Sixty-eighth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa

27 August 2018

Overview

The Sixty-eighth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa was held place in Dakar, capital of the Republic of Senegal, land of the Teranga, from 27 to 31 August 2018 at the King Fahd Hotel. The Regional Committee, comprising health ministers from the 47 countries in the Region, is the Governing Body of WHO in the African Region.

Disclaimer: The interpretation of proceedings serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic or verbatim record of the proceedings. Only the original speech is authentic.

Documents

Agenda and programme of work

PDF AFR/RC68/1 Add. 1 Provisional Programme of Work 296.13 KB PDF AFR/RC68/1 Provisional agenda 95.1 KB
PDF AFR/RC68/2 The work of WHO in the African Region: Report of the Regional Director 2017-2018 2.46 MB PDF AFR/RC68/3 Statement of the Chairperson of the Programme Subcommittee to the sixty-eighth session of the Regional Committee 244.15 KB PDF AFR/RC68/4 Progress report on the Implementation of the Transformation Agenda of the World Health Organization Secretariat in the African Region: 2015–2020 622.66 KB PDF AFR/RC68/5 Report on regional managerial Compliance activities and matters arising out of Internal and External Audits 1.2 MB PDF AFR/RC68/6 WHO’s work on Resource Mobilization through strengthening partnerships to better support Member States 594.31 KB PDF AFR/RC68/7 Regional framework for the implementation of the global Strategy for cholera prevention and control, 2018–2030 639.68 KB PDF AFR/RC68/8 Framework for certification of polio eradication in the African Region 919.81 KB PDF AFR/RC68/9 Status of implementation of the four time-bound commitments on noncommunicable diseases in the African Region 493.51 KB PDF AFR/RC68/10 Ensuring Sustainable financing for Universal Health Coverage in Africa in the midst of changing global and local economic factors 544.43 KB PDF AFR/RC68/11 Roadmap for access 2019–2023: Comprehensive support for access to medicines and vaccines 1.03 MB PDF AFR/RC68/12 Draft WHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change 762.06 KB PDF AFR/RC68/13 Programme Budget 2020-2021: Regional Committee Consultation Document 1.1 MB PDF AFR/RC68/14 Code of Conduct for the nomination of the Regional Director 488.43 KB PDF AFR/RC68/15 Draft Global Action Plan on the health of refugees and migrants 806.67 KB PDF AFR/RC68/16 Draft Provional agenda-place and date of RC69th session 102.73 KB

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African Health Ministers Endorse Five-Year Plan to Improve Access to Medicines WHO report finds poor delivery of services threatens gains made in health in Africa African Health Ministers commit to ending cholera outbreaks by 2030 African Health Ministers Endorse Five-Year Plan to Improve Access to Medicines President Macky Sall of Senegal urges African leaders to prioritise investment in health: Regional Committee for Africa gets underway in Dakar, Senegal Senegal to Host 68th Session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa, 27 – 31 August 2018

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