WHA71

May 2018
Geneva

Agenda

Secretariat documents page

Official PBAC28 page

Integrated PHM Policy Brief

Integrated PHM items commentary. This version includes comment on all items for which the Secretariat documents had been published as of 15 May, 2018.  Feedback to: edit@phmovement.org most welcome.

Statements by member states

Statements by non-state actors

Summary records of debate (WHA71/2018/REC/3)

MSF Commentary

Agenda

02
Report of the Executive Board on its 141st and 142nd sessions
Documents
Documents
A71/2
PHM Commentary on EB141
PHM Commentary on EB142
PHM Commentary on EBSS4
03
Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General
Documents
Documents
A70/3
04
Deleted (was Invited Speakers)
05
Deleted (was Admission of new Members and Associate Members [if any])
06
Executive Board: election
07
Awards
Documents
Documents
A71/INF./1
08
Reports of the main committees
09
Closure of the Health Assembly
10
Opening of Committee A
11
Strategic priority matters
11.1
Draft thirteenth general programme of work, 2019–2023
Documents
Documents
A71/4
A71/4 Add.1
EB142.R2
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A3
A4
Action
Action
WHA71.1 - Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2023
11.2
Public health preparedness and response
Documents
Documents
A71/5 - Report of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
WHO web page for IOAC for WHE
A71/6 - WHO’s work in health emergencies
WHO webpage on WHO's work in emergencies
A71/7 - Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
A71/8 - Draft five-year global strategic plan to improve public health preparedness and response
EB142(1) - Draft resolution authorising five year global strategic plan
WHO's Emergency Response Framework
Tracker links to previous discussions of emergencies and the IHRs
PHM comment
PHM-MMI Statement
A71/A/CONF./3 Rev.1 - Cholera prevention and control Draft resolution proposed by Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Haïti, Kenya, Mozambique, Peru, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America and Zambia
A71/A/CONF./7 - Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005): draft five-year global strategic plan to improve public health preparedness and response, 2018–2023 Draft decision reflecting the outcome of an informal consultation of MSs
Debate
Debate
A4
A6
A11
Action
Action
WHA71.4 - Cholera prevention and control
WHA71(15) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005): five-year global strategic plan to improve public health preparedness and response, 2018–2023
11.3
Polio transition and post-certification
Documents
Documents
A71/9
EB142(2) - Polio transition planning
WHA70(9) - Polio transition planning
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
A6, from page 112
A8 (from p137)
B2 - extended discussion of polio under Item 15.2 re financing of the PB18-19
WHO Watch notes
11.4
Health, environment and climate change
Documents
Documents
A71/10
Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks, 2016
EB142(5)
A71/11
Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health A State of Knowledge Review, WHO/CBD, 2015
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
WHO Watch notes (A1, A2)
11.5
Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines
Documents
Documents
A71/12
EB142(3)
WHA69.25 - Addressing the global shortage of medicines and vaccines
MMI/PHM Statement to EB142 on Access to Medicines
PHM comment
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
PSR A2 (from p4)
PSR A5 (from page 2)
Action
Action
WHA71(8) - Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines
11.6
Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
Documents
Documents
A71/13
EB142(4)
PHM comment
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A5
Action
Action
WHA71(9) - GSPOA on PHIIP: overall programme review
11.7
Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the UNGA on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, to be held in 2018
Documents
Documents
A71/14 - Preparation for third HLM of UNGA on NCDs
A71/14 Add.1 -Preliminary evaluation of GCM/NCD
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
A71/A/CONF./2 - Preparation for the third HLM of the GA on NCDs, to be held in 2018 Draft res. by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chili, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Russia, SA, Sw, Urug
Debate
Debate
PSRA5
PSRA7
Action
Action
WHA71.2 - Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018
Annexes
Annexes
WHO GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON NCDS PURSUING POLICY COHERENCE TO ACHIEVE SDG TARGET 3.4 ON NCDS (MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 18–20 OCTOBER 2017) MONTEVIDEO ROADMAP 2018–2030 ON NCDS AS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY
11.8
Preparation for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis
Documents
Documents
A71/15 - Preparation for HLM at UNGA
A71/16 - Development process for draft multisectoral accountability framework
A71/16 Add.1 - Draft multisectoral accountability framework
EB142.R3 - Draft resolution recommended by EB142
Draft multisectoral accountability framework (March 2018 Consultation Report)
A71/A/CONF./6 - Preparation for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis Draft resolution proposed by Peru and Russian Federation
PHM Comment
MSF Comment
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A8
Action
Action
WHA71.3 - Preparation for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending tuberculosis
12
Other technical matters
12.1
Global snakebite burden
Documents
Documents
A71/17
EB142.R4
PHM
MSF Comment
Debate
Debate
A9
Action
Action
WHA71.5 - Addressing the burden of snakebite envenoming
12.2
Physical activity for health
Documents
Documents
A71/18
EB142.R5
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A9
Action
Action
