EB140

January 2017
Geneva

Links to PHM item commentaries, Policy Brief, MMI/PHM statements and daily reports

Integrated PHM commentary (PDF)

Secretariat Documents Page (includes provisional text for resolutions and decisions)

Provisional summary records index page (EB140/PSR)

Definitive summary records (EB140/2017/REC/2, not yet posted)

Definitive text of resolutions, decisions, annexes (EB140/2017/1, not yet posted)

 

Agenda

1
Opening of the session
2
Adoption of agenda
Documents
Documents
EB140/1
EB140/1(annotated)
UNSG HLP on A2M report: promoting innovation and access to health technologies
Debate
Debate
PSR1
PHM Day 1 Report: Call for discussion on UN High Level Panel report on access to medicines rejected
3
Report by DG
Documents
Documents
EB140/2
4
Post of Director-General
4.1
Nomination of candidates
Documents
Documents
EB140/INF./1
Debate
Debate
PSR3 'Nomination'
PHM Day 2 Report: 'Shortlisting of candidates'
PHM Day 3 Report: 'Interviews and nominations'
PSR7 'Nomination' & 'Draft contract'
Action
Action
EB140.R3
4.2
Draft contract
Documents
Documents
EB140/3
EB140/CONF./5 (draft resolution proposed by Sect)
Debate
Debate
PSR7 'Nomination' & 'Draft contract'
Action
Action
EB140.R4
4.3
Options for the conduct of the election on the basis of paper-based voting
Documents
Documents
EB140/4
Debate
Debate
PSR2
Action
Action
EB140(1) (Options for the conduct of the election at the Executive Board on the basis of paper-based voting)
EB140(2) (Options for the conduct of the election at the Health Assembly on the basis of paper-based voting)
5
Report of PBAC
Documents
Documents
EB140/5
PHM comment on PBAC25
Debate
Debate
PSR1
6
Report of RCs to the EB
Documents
Documents
EB140/6
Debate
Debate
PSR2
7
Preparedness, surveillance and response
7.1
Health emergencies
Documents
Documents
EB140/7 ('WHO response in severe, large-scale emergencies')
EB140/8 'Emergencies Oversight and Advisory Committee'
EB140/9 'Research and development for potentially epidemic diseases'
EB140/10 'Health workforce coordination in emergencies with health consequences'
PHM commentary
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR2
PSR3 'WHO response'
PSR4 'R&D', 'Workforce coordination'
PHM Day 1 Report: 'Health emergencies'
PHM Day 2 Report: 'WHO response in severe large scale emergencies'
PHM Day 2 Report: 'R&D for potentially epidemic disease'
PHM Day 2 Report: 'Health workforce coordination in emergencies'
7.2
Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
7.2(i)
AMR
Documents
Documents
EB140/11
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR4
PSR7
PHM Day 2 Report: 'AMR'
PHM Day 3 Report: 'AMR'
7.2(ii)
Sepsis
Documents
Documents
EB140/12
EB140/CONF./1. Rev1 (Draft resolution proposed by ...)
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PHM Day 2 Report: 'AMR'
PHM Day 3 Report: 'Sepsis'
Action
Action
EB140.R5
7.3
Poliomyelitis
Documents
Documents
EB140/13
EB140/CONF./3 (draft decision)
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PHM D5 report
PSR10
Action
Action
EB140(4)
7.4
Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
Documents
Documents
EB140/14 - Draft global implementation plan
EB140/15 - Public health implications of the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR2
PSR3
PSR4
PHM Day 2 Report: 'IHRs: Draft global impl plan'
PSR10 - Nagoya
PHM D5 report - incl Nagoya
7.5
Review of the PIP Framework
Documents
Documents
EB140/16 - PIP Review Group report
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PHM D5 report
PSR10
Action
Action
EB140(5)
8
Health systems
8.1
Human resources for health and implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations’ High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
Documents
Documents
EB140/17
EB140/CONF./6 (draft decision)
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR8
PSR9 (continued)
PSR9 (resumed)
PHM D4 report
Action
Action
EB140(3) (Human resources for health and implementation of the outcomes of the UN HLC on Health Employment and Economic Growth)
8.2
Principles for global consensus on the donation and management of blood, blood components and medical products of human origin
Documents
Documents
EB140/18
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR9
PHM D4 report
8.3
Addressing the global shortage of medicines and vaccines
Documents
Documents
EB140/19
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR9
8.4
Evaluation and review of global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
Documents
Documents
EB140/20
EB140/CONF./7 Rev.1 (draft decision
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR11
PSR12
PSR17
PHM D5 report
Action
Action
EB140(8) (Overall programme review of the GSPOA)
8.5
Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination
Documents
Documents
EB140/21
EB140/22
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
UN SG HLP on A2M
Debate
Debate
PSR11
PHM D5 report (includes both CEWG and UN SG's HLP report on A2M)
8.6
Member States mechanism on substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/ counterfeit medical products
Documents
Documents
EB140/23
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PHM D5 report
PSR11
Action
Action
EB140(6) (MS mechanism on SFC)
8.7
Promoting the health of migrants
Documents
Documents
EB140/24
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR17
Action
Action
EB140(9)
9
Communicable diseases
9.1
Global vaccine action plan
Documents
Documents
PHM comment
EB140/25
EB140/CONF./2 (Draft resolution proposed by ...)
Debate
Debate
PSR12
PHM D5 report
9.2
Global vector control response
Documents
Documents
PHM comment
EB140/26
Debate
Debate
PSR12
PHM D5 report
10
Noncommunicable diseases
10.1
Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in 2018
Documents
Documents
EB140/27
EB140/27 Add.1
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR13
PHM D6 report
Action
Action
EB140.R7
10.2
Draft global action plan on public health response to dementia
Documents
Documents
PHM comment
EB140/28
Debate
Debate
PSR13
PSR14
PHM D6 report
Action
Action
EB140(7) (draft global action plan)
10.3
Public health dimension of the world drug problem
Documents
Documents
PHM comment
EB140/29
Debate
Debate
PSR14
10.4
Ending childhood obesity: implementation plan
Documents
Documents
PHM comment
EB140/30
Debate
Debate
PSR14
10.5
Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach
Documents
Documents
EB140/31
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
IP Watch Report 7 Feb 2017: Confidential Draft Of WHO Cancer Resolution Shows Remaining Issues IP-Related
Draft resolution 31 Jan
Debate
Debate
PSR14
PSR15
PSR18
10.6
Revitalizing physical activity for health
Documents
Documents
PSR1 'Debate about inclusion on agenda'
PSR13
Action
Action
PSR13: Proposed global plan of action commissioned for EB142
11
Promoting health through the life course
11.1
Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Documents
Documents
EB140/32
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR15
11.2
The role of the health sector in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management towards the 2020 goal and beyond
Documents
Documents
EB140/33
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR15
11.3
Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030): adolescents’ health
Documents
Documents
EB140/34
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR15
PSR16
12
Programme and budget matters
12.1
Implementation and financing of Programme budget 2016–2017: update
Documents
Documents
EB140/35
PBAC advice
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PHM D4
PSR8
12.2
Proposed programme budget 2018–2019
Documents
Documents
EB140/36
EB140/INF./5
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR8
PHM D4
13.1
Scale of assessments for 2018–2019
Documents
Documents
EB140/37
PBAC25 advice
Debate
Debate
PSR8
Action
Action
EB140.R6
13
Financial matters
13.2
Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any]
14
Management and governance matters
14.1
Overview of WHO reform implementation
Documents
Documents
EB140/38
PBAC advice
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR16
14.2
Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016)
Documents
Documents
WHA69(8)
EB140/39 - 'Overview of progress with WHA69(8) and suggestions for proceeding'
EB140/40 - 'Criteria for inclusion of items on EB agenda proposed by officers of the Board'
EB140/40 Add.1 - 'Proposed weightings for use in applying criteria as per EB140/40'
EB140/INF./2 - 'WHO presence in countries, territories and areas: 2015 report'
EB140/INF./3 - 'Draft forward-looking planning schedule of expected agenda items for the Executive Board and Health Assembly'
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR16
14.3
Engagement with non-State actors
Documents
Documents
EB140/41 (framework and register)
EB140/42 (official relations)
EB140/47 (secondments)
PBAC advice
PHM comment
MMI/PHM statement
Debate
Debate
PSR17 (brief mention)
Action
Action
EB140(10)
14.4
Reports of committees of the Executive Board: Foundations and awards
Documents
Documents
EB140/43
Debate
Debate
PSR18
14.5
Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee: membership renewal [if any]
14.6
Provisional agenda of the Seventieth World Health Assembly and date and place of the 141st session of the Executive Board
Documents
Documents
EB140/44
Debate
Debate
PSR18
Action
Action
EB140(15)
15
Staffing matters
15.1
Appointment of the Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
Documents
Documents
EB140/45
Debate
Debate
PHM Day 2 Report: 'Dr Mahmoud Fikri appointed RD EMRO'
Action
Action
EB140.R1 (appt of new RD)
EB14.R2 (appreciation of old RD)
15.2
Statement by the representative of the WHO staff associations
Documents
Documents
EB140/INF./4
Debate
Debate
PSR17
15.3
Human resources
Documents
Documents
EB140/46 (links) - Update re implementation of revised HR strategy
EB140/46 (Annex) - HR funded by Global Polio Eradication Initiative: update
EB140/47 - Criteria and principles for secondments from non-state actors
PBAC advice
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSR 10 - Update re implementation of revised HR strategy
PSR17 - Secondments
15.4
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
Documents
Documents
EB140/48
PBAC advice
Debate
Debate
PSR17
Action
Action
EB140.R8 (compensation packages, entitlements and salaries for staff)
EB140.R9 (salaries of ungraded positions and of the DG)
15.5
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
Documents
Documents
EB140/49
Debate
Debate
PSR17
16
Matters for information
16.1
Reports of advisory bodies: Expert committees and study groups
Documents
Documents
EB140/50
EB140/50 Add.1
Debate
Debate
PSR18