WHA70

May 2017
Geneva

Draft provisional agenda

Secretariat documents page

Official records (WHA70/2017/REC/3)

Official PBAC26 page 

Download integrated PHM commentary on all items (PDF, 840 kb)

PHM comments on each item is linked below under Documents.

Integrated set of Committee (A&B) reports to Plenary

Agenda

1.1
Appointment of the Committee on Credentials
1.2
Election of the president
1.3
Election of other office bearers
1.4
Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to main committees
Documents
Documents
A70/1
2
Report of the EB on its 139th and 140th sessions
Documents
Documents
A70/2
PHM comments on EB139
PHM comments and reports on EB140
3
Address by Dr Margaret Chan, Director General
Documents
Documents
A70/3
4
Post of Director-General
Documents
Documents
PHM comment
Action
Action
WHA70(6) - Post of Director-General
4.1
Procedures for the conduct of the election
Documents
Documents
A70/4
Decision EB140(2)
4.2
Appointment of the Director-General
Documents
Documents
A70/4
EB140.R3
Bloomberg (18/5/17) - Businesses From PepsiCo to Pfizer Have a Stake in Who Leads WHO
Action
Action
WHA70.2 - Appointment of the Director-General
4.3
Contract of the Director-General
Documents
Documents
A70/5
Resolution EB140.R4
Action
Action
WHA70.3 - Contract of the Director-General
WHA70.4 - Expression of appreciation to Dr Margaret Chan
5
Admission of new members and associate members [if any]
6
Executive Board: election
7
Awards
Documents
Documents
A70/INF./1
8
Reports of the main committees
9
Closure of the Health Assembly
10
Opening of Committee A
Debate
Debate
PSRA1 - Opening of the Committee
PSRA1 - Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the DR Congo
PSRA3.2 - Opening of the Committee (continued)
11
Programme and budget matters
11.1
Overview of financial situation: Programme budget 2016-17
Documents
Documents
A70/6
PB Web Portal - PB16-17
A70/58 - PBAC advice
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRA2 - Overview of financial situation: Programme budget 2016–2017
11.2
Proposed programme budget 2018-2019
Documents
Documents
A70/7 - Proposed programme budget 2018–2019
A70/INF./2 - Proposed increase in assessed contributions
A70/INF./5 - Financing of category 6 and cost recovery mechanisms: current practices and proposed way forward
A70/INF./6 - Better value, better health Towards a strategy and plan for value for money in WHO
A70/7 Add.1 - Draft resolution: Programme budget 2018–2019
A70/7 Add.1 Rev.1 - Draft resolution: Programme budget 2018–2019 - Revised
A70/59 - PBAC advice
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRA3 - Proposed programme budget 2018–2019
Action
Action
WHA70.5 - Programme budget 2018–2019
12
Preparedness, surveillance and response
12.1
Health emergencies
Documents
Documents
A70/8 'The Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme'
A70/9 'WHO response in severe, large-scale emergencies'
A70/10 'Research and development for potentially epidemic diseases'
A70/11 'Health workforce coordination in emergencies with health consequences'
Pharmalot (17 May 2017) - Sanofi rejects US Army request for ‘fair’ pricing for a Zika vaccine
PHM comment
MMI Statement on R&D for potentially epidemic diseases
Debate
Debate
PSRA1.3 - Health emergencies / The IOAC for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme / WHO response in severe, large-scale emergencies / R&Dfor potentially epidemic diseases / Health workforce coordination in emergencies with health consequences
PSRA2.3 - Health emergencies continued
PSRA4 - Health emergencies continued
PSRA3 - Health emergencies continued
12.2
Antimicrobial resistance
Documents
Documents
A70/12 - 'AMR'
A70/13 - 'Sepsis'
EB140.R5
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement to Assembly
A70/A/CONF./11 - Improving the prevention, diagnosis and clinical management of sepsis Draft resolution with amendments from Member States
Debate
Debate
PSRA4 - AMR
WHO Watch notes of debate
PSRA7 - AMR continued
Action
Action
WHA70.7 - Improving the prevention, diagnosis and clinical management of sepsis
12.3
Poliomyelitis
Documents
Documents
A70/14 - Report, incl update on polio HR
A70/14 Add.1 - Polio transition planning
A70/A/CONF./4 - Draft decision: Poliomyelitis: polio transition planning
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRA5 - Polio update
PSRA5 - Polio transition planning
PSRA6 - Polio transition planning continued
Action
Action
WHA70(9) - Poliomyelitis: polio transition planning
12.4
Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
Documents
Documents
A70/15 - Annual report on the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
A70/16 - Global implementation plan
Links to EB140 (Jan 2017), see Item 7.4
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement on the IHRs
Debate
Debate
PSRA1 - Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
PSRA2 - Implementation of IHRs
PSRA3 - Implementation of IHRs
PSRA4 - Implementation of IHRs continued
PSRA7 - Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) (continued)
Action
Action
WHA70(11) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
12.5
Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
Documents
Documents
A70/17 - Review of PIP Framework
Nagoya Protocol
A70/57 - Collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and other relevant international organizations