WHA71.6 - WHO global action plan on physical activity 2018−2030
12.3
Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030): sexual and reproductive health, interpersonal violence, and early childhood development
Documents
Documents
A71/19
Data portal for Every Woman Every Child UN Global Strategy
Transformative accountability for adolescents: accountability for the health and human rights of women, children and adolescents in the 2030 Agenda
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A9
A10
12.4
mHealth
Documents
Documents
A71/20
PHM
A71/A/CONF./1 - Digital health Draft resolution proposed by Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Morocco, Panama, Philippines and South Africa
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A10
Action
Action
WHA71.7 - Digital health
12.5
Improving access to assistive technology
Documents
Documents
A71/21
EB142.R6
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A11
Action
Action
WHA71.8 - Improving access to assistive technology
12.6
Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
Documents
Documents
A71/22 - Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition: biennial report
A71/23 - Safeguarding against possible conflicts of interest in nutrition programmes
A71/A/CONF./4 - Infant and young child feeding Draft resolution proposed by Botswana, Canada, Gambia, Ghana, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Thaïland and Zambia
A71/A/CONF./5 - Draft decision proposed by USA
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
A4
A11
A12
Action
Action
WHA71.9 - Infant and young child nutrition
12.7
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits
Documents
Documents
A71/24
A71/24 Add.1
A71/42
PHM
Debate
Debate
PSR B4
Action
Action
WHA71(11) - Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits
Annexes
Annexes
Annex to decision: recommendations on further action (in A71/58, 3rd report of Cttee B)
12.8
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Documents
Documents
A71/25
EB141.R1
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
B5
Action
Action
WHA71.14 - Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
12.9
Eradication of poliomyelitis
Documents
Documents
A71/26 - Eradication of polio
A71/26 Add.1 - Draft resolution on containment
Report of October 2017 meeting of Global Certification Commission - Programme Update
Progress in polio eradication (WER 93 241-248, 11 May 2018)
PHM
PHM-MMI Statement
Debate
Debate
B4, from page 13
B5, from page 7
B6, from page 5
Action
Action
WHA71.16 - Poliomyelitis - containment of polioviruses
12.10
Multilingualism: implementation of action plan
Documents
Documents
A71/50
Debate
Debate
B5
Action
Action
Resolution 'Multilingualism: respect for equality among the official languages' (in A71/58, 3rd report of Cttee B)
13
Opening of the Committee
14
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
Documents
Documents
A71/27
PHM
A71/B/CONF./2 - Palestine etc dft decision (Algeria, Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ven, Yemen
Debate
Debate
B1
Action
Action
WHA71(10) - Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
15
Programme budget and financial matters
15.1
WHO programmatic and financial reports for 2016–2017, including audited financial statements for 2017
Documents
Documents
A71/28
A71/29
A71/INF./2
A71/45 - PBAC advice
PHM
Debate
Debate
B2
Action
Action
WHA71(12) - WHO programmatic and financial reports for 2016–2017, including audited financial statements for 2017
15.2
Financing of the Programme budget 2018–2019
Documents
Documents
A71/30
A71/46 - PBAC advice
PHM
Debate
Debate
B2
See thoughtful blog by Andrew Harmer on the AC - VC debate
15.3
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
A71/31
A71/47 - PBAC advice
Action
Action
WHA71.10 - Status of collection of assessed contributions
15.4
Deleted (was Special arrangements for settlement of arrears [if any])
15.5
Deleted (was Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [if any])
15.6
Deleted (was Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any] )
16
Audit and oversight matters
16.1
Report of the External Auditor
Documents
Documents
A71/32
PHM
A71/48 - PBAC advice
Debate
Debate
B2
Action
Action
WHA71(13) - Report of the External Auditor
16.2
Report of the Internal Auditor
Documents
Documents
A71/33 - Annual report
A71/34 - External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation
PHM
A71/49 - PBAC advice
Debate
Debate
B2
17
Staffing matters
17.1
Human resources: annual report
Documents
Documents
A71/35
PHM
A71/44 - PBAC advice
A71/B/CONF./1 - Global internship programme Draft res by Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Phils & SA
A71/B/CONF./3 - Multilingualism: respect for equality among the official languages Draft resolution proposed by Ecuador, Panama and the Russian Federation
Debate
Debate
B3
Action
Action
WHA71.13 - Reform of the Global Internship Program
WHA71.15- Multilingualism: respect for equality among the official languages
17.2
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
Documents
Documents
A71/36
17.3
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
Documents
Documents
A71/37
EB142.R8
EB142.R9
Action
Action
WHA71.11 - Deputy Directors-General
WHA71.12 - Decision on salaries of staff in ungraded positions and of the DG
17.4
Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
Documents
Documents
A71/38
Action
Action
WHA71(14) - Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
18
Management and legal matters
18.1
Deleted (was Agreements with intergovernmental organizations [if any])
19
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations
20
Matters for information
20.1
Global vaccine action plan
Documents
Documents
A71/39
PHM
MSF Comment
Debate
Debate
B4
20.2
Real estate: update on the Geneva buildings renovation strategy
Documents
Documents
A71/40
20.3
Progress reports
Documents
Documents
A71/41 Rev.2
PHM
Debate
Debate
B5
B6