Tentative Programme for the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee, Dili, Timor-Leste, 07–11 September 2015 21 July 2015 Date Monday 07 Sep 2015 Morning Afternoon
9:00 am—12:30 pm Inauguration of the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee
Group photograph followed by tea/coffee
2:00 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Opening of the Session (Item 1) Subcommittee on Credentials (Item 2) Appointment of the Subcommittee on Credentials
(Item 2.1)
Election of office-bearers (Item 3) Adoption of the Agenda (Item 4)
Key addresses and report on the work of WHO
(Item 5)
Introduction to the Regional Director’s Annual Report on the Work of WHO in the South-East Asia Region covering the period 1 January–31 December 2014 (Item 5.1) Approval of the report of the Subcommittee on Credentials (Item 2.2) Address by the Director-General – to be read by Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, DDG (Item 5.2)
Tuesday 08 Sep 2015
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Programme Budget Matters: (Item 6) Budget 2014—2015 – Implementation and mid-term review (Item 6.1) Programme Budget 2016—2017 (Item 6.2) Strategic budget space allocation (Item 6.3) Programmatic reform – focus on results (Item 7.1) Management reform – internal control framework
01:15 pm–2:15 pm Ministerial Round Table Strengthening health workforce in South-East Asia in order to expand delivery of effective services
(Item 14.1)
WHO reform (Item 7)
2:15 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) WHO reform (Item 7) …Contd Governance reform (Item 7.3) Framework of engagement with non-State actors
(Item 7.2)
(Item 7.4)
Policy and technical topics (Item 8) Response to emergencies and outbreaks (Item 8.1) Antimicrobial resistance (Item 8.2) Selected neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination (kala-azar, leprosy, yaws, filariasis, schistosomiasis) (Item 8.3)
Wednesday 09 Sep 2015
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Policy and technical topics (Item 8) (contd..) Adapting and implementing the End TB Strategy in WHO South-East Asia Region (Item 8.4) Patient safety contributing to sustainable universal health coverage (Item 8.5) Prevention and control of cancer – way forward
01:15 pm–2:15 pm Ministerial Round Table Health in the post-2015 development agenda (Item 14.2)
2:15 pm-5:00 pm (Plenary) Technical Discussions (Item 10) Consideration of the recommendations on strengthening community-based health-care services (Item 10.1) Selection of a subject for the Technical Discussions to be held prior to the Sixty-ninth session of the Regional Committee (Item 10.2) Key issues arising out of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly and the 136th and 137th sessions of the WHO Executive Board (Item 11.1)
(Item 8.6)
Progress reports on selected Regional Committee resolutions: (Item 9) Measles elimination and rubella/CRS control in SEAR by 2020 (SEA/RC66/R5) (Item 9.1) Challenges in polio eradication (SEA/RC60/R8)
Governing body matters (Item 11)
(Item 9.2)
Health intervention and technology assessment in support of universal health coverage (SEA/RC66/R4)
(Item 9.3)
South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) (SEA/RC60/R7) (Item 9.4) Effective management of medicines (SEA/RC66/R7)
(Item 9.5)
Regional strategy on health information system (SEA/RC63/R7) (Item 9.6)
Date Thursday 10 Sep 2015
Morning
Afternoon
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Governing body matters (Item 11) (Contd…) Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 138th session of the WHO Executive Board (Item 11.2) Review of Regional Committee resolutions
01:15 pm–2:15 pm Ministerial Round Table Accelerating implementation of WHO FCTC in SEAR
(Item 14.3)
(Item 11.3)
Elective posts for governing body meetings (WHA, EB and PBAC) (Item 11.4)
2:15 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Special Programmes (Item 13) UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) – Report on attendance at JCB in 2015 (Item 13.1) 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 2015 and nomination of a member in place of Maldives whose term expires on 31 December 2015
Management and governance matters (Item 12) Status of SEA Regional Office building (Item 12.1)
(Item 13.2) Friday 11 Sep 2015
Time and place of future sessions of the Regional Committee (Item 15)
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Adoption of resolutions Adoption of the report of the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee Closing
Side event*: GAVI Session NOTE:
Lunch interval: 12:30 pm–2:00 pm. Tea/Coffee breaks will be from 10:30 am to 11:00 am and from 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm daily. Side event*: A Side event (parallel session) on GAVI will be held during lunch time (12:30 pm–2:00 pm) on Friday, 11 September 2015.
