SIXTY-EIGHTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY Geneva, Switzerland 18–26 May 2015
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Agenda PLENARY
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Opening of the Health Assembly 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appointment of the Committee on Credentials Election of the President Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairmen of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees Documents A68/1 and A68/1 Add.1
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Report of the Executive Board on its 135th and 136th sessions, and on its special session on Ebola Document A68/2
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Address by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General Document A68/3
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Invited speaker [deleted] Executive Board: election Awards Reports of the main committees Closure of the Health Assembly
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COMMITTEE A 10. 11. Opening of the Committee 1 WHO reform 11.1 Overview of reform implementation Documents A68/4 and A68/52 11.2 Framework of engagement with non-State actors Documents A68/5, A68/53 and EB136/2015/REC/1, decision EB136(3) 12. Programme and budget matters 12.1 Implementation of Programme budget 2014–2015: mid-term review Documents A68/6 and A68/54 12.2 Proposed programme budget 2016–2017 Documents A68/7, A68/7 Add.1, A68/55 and A68/INF./7 13. Noncommunicable diseases 13.1 Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition Documents A68/8 and EB136/2015/REC/1, decision EB136(4) 13.2 Maternal, infant and young child nutrition: development of the core set of indicators Document A68/9 13.3 Update on the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity Document A68/10 13.4 Follow-up to the 2014 high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to undertake a comprehensive review and assessment of the progress achieved in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases Document A68/11
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13.5 Global burden of epilepsy and the need for coordinated action at the country level to address its health, social and public knowledge implications Documents A68/12 and EB136/2015/REC/1, resolution EB136.R8 14. Promoting health through the life course 14.1 Monitoring the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals Document A68/13 14.2 Health in the post-2015 development agenda Document A68/14 14.3 Adolescent health Document A68/15 14.4 Women and health: 20 years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Document A68/16 14.5 Contributing to social and economic development: sustainable action across sectors to improve health and health equity (follow-up of the 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion) Document A68/17 14.6 Health and the environment: addressing the health impact of air pollution Documents A68/18 and EB136/2015/REC/1, decision EB136(14) 15. Preparedness, surveillance and response 15.1 Antimicrobial resistance Documents A68/19, A68/20 and A68/20 Corr.1 15.2 Poliomyelitis Documents A68/21, A68/21 Add.1, A68/21 Add.2 and A68/21 Add.3 15.3 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) Documents A68/22, A68/22 Add.1 and EB136/2015/REC/1, resolutions EB136.R5 and EB136.R6
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15.4 WHO response in severe, large-scale emergencies Document A68/23 16. Communicable diseases 16.1 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak and follow-up to the Special Session of the Executive Board on Ebola 1 Documents A68/24, A68/25, A68/26, A68/27, A68/51 Rev.1 and A68/56 16.2 Malaria: draft global technical strategy: post 2015 Documents A68/28, A68/28 Add.1 and EB136/2015/REC/1, resolution EB136.R1 16.3 Dengue: prevention and control Document A68/29 16.4 Global vaccine action plan Document A68/30 17. 18. [transferred to Committee B] Progress reports Document A68/36 Noncommunicable diseases A. B. C. Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2020 (resolution WHA66.8) Comprehensive and coordinated efforts for the management of autism spectrum disorders (resolution WHA67.8) Disabling hearing loss (resolution WHA48.9)
Communicable diseases D. E. Eradication of dracunculiasis (resolution WHA64.16) Elimination of schistosomiasis (resolution WHA65.21)
Resolution EBSS3.R1 on Ebola: ending the current outbreak, strengthening global preparedness and ensuring WHO’s capacity to prepare for and respond to future large-scale outbreaks and emergencies with health consequences.
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Neglected tropical diseases (resolution WHA66.12) Prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: global strategy (resolution WHA59.19)
Promoting health through the life course H. I. J. Newborn health (resolution WHA67.10) Working towards universal coverage of maternal, newborn and child health interventions (resolution WHA58.31) Implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children (resolution WHA66.7)
Health systems K. L. M. N. Social determinants of health (resolution WHA65.8) Sustainable health financing structures and universal coverage (resolution WHA64.9) Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO (resolution WHA60.25) Progress in the rational use of medicines (resolution WHA60.16)
Preparedness, surveillance and response O. P. Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits (resolution WHA64.5) Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks (resolution WHA60.1)
COMMITTEE B 19. 20. Opening of the Committee 1 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Documents A68/37, A68/INF./2, A68/INF./3, A68/INF./4 and A68/INF./5 21. Financial matters 21.1 Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 Documents A68/38, A68/57 and A68/INF./1
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21.2 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Documents A68/39 and A68/58 21.3 [deleted]
21.4 Scale of assessments for 2016–2017 Documents A68/40 and EB136/2015/REC/1, resolution EB136.R9 21.5 [deleted] 22. Audit and oversight matters 22.1 Report of the External Auditor Documents A68/41 and A68/59 22.2 Report of the Internal Auditor Documents A68/42 and A68/60 22.3 Appointment of the External Auditor Document A68/43 23. Staffing matters 23.1 Human resources Documents A68/44 and A68/61 23.2 Report of the International Civil Service Commission Document A68/45 23.3 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules Documents A68/46 and EB136/2015/REC/1, resolutions EB136.R12 and EB136.R15 23.4 Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Document A68/47 23.5 Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee Document A68/48
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Management matters 24.1 Real estate: update on the Geneva buildings renovation strategy Documents A68/49 and A68/62
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Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations Document A68/50
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Health systems 17.1 Strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anaesthesia as a component of universal health coverage Documents A68/31 and EB136/2015/REC/1, resolution EB136.R7 17.2 WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel Documents A68/32 and A68/32 Add.1 17.3 Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products Documents A68/33 and EB136/2015/REC/1, decision EB136(1) 17.4 Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination Documents A68/34 and A68/34 Add.1 17.5 Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property Documents A68/35 and EB136/2015/REC/1, decision EB136(17)
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