WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FIFTY-EIGHTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY A58/DIV/5 31 May 2005
Decisions and list of resolutions I. DECISIONS
WHA58(1)
Composition of the Committee on Credentials
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly appointed a Committee on Credentials consisting of delegates of the following Member States: Algeria, Benin, Bhutan, Chad, Czech Republic, Honduras, Kiribati, Morocco, Peru, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia and Yemen. (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2005)
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Composition of the Committee on Nominations
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly elected a Committee on Nominations consisting of delegates of the following Member States: Bahamas, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, China, Comoros, France, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Kuwait, Lithuania, Palau, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Senegal, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Viet Nam and Mr Muhammad Nasir Khan, Pakistan (ex officio). (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2005)
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Election of officers of the Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the following officers: President: Vice-Presidents: Ms E. Salgado (Spain) Mr S. Meky (Eritrea) Dr M. Fernández Galeano (Uruguay) Dr M. Fikri (United Arab Emirates) Professor Suchai Charoenratanakul (Thailand) Ms A. King (New Zealand) (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2005)
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Election of officers of the main committees
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the following officers of the main committees: Committee A: Committee B: Chairman Chairman Dr B. Sadrizadeh (Islamic Republic of Iran) Dr J. Walcott (Barbados) (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2005) The main committees subsequently elected the following officers: Committee A: Vice-Chairmen Dr H. Ntaba (Malawi) Pehin Dato Abu Bakar Apong (Brunei Darussalam) Dr R. Busuttil (Malta) Professor J. Pereira Miguel (Portugal) Dr M.A. Rahman Khan (Bangladesh) Mr Yee Ping Yi (Singapore) (First meetings of Committees A and B, 17 and 19 May 2005)
Rapporteur Committee B: Vice-Chairmen
Rapporteur
WHA58(5)
Establishment of the General Committee
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the delegates of the following 17 countries as members of the General Committee: Bhutan, Brazil, China, Congo, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, France, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mongolia, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Zimbabwe. (First plenary meeting, 16 May 2005)
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Adoption of the agenda
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly adopted the provisional agenda prepared by the Executive Board at its 115th session with the deletion of one item and one subitem, and the addition of a supplementary item. (Second plenary meeting, 16 May 2005)
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Verification of credentials
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly recognized the validity of the credentials of the following delegations: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam;1 Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d’Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti;1 Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana;1 Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Iraq;1 Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia (Federated States of); Monaco; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama;1 Papua New Guinea; Paraguay;1 Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Republic of Korea; Republic of Moldova;1 Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia and Montenegro; Seychelles; Sierra Leone;1 Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Thailand; The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Tunisia; Turkey; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United Republic of Tanzania; United States of America; Uruguay;1 Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe. (Fifth and eighth plenary meetings, 18 and 23 May 2005)
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Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the General Committee, elected the following as Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board: Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Iraq, Japan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mexico, Namibia, Portugal and Rwanda. (Seventh plenary meeting, 20 May 2005)
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Provisionally seated in the Health Assembly pending the arrival of formal credentials.
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United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund: appointment representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
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The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly nominated Mrs R. Veerapen of the delegation of Mauritius as a member, and Mrs C. Patterson of the delegation of Australia as an alternate member, of the WHO Staff Pension Committee for a three-year term until May 2008. (Eighth plenary meeting, 23 May 2005)
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Selection of the country in which the Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly would be held
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly, in accordance with Article 14 of the Constitution, decided that the Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly would be held in Switzerland. (Ninth plenary meeting, 25 May 2005)
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Reports of the Executive Board on its 114th and 115th sessions
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly, after reviewing the Executive Board’s reports on its 114th and 115th sessions,1 took note of the reports; commended the work the Board had performed; and expressed its appreciation of the dedication with which the Board had carried out the tasks entrusted to it. (Tenth plenary meeting, 25 May 2005)
II. RESOLUTIONS WHA58.1 Health action in relation to crises and disasters, with particular emphasis on the earthquakes and tsunamis of 26 December 2004 Malaria control Revision of the International Health Regulations Appropriation resolution for the financial period 2006-2007 Strengthening pandemic-influenza preparedness and response
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Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and in the occupied Syrian Golan Members in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent which would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Arrears in payment of contributions: Georgia Arrears in payment of contributions: Iraq Arrears in payment of contributions: Republic of Moldova Arrears in payment of contributions: Tajikistan Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General Blood safety: proposal to establish World Blood Donor Day Sustainable financing for tuberculosis prevention and control Draft global immunization strategy Strengthening active and healthy ageing International migration of health personnel: a challenge for health systems in developing countries Unaudited interim financial report on the accounts of WHO for 2004 Assessments for 2006-2007 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules Real Estate Fund Cancer prevention and control Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation Sustaining the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders United Nations reform process and WHO’s role in harmonization of operational development activities at country level Public health problems caused by harmful use of alcohol Improving the containment of antimicrobial resistance eHealth
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Enhancement of laboratory biosafety Accelerating the achievement of the internationally agreed health-related development goals including those contained in the Millennium Declaration Working towards universal coverage of maternal, newborn and child health interventions Infant and young-child nutrition Sustainable health financing, universal coverage and social health insurance Ministerial Summit on Health Research
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