EB140/15 - Public health implications of the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol
PHM comment
A70/A/CONF./8 - Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework - Draft decision
MMI-PHM-TWN Statement to Assembly
Debate
Debate
PSRA6- Review of PIP framework
Action
Action
WHA70(10) - Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
13
Health systems
13.1
Human resources for health and implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations’ High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
Documents
Documents
A70/18 - Including Working for Health: Five Year Action Plan
A/RES/71/159. Global health and foreign policy: health employment and economic growth (UNGA, 15 Dec 2016)
WHA69.19 (2016) - WHO’s global strategy on human resources for health: Workforce 2030
PHM comment
A70/A/CONF./5 Human resources for health and implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations’ High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth Draft resolution proposed by Argentina, Colombia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Jamaica,
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
WHO Watch notes of debate in sixth meeting of Committee A, 1430 25 May
PSRA6 - Human resources for health and implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations’ High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
Action
Action
WHA70.6 - Human resources for health and implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations’ High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
13.2
Principles for global consensus on the donation and management of blood, blood components and medical products of human origin
Documents
Documents
A70/19
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
WHO Watch report of debate
PSRA7 - Principles of the donation and management of blood, blood components and other medical products of human origin
13.3
Addressing the shortage of medicines and vaccines
Documents
Documents
A70/20
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
PSRA7 - Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines
PSRA8 - Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines (continued)
PSRA9 - Shortages continued
Action
Action
Report noted; agree to review at EB142
13.4
Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
Documents
Documents
A70/21
Full report of evaluation of GSPOA
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRA7 - Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
PSRA8 - Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property (continued)
Action
Action
Report noted
13.5
Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination
Documents
Documents
A70/22
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
PSRA8 - Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination
Action
Action
Report noted
13.6
Member State mechanism on SFC medical products
Documents
Documents
A70/23
A70/23 Add,1
EB140(6)
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRA9 - MSM on SFC
PSRA10 - MSM on SFC continued
Action
Action
WHA70(21) Member State mechanism on substandard and falsified medical products
13.7
Promoting the health of migrants
Documents
Documents
A70/24 - Promoting the health of migrants: draft framework of priorities and guiding principles to promote the health of refugees and migrants
Decision EB140(9) - Promoting the health of migrants
UNGA A/RES/71/1 - New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (Oct 2016)
The Grand Bargain (May 2016)
PHM comment
A70/A/CONF./7 - Promoting the health of refugees and migrants Draft resolution proposed by Argentina and Italy
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
PSRA11 - Promoting the health of refugees and migrants
Action
Action
WHA70.15 - Promoting the health of refugees and migrants
14
Communicable diseases
14.1
Global vaccine action plan
Documents
Documents
A70/25
GVAP
A70/A/CONF./1 - Draft resolution: Strengthening immunization to achieve the goals of the global vaccine action plan
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRA10 - Global vaccine action plan
PSRA11 - GVAP continued
Action
Action
WHA70.14 Strengthening immunization to achieve the goals of the global vaccine action plan
14.2
Global vector control response
Documents
Documents
A70/26
A70/26 Rev.1
A70/26 Rev.1 Add.2
A70/26 Rev.1 Add.1
PHM comment
A70/26 Rev.1 Add.2
Debate
Debate
PSRA13 - Global vector control response
Action
Action
WHA70.16 - Global vector control response: an integrated approach for the control of vector-borne diseases
15
Noncommunicable diseases
15.1
Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, to be held in 2018
Documents
Documents
A70/27
EB140(7)
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
PSRB4
PSRB5
PSRB7
Action
Action
WHA70.11 - Preparation for the third HLM of the UNGass on Prevention/Control of NCDs, to be held in 2018
15.2
Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia
Documents
Documents
A70/28
EB140(7)
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB5 - Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia
PSRB6 - Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia (continued)
Action
Action
WHA70(17) Global action plan on the public health response to dementia
15.3
Public health dimension of the world drug problem
Documents
Documents
A70/29
PHM comment
A70/A/CONF./6 Public health dimension of the world drug problem Draft decision proposed by Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay and Zambia
