Fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth sessions of the Regional Committee (Resolution)

16 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION 1. QECIDES that the Region should aim by 2012: (1) to eliminate measles; (2) to reduce the seroprevalence of HbsAg to less than 2% in five year-old children as an interim milestone towards the final regional goal ofJess than 1 % HbsAg; 2. URGES Member States: (I) to develop or strengthen national plans for measles elimination and hepatitis B control, as part of comprehensive multi-year plans for immunization services to enable achievement of the twin regional goals; (2) to regularly monitor the implementation of activities under measles elimination and hepatitis B control plans; (3) to maintain polio-free status by sustaining high-quality acute. flaccid paralysis surveillance and high immunization coverage of polio vaccines; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (1) to further strengthen technical cooperation with Member States and seek the additional resources required to support country and area activities to achieve the measles elimination and hepatitis B control goals; (2) to report regularly to the Regional Committee on progress towards measles elimination and hepatitis B control. Eighth meeting, 23 September 2005 WPRlRC56/SRJ8 , WPRlRC56.R9 FIFTY-SEVENTH AND FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE The Regional Committee 1. EXPRESSES its appreciation to the Government of New Zealand for its offer to host the fifty- seventh session of the Regional Committee in 2006; 2. CONFIRMS that the fifty-seventh session will be held in New Zealand, provided a satisfactory agreement can be concluded between the Government and WHO by 31 March 2006; 3. DECIDES that the dates of the fifty-seventh session shall be from 18 to 22 September 2006; 4. REAFFIRMS its appreciation to the Government of the Republic of Korea for its offer to host the fifty-eighth session of the Regional Committee in 2007. Eighth meeting, 23 September 2005 WPRlRC56/SR/8