Fifty-first and fifty-second sessions of the Regional Committee (Resolution)

18 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTIETH SESSION Recognizing the growing need for support to working women who breast-feed, in view of the increased female participation in the workforce; Recognizing further the lack of adequate information on child feeding practices in the fIrst two years of life and the need for special consideration ofHIV-infected mothers; 1. URGES Member States: (1) to intensify efforts directed towards the improvement of infant and young child nutrition, in particular support tor the baby-friendly hospital initiative and the establishment and strict implementation of measures to give effect to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; (2) to increase and diversify support offered to working mothers in order to encourage breast-feeding, including collaboration between Ministries of Health and Ministries of Labour to improve maternity legislation for working mothers; (3) to expand training on breast-feeding counselling, making it an essential part of the curricula of midwives and other health workers, rather than only a part of in-service training; (4) to ensure that advice on good feeding practices in the first two years of life is made available to mothers, other child caretakers and policy-makers; (5) to report to WHO at regular intervals on progress made in their national efforts. , 2. REQUESTS the Regional Director; (l) to expand cooperation with Member States in the above-mentioned activities. , (2) to. promote collaboration between Ministries of Health and Labour to improve maternIty legIslatIOn for women in the workforce. , (3) to explore additional ways of promoting breast-feeding; }.4) to cohntinue to expand the baby-friendly hospitals initiative, to include a greater ocus on t e needs of mothers; and H(5IV) ~o 2istsedminathe updated WHO recommendations on feeding practices for infants of -miec e mot ers. Seventh Meeting, 17 September 1999 WPR/RC50/SRJ7 WPR/RC50.Rll FIFTY-FIRST AND FIFTY-SECOND SESSIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE The Regional Committee , 1. DECIDES that the dates of the fifty-first 22 September 2000· , session shall be from 18 to REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMmEE 19 2. CONFIRMS that the fifty-first session of the Regional Committee shall be held at the regional headquarters in Manila; 3. EXPRESSES its appreciation to the Government of Brunei Darussalam for its offer to act as host to the fifty-second session of the Regional Committee in 2001; 4. ACCEPTS the invitation of the Government of Brunei Darussalam provided a satisfactory agreement can be concluded between the Government and WHO by 31 March 2001. Seventh Meeting, 17 September 1999 WPRlRC50/SRl7 WPRlRC50.R12 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION The Regional Committee, EXPRESSES its appreciation and thanks to: 1. the Government of Macao for: (1) hosting the fiftieth session of the Regional Committee in Macao; (2) the excellent arrangements and facilities provided; (3) the generous welcome and hospitality received; (4) the informative and well-presented technical briefing; 2. the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the Rapporteurs elected by the Committee; 3. the Moderator of the ministerial round table; 4. the representatives of the nongovernmental organizations for their oral and written statements. Seventh meeting, 17 September 1999 WPRlRC50/SRl7