Fifty-ninth Session of the WHO Regional Committee

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The Regional Committee appointed a Subcommittee on Nominations consisting of the representatives of the following 12 Member States: Cape Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar and Nigeria.

The Subcommittee on Nominations met on 31 August 2009. Delegates of thefollowing Member States were present: Cape Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar and Nigeria.

The Subcommittee elected Dr Allah Kouadio Rémi, Minister of Health of Côted’Ivoire as its Chairman.

Working documents
Information Bulletin Rwanda70.19 KB
Sharing Best Practices in Strengthening Local or District Health Systems33.79 KB
Programme of Work37.56 KB
Acceleration of HIV Prevention in the WHO African Region: Progress Report36.54 KB
Progress Report on "Child Survival: a Strategy for the African Region"35.91 KB
Implementation of the International Health Regulations in the African Region45.66 KB
WHO Internal and External Audit Reports30.73 KB
Report on WHO Staff in the African Region107.03 KB
Poliomyelitis Eradication: Progress Report1.31 MB
The Work of WHO in the African Region: Annual Report of the Regional Director 20081.15 MB
Towards Reaching the Health-Related Millennium Development Goals: Progress Report and the Way Forward239.17 KB
Framework for the Implementation of the Ouagadougou Declaration on Primary Health Care and Health Systems in Africa: Achieving better Health for Africa in the New Millennium176.72 KB
Framework for the Implementation of the Algiers Declaration on Research for Health in the African Region120.01 KB
Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property: Regional Perspective to Implement the Global Strategy and Plan of Action46.9 KB
WHO Programme Budget 2010-2011: Orientations for Implementation in the African Region68.6 KB
Drug Resistance Related to AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Issues, Challenges and Way Forward50.9 KB
Accelerated Malaria Control: Towards Elimination in the African Region. Report of the Regional Director.87.54 KB
Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases in the African Region59.35 KB
Policy Orientations on the Establishment of Centres of Excellence for Disease Surveillance, Public Health Laboratories, Food and Medicines Regulation. Report of the Regional Director.43.78 KB
Strengthening Outbreak Preparedness and Response in the African Region in the Context of the Current Influenza Pandemic173.03 KB
Terms of Reference of the Meeting of African Region Delegations to the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board37.48 KB
Towards the Elimination of Measles in the African Region by 202045.17 KB
Report of the Programme Subcommittee147.27 KB
International Recruitment of Health Personnel: Draft Global Code of Practice88.16 KB
Correlation between the Work of the Regional Committee, the Executive Board and the World Health Assembly98.77 KB
Dates and Places of the 60th and 61st Sessions of the Regional Committee26.66 KB
Final report
Fifty-ninth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa: Final Report 1.13 MB
Working documents
Information Bulletin Rwanda70.19 KB
Sharing Best Practices in Strengthening Local or District Health Systems33.79 KB
Programme of Work37.56 KB
Acceleration of HIV Prevention in the WHO African Region: Progress Report36.54 KB
Progress Report on "Child Survival: a Strategy for the African Region"35.91 KB
Implementation of the International Health Regulations in the African Region45.66 KB
WHO Internal and External Audit Reports30.73 KB
Report on WHO Staff in the African Region107.03 KB
Poliomyelitis Eradication: Progress Report1.31 MB
The Work of WHO in the African Region: Annual Report of the Regional Director 20081.15 MB
Towards Reaching the Health-Related Millennium Development Goals: Progress Report and the Way Forward239.17 KB
Framework for the Implementation of the Ouagadougou Declaration on Primary Health Care and Health Systems in Africa: Achieving better Health for Africa in the New Millennium176.72 KB
Framework for the Implementation of the Algiers Declaration on Research for Health in the African Region120.01 KB
Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property: Regional Perspective to Implement the Global Strategy and Plan of Action46.9 KB
WHO Programme Budget 2010-2011: Orientations for Implementation in the African Region68.6 KB
Drug Resistance Related to AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Issues, Challenges and Way Forward50.9 KB
Accelerated Malaria Control: Towards Elimination in the African Region. Report of the Regional Director.87.54 KB
Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases in the African Region59.35 KB
Policy Orientations on the Establishment of Centres of Excellence for Disease Surveillance, Public Health Laboratories, Food and Medicines Regulation. Report of the Regional Director.43.78 KB
Strengthening Outbreak Preparedness and Response in the African Region in the Context of the Current Influenza Pandemic173.03 KB
Terms of Reference of the Meeting of African Region Delegations to the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board37.48 KB
Towards the Elimination of Measles in the African Region by 202045.17 KB
Report of the Programme Subcommittee147.27 KB
International Recruitment of Health Personnel: Draft Global Code of Practice88.16 KB
Correlation between the Work of the Regional Committee, the Executive Board and the World Health Assembly98.77 KB
Dates and Places of the 60th and 61st Sessions of the Regional Committee26.66 KB
Resolutions/Decisions
Nomination of the Regional Director25.19 KB
Drug Resistance Related to AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forwad28.53 KB
Accelerated Malaria Control: Towards Elimination in the African Region42.43 KB
Policy Orientations on the Establishment of Centres of Excellence for Disease Surveillance, Public Health Laboratories, Food and Medicines Regulation28.89 KB
Strengthening Outbreak Preparedness and Response in the African Region in the Context of the Current Influenza Pandemic30.54 KB
Migration of Health Personnel: Code of Practice for International Recruitment of Health Workers31.32 KB
Call for Intensified Action for HIV Prevention and Tuberculosis/HIV Co-Infection Control in the African Region32.06 KB
Vote of Thanks25.76 KB
Speeches
Address by Dr Luis Gomes SAMBO, WHO Regional Director for Africa39.78 KB
Address by His Excellency Mr Festus MOGAE, the Former President of the Republic of Botswana and Chairperson of the Champions for HIV-Free Generation36.19 KB
Address by Dr Margaret CHAN, the WHO Director-General32.09 KB
Address by His Excellencey, Mr Andre Mama FOUDA, Minister of Public Health of Cameroon, Chairman of the Fifty-Eighth Session of the Regional Committee30.46 KB
Address by His Excellency Mr Paul KAGAME, President of the Republic of Rwanda41.6 KB
Speech by Mr Michel SIDIBE, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UNAIDS44.78 KB
Remarks by Mr Elhadj AS SY, UNICEF Regional Director for East and Southern Africa30.62 KB
Statement presented by Dr Grace KALIMUGOGO on Behalf of Her Excellency Adr. Bience GAWANAS, African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs33.56 KB

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