Tentative Programme for the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee, Dili, Timor-Leste, 07–11 September 2015 19 August 2015 (Rev.2) Date Monday 07 Sep 2015 Morning Afternoon
9:00 am–12:30 pm Inauguration of the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee
01:15 pm–2.15 pm Ministerial Round Table Accelerating implementation of WHO FCTC in SEAR (Item 14.3)
Group photograph followed by tea/coffee
2:15 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Opening of the Session (Item 1) Subcommittee on Credentials (Item 2) Appointment of the Subcommittee on Credentials
(Item 2.1)
Election of office-bearers (Item 3) Adoption of the Agenda (Item 4)
Key addresses and report on the work of WHO
(Item 5)
Introduction to the Regional Director’s Annual Report on the Work of WHO in the South-East Asia Region covering the period 1 January–31 December 2014 (Item 5.1) Address by the Director-General – to be read by Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, DDG (Item 5.2)
Tuesday 08 Sep 2015
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Approval of the report of the Subcommittee on Credentials (Item 2.2) Programme Budget 2014–2015 – Implementation and mid-term review (Item 6.1) Programme Budget 2016–2017 (Item 6.2) Strategic budget space allocation (Item 6.3) Programmatic reform – focus on results (Item 7.1) Management reform – internal control framework
01:15 pm–2:15 pm Ministerial Round Table Strengthening health workforce in South-East Asia in order to expand delivery of effective services (Item 14.1)
Programme Budget Matters: (Item 6)
2:15 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) WHO reform (Item 7) …Contd Governance reform (Item 7.3) Framework of engagement with non-State actors
WHO reform (Item 7)
(Item 7.4)
Policy and technical topics (Item 8) Response to emergencies and outbreaks (Item 8.1) Antimicrobial resistance (Item 8.2) Selected neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination (kala-azar, leprosy, yaws, filariasis, schistosomiasis) (Item 8.3)
(Item 7.2)
Wednesday 09 Sep 2015
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Policy and technical topics (Item 8) (contd..) Adapting and implementing the End TB Strategy in WHO South-East Asia Region (Item 8.4) Patient safety contributing to sustainable universal health coverage (Item 8.5) Prevention and control of cancer – way forward
01:15 pm–2.15 pm Ministerial Round Table Health in the post-2015 development agenda (Item 14.2)
2:15 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Technical Discussions (Item 10) Consideration of the recommendations on strengthening community-based health-care services (Item 10.1) Selection of a subject for the Technical Discussions to be held prior to the Sixty-ninth session of the Regional Committee (Item 10.2) Key issues arising out of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly and the 136th and 137th sessions of the WHO Executive Board (Item 11.1)
(Item 8.6)
Progress reports on selected Regional Committee resolutions: (Item 9) Measles elimination and rubella/CRS control in SEAR by 2020 (SEA/RC66/R5) (Item 9.1) Challenges in polio eradication (SEA/RC60/R8)
Governing body matters (Item 11)
(Item 9.2)
Health intervention and technology assessment in support of universal health coverage (SEA/RC66/R4)
(Item 9.3)
South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) (SEA/RC60/R7) (Item 9.4) Effective management of medicines (SEA/RC66/R7)
(Item 9.5)
Regional strategy on health information system (SEA/RC63/R7) (Item 9.6)
Date Thursday 10 Sep 2015
Morning
Afternoon
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Governing body matters (Item 11) (Contd…) Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 138th session of the WHO Executive Board (Item 11.2) Review of Regional Committee resolutions
2:00 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Special Programmes (Item 13) UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) – Report on attendance at JCB in 2015 (Item 13.1) 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 2015 and nomination of a member in place of Maldives whose term expires on 31 December 2015
(Item 11.3)
Elective posts for governing body meetings (WHA, EB and PBAC) (Item 11.4)
Management and governance matters (Item 12) Status of SEA Regional Office building (Item 12.1)
(Item 13.2)
Time and place of future sessions of the Regional Committee (item 15)
Side event*: GAVI Session Friday 11 Sep 2015
9:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Adoption of resolutions (Item 16) Adoption of the report of the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee (Item 17) Closing (Item 18)
NOTE:
Lunch interval: 12:30–2:00 pm. Tea/Coffee breaks will be from 10.30 to 11.00 a.m. and from 3.30 to 4.00 p.m. daily. Side event*: A Side event (parallel session) on GAVI will be held during lunch time (12:30 -2:00 pm) on Thursday, 10 September 2015