Debate
Debate
WHO Watch notes
PSRB6 - Public health dimension of the world drug problem
Action
Action
WHA70(18) Public health dimension of the world drug problem
15.4
Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition
Documents
Documents
A70/30 - Decade of action: progress at global and country levels
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB6 - Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition
PSRB7 - Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition
Action
Action
Report noted
15.5
Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan
Documents
Documents
A70/31 - Draft Implementation Plan
A69/8 - Final report of ECHO Commission
WHA69(12) - Decision to develop Implementation Plan
PHM comment
A70/A/CONF./10 - Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan Draft decision proposed by Ecuador, Ghana, Mexico and Monaco
Debate
Debate
PSRB7 - Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan
PSRB8 - Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan (continued)
Action
Action
WHA70(19) Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan
15.6
Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach
Documents
Documents
A70/32
IP-Watch (19 May 2017) - Draft Cancer Resolution Might Be Set For Approval At World Health Assembly
PHM comment
A70/A/CONF./9 - Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach Draft resolution proposed by Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Russian Federation, Thailand and Zambia
Debate
Debate
PSRB8 - Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach
Action
Action
WHA70.12 - Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach
15.7
Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Documents
Documents
A70/33
FCTC
Final Report of COP7
The Delhi Declaration (FCTC/COP7(29))
A70/A/CONF./3 Draft decision: Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB8 - Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Action
Action
WHA70(20) Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
15.8
Prevention of deafness and hearing loss
Documents
Documents
A70/34
EB139.R1
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB8 - Prevention of deafness and hearing loss
Action
Action
WHA70.13 - Prevention of deafness and hearing loss
16
Promoting health through the life course
16.1
Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Documents
Documents
A70/35
A70/A/CONF./2 - Draft decision: Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
PSRA11 - Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
PSRA12 - SDGs continued
Action
Action
WHA70(22) Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
16.2
The role of the health sector in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management towards the 2020 goal and beyond
Documents
Documents
A70/36
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
A12 - Health sector role in the SAICM towards 2020 and beyond
A14 _ Uruguay requests report following WHA70(23) to include Minamata
Action
Action
WHA70(23) The role of the health sector in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management towards the 2020 goal and beyond
16.3
Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030): adolescents’ health
Documents
Documents
A70/37
PHM comment
MMI-PHM Statement
Debate
Debate
PSRA12
PSRA13
17
Progress reports
Documents
Documents
A70/38
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRA13 - Progress reports
PSRA14 - Progress reports continued
17(i)
Progress reports: noncommunicable diseases
Documents
Documents
A70/38
A. WHO global disability action plan 2014–2021: better health for all people with disability (resolution WHA67.7 (2014))
B. Addressing the challenges of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011–2020): outcome of the second Global High-level Conference on Road Safety – Time for Results (resolution WHA69.7 (2016))
C. Towards universal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019 (resolution WHA66.4 (2013))
Debate
Debate
PSRA13
PSRA14
17(ii)
Progress reports: Communicable diseases
Documents
Documents
A70/38
D. Eradication of dracunculiasis (resolution WHA64.16 (2011))
E. Global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015 (resolution WHA67.1 (2014)
Global strategy (annex)
F. Global technical strategy and targets for malaria 2016–2030 (resolution WHA68.2 (2015)
Global technical strategy (annex)
Debate
Debate
PSRA13
PSRA14
17(iii)
Progress reports: Promoting health through the life course
Documents
Documents
A70/38
G. Public health impacts of exposure to mercury and mercury compounds: the role of WHO and ministries of public health in the implementation of the Minamata Convention (resolution WHA67.11 (2014))
H. Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO (resolution WHA60.25 (2007))
Debate
Debate
PSRA13
PSRA14
17(iv)
Progress reports: Health systems
Documents
Documents
I. Progress in the rational use of medicines (resolution WHA60.16 (2007))
J. Regulatory system strengthening for medical products (resolution WHA67.20 (2014))
K. Strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anaesthesia as a component of universal health coverage (resolution WHA68.15 (2015))
A70/38
Debate
Debate
PSRA13
PSRA14
17(v)
Progress reports: Preparedness, surveillance and response
Documents
Documents
A70/38
L. Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks (resolution WHA60.1 (2007))
M. Enhancement of laboratory biosafety (resolution WHA58.29 (2005))
Debate
Debate
PSRA13
PSRA14
18
Opening of Committee B
19
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
Documents
Documents
A70/39
A70/39 Add.1
A70/B/CONF./1 - Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Draft decision proposed by the delegations of Algeria, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arab
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB2 - Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
Action
Action
WHA70(12) Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
20
Financial matters
20.1
WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for 2016–2017, including audited financial statements for 2016
Documents
Documents
A70/40
A70/58(PBAC)
PHM comment
A70/INF./4 - Voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor, 2016
Debate
Debate
PSRB1 - WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for 2016–2017, including audited financial statements for 2016
Action
Action
WHA70(13) WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for 2016–2017, including audited financial statements for 2016
20.2
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
Documents
A70/41
A70/60 - PBAC advice
Debate
Debate
PSRB1 - 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
Action
Action
WHA70.8 - 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
20.3
Special arrangements for settlement of arrears (Somalia)
Documents
Documents
A70/67
Action
Action
WHA70.1 - Arrears in payment of contributions: Somalia
20.4
Scale of assessments for 2018–2019
Documents
Documents
A70/42
Resolution EB140.R6
Debate
Debate
PSRB1 - Scale of assessments for 2018–2019
Action
Action
WHA70.9 - Scale of assessments for 2018–2019
20.5
Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [if any]
20.6
Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any]
21
Audit and oversight matters
21.1
Report of the External Auditor
Documents
Documents
A70/43
A70/61 - PBAC advice
A70/56 - External and internal audit recommendations: report on implementation
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB1 - Report of the External Auditor
Action
Action
WHA70(14) Report of the External Auditor
21.2
Report of the Internal Auditor
Documents
Documents
A70/44
A70/62 - PBAC advice
A70/56 - External and internal audit recommendations: report on implementation
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB1 -Report of the Internal Auditor
22
Staffing matters
22.1
Human resources: annual report
Documents
Documents
A70/45
Human resources: update: workforce data as at 31 Dec 2016
A70/63 - PBAC advice
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB3 - Human resources: annual report
22.2
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
Documents
Documents
A70/46
Debate
Debate
PSRB3 - Report of the International Civil Service Commission
22.3
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
Documents
Documents
A70/47
Resolution EB140.R9
Debate
Debate
PSRB3 - Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules.
Action
Action
WHA70.10 - Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General
22.4
Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board
Documents
Documents
A70/48
Debate
Debate
PSRB3 - Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board
22.5
Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
Documents
Documents
A70/49
Debate
Debate
PSRB3 - Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
Action
Action
WHA70(15) Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
23
Management, legal and governance matters
23.1
Overview of WHO reform implementation
Documents
Documents
A70/50 - Overview of WHO reform implementation
A70/50 Add.1 - Leadership and management at WHO: evaluation of WHO reform, third stage
A70/50 Add.2 - WHO’s performance in countries
A70/INF./3 - WHO presence in countries, territories and areas: 2017 report
WHO Presence in Countries, territories and areas: 2017 report
Evaluation of WHO’s Presence in Countries: Corporate evaluation commissioned by the WHO Evaluation Office
PHM comment
A70/64 - PBAC advice
Debate
Debate
PSRB3 - Overview of WHO reform implementation
23.2
Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016)
Documents
Documents
A70/51
WHA69(8)
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
PSRB3
PSRB4
PSRB5
Action
Action
Debate over options referred to EB142
23.3
Engagement with non-State actors
Documents
Documents
A70/52 - Engagement with non-State actors
A70/53 - Criteria and principles for secondments from nongovernmental organizations, philanthropic foundations and academic institutions
PHM comment
MMI-PHM-TWN Statement
Debate
Debate
PSRB4 - Engagement with non-State actors: Criteria and principles for secondments from nongovernmental organizations, philanthropic foundations and academic institutions
23.4
Proposed Infrastructure Fund (consolidating the Real Estate Fund and IT Fund)
Documents
Documents
A70/54
A70/65 - PBAC advice
Debate
Debate
PSRB4 - Proposed Infrastructure Fund (consolidating the Real Estate Fund and IT Fund)
Action
Action
WHA70(16) Infrastructure Fund
23.5
Agreements with intergovernmental organizations [if any]
24
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations
Documents
Documents
A70/55
Debate
Debate
PSRB4 -Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations