 (c) Member States should support the Regional Office in further developing and implerncntingthe Europcan Country Strategy; 2. REQUESTS the Regional Director:(a) to conLinue initiatives that facilitate implementation of the uropcan Country Stratcgy asdescribed in document EUR/RCSJ/10; and (b) to repo11 back to the Regional Committee at ils fïfty-fourth session on the impact ofimplementation of the ountry Strategy on working with countrie in the European Reg ion.