Tentative Programme for the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee, Dili, Timor-Leste, 07–11 September 2015 08 September 2015 (Rev.5) Date Monday 07 Sep 2015 Morning Afternoon
09:00 am–12:30 pm Inauguration of the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee
01:30 pm–6:00 pm (Plenary) Opening of the Session (Item 1) Election of office-bearers (Item 3) Adoption of the Agenda (Item 4)
Group photograph followed by tea/coffee
Key addresses and report on the work of WHO
(Item 5)
Introduction to the Regional Director’s Annual Report on the Work of WHO in the South-East Asia Region covering the period 1 January–31 December 2014 (Item 5.1) Address by the Director-General – to be read by Dr Hans Troedsson, ADG (Item 5.2)
Ministerial Round Table Accelerating implementation of WHO FCTC in SEAR (Item 14.3) Tuesday 08 Sep 2015
09:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Credentials of Representatives (Item 2) Programme Budget 2014–2015 – Implementation and mid-term review (Item 6.1) Programme Budget 2016–2017 (Item 6.2) Strategic budget space allocation (Item 6.3) Programmatic reform – focus on results (Item 7.1) Management reform – internal control framework Programme Budget Matters: (Item 6)
01:30 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Ministerial Round Table Strengthening health workforce in South-East Asia in order to expand delivery of effective services (Item 14.1) WHO reform (Item 7) …Contd Governance reform (Item 7.3) Framework of engagement with non-State actors
WHO reform (Item 7)
(Item 7.4)
Policy and technical topics (Item 8) Response to emergencies and outbreaks (Item 8.1) Antimicrobial resistance (Item 8.2) Selected neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination (kala-azar, leprosy, yaws, filariasis, schistosomiasis) (Item 8.3)
(Item 7.2)
Wednesday 09 Sep 2015
09:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Policy and technical topics (Item 8) (Contd..) Adapting and implementing the End TB Strategy in WHO South-East Asia Region (Item 8.4) Patient safety contributing to sustainable universal health coverage (Item 8.5) Prevention and control of cancer – way forward
01:30 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Ministerial Round Table Health in the post-2015 development agenda (Item 14.2) Technical Discussions (Item 10) Consideration of the recommendations on strengthening community-based health-care services (Item 10.1) Selection of a subject for the Technical Discussions to be held prior to the Sixty-ninth session of the Regional Committee (Item 10.2) Key issues arising out of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly and the 136th and 137th sessions of the WHO Executive Board (Item 11.1)
(Item 8.6)
Progress reports on selected Regional Committee resolutions: (Item 9) Measles elimination and rubella/CRS control in SEAR by 2020 (SEA/RC66/R5) (Item 9.1) Challenges in polio eradication (SEA/RC60/R8)
Governing body matters (Item 11)
(Item 9.2)
Health intervention and technology assessment in support of universal health coverage (SEA/RC66/R4)
(Item 9.3)
South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) (SEA/RC60/R7) (Item 9.4) Effective management of medicines (SEA/RC66/R7)
(Item 9.5)
Regional strategy on health information system (SEA/RC63/R7) (Item 9.6)
Date Thursday 10 Sep 2015
Morning
Afternoon
09:00 am–12:30 pm (Plenary) Governing body matters (Item 11) (Contd…) Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 138th session of the WHO Executive Board (Item 11.2) Review of Regional Committee resolutions
01:30 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Special Programmes (Item 13) UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) – Report on attendance at JCB in 2015 (Item 13.1) 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 2015 and nomination of a member in place of Maldives whose term expires on 31 December 2015
(Item 11.3)
Elective posts for governing body meetings (WHA, EB and PBAC) (Item 11.4)
Management and governance matters (Item 12) Status of SEA Regional Office building (Item 12.1)
(Item 13.2)
Time and place of future sessions of the Regional Committee (Item 15)
Side event*: GAVI Session Friday 11 Sep 2015
09:00 am–12:30 pm Field visits to health facilities
01:30 pm–5:00 pm (Plenary) Adoption of resolutions (Item 16) Adoption of the report of the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee (Item 17) Closing (Item 18)
NOTE:
Lunch interval: 12:30–1:30 pm. Tea/Coffee breaks will be from 10:30 to 11:00 am and from 3:30 to 4:00 pm daily. Side event*: A side event (parallel session) on GAVI will be held during lunch time (12:30 - 1:30 pm) on Thursday, 10 September 2015.