WHA59

May 2006
Geneva

Agenda

1
Opening of Assembly
2
Reports of the Executive Board on its 116th and 117th sessions
3
Address of Dr Lee Jong-wook, Director-General
10
Opening of Committee A
11
Technical and health matters
11.4
Sickle-cell anaemia
11.5
Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks
11.6
Prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: draft global strategy
11.7
Prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment
11.8
Infant and young child nutrition: quadrennial report
11.9
WHO’s contribution to implementation of the strategy for child and adolescent health and development
11.10
International trade and health
11.12
International migration of health personnel: a challenge for health systems in developing countries
11.13
WHO’s role and responsibilities in health research
11.14
Emergency preparedness and response
11.15
Health promotion in a globalized world
11.16
Patient safety
13
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan: progress report
14
Eleventh General Programme of Work, 2006-2015
15
Programme budget and financial matters
15.3
Programme budget 2004-2005: performance assessment
15.4
Financial report on the accounts of WHO for 2004-2005
16
Audit and oversight matters
16.1
Report of the External Auditor and comments thereon made on behalf of the Executive Board
16.2
Report of the Internal Auditor and comments thereon made on behalf of the Executive Board
18
Staffing matters
18.1
Human resources: annual report
19
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations, including United Nations reform process
20
Codex Alimentarius Commission: amendments to Statutes
21
Outcome of the first session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
22
Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly. Rule 14: dispatch of documents