Matters Relating to Programme Development and Management : Preparation for Programme Budget 2010-2011 Including Implementation of Rc61 Resolution : Regional Planning Briefs.

_____________________________________________________ Second Meeting of the Subcommittee on Policy and Programme Development and Management (SPPDM) WHO/SEARO, New Delhi, 3 July 2009 Provisional Agenda item 2.3 SEA/SPPDM-Meet.2/2.3 25 June 2009 MATTERS RELATING TO PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PREPARATION FOR PROGRAMME BUDGET 2010-2011 INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION OF RC61 RESOLUTION REGIONAL PLANNING BRIEFS This document presents the planned work of each country and the Regional Office for the 2010-2011 biennium in the form of planning briefs. Besides including the scope and major results of the planned work, these briefs include the planned costs (by Assessed and Voluntary Contributions) required to implement the work in the biennium. For comparative purposes, the work, planned costs and resources for the current (2008-2009) biennium are included. These briefs were developed through a consultative process between the WHO country offices and counterparts in the Ministries of Health. The planned costs and budgets were used to as inputs for the proposed budget of the region. Based on these proposals and recommendations of the Executive Board, the Director General formulated the Organization’s budget that was recently approved by the World Health Assembly. The regional and country plans and budgets were adjusted to conform to these approved budgets. SEA/SPPDM-Meet.2/2.3 Page (i) Introduction 1. This document represents the efforts of the Regional Office and countries within the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization to develop a programme of work for the 2010-2011 biennium. Emphasis has been placed on a strategic dialogue with Member states to develop plans more in line with the needs of the countries and the comparative advantages of WHO. In addition, efforts were taken to ensure more transparency and accountability for the work of WHO in the region by clearly presenting the Organization’s work and developing clearer indicators to measure performance. The Regional Expected Results (RERs) present indicators, baselines and targets for the work in the region during the coming biennium. The planned costs for work are also clearly shown in the description of the main work plannned for the biennium. 2. Work on this document began in early in 2009 when each country office held strategic dialogues with the Ministry of Health to determine the main priorities and results to be planned for the 2010-2011 biennium. This process was facilitated by the Country Cooperation Strategies that already outline a strategic agenda for each country, based on an analysis of country needs and WHO’s previous work in the country. At various times, regional office advisors and technical staff members made comments and suggestions for this work. Resource requirements, in terms of WHO staff and funds, were estimated and used to formulate the budget proposal presented to Headquarters to finalize the Organization’s budgets. In some cases, global issues and priorities meant that the budgets proposed by the counties needed to be adjusted. After discussions with the WHO executive Board in January 2009, the Director General decided not to request any increase in Assessed Contributions and to reduce the proposed budget by about ten percent. In some cases this resulted in reductions in the proposed work in countries. This process was completed in the end of May 2009 after the 2010-2011 budget proposed by the Director General was approved by the World Health Assembly. Countries then finalized their work programme and budget estimates and submitted them for the Regional Office to be compiled. 3. This document outlines the plans in the region for the 2010-2011 biennium arranged by the 11 technical Strategic Objectives (SOs) that form the framework of WHO’s work as outlined in the Medium-term Strategic Plan (2008-2009). For each SEA/SPPDM-Meet.2/2.1 Page 2 SO, there is an overall summary of the planned work in the region, followed by the Regional Expected Results and finally briefs on the plans in each country for that SO. All briefs for 2010-2011 are preceded by a summary of the work for the current biennium (2008-2009) for comparison with the plans for 2010-2011. In addition, the planned costs both Assessed Contributions and Voluntary Contributions) for the work in the region and for each country are included with the planning briefs. Again for comparative purposes, the planned costs and available resources for the 2008-2009 biennium are included. 4. The Regional Committee’s Sub-committee on Policy and Programme Development and Management (SPPDM) s requested to review these planning briefs and provide guidance for the finalization of the workplans for 2010-2011. Based on these country briefs and the recommendations of the SPPDM, countries will complete workplans and present these to the Sixty-second Session of the Regional Committee.