WHA75

May 2022
Geneva

A75/1 Rev.1 - Provisional agenda

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Agenda

01
Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda
Documents
Documents
A75/1 - Provisional agenda
PHM Comment
Action
Action
WHA75(1) Composition of the Committee on Credentials
WHA75(2) Election of officers of the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly
WHA75(3) Election of officers of the main committees
WHA75(4) Establishment of the General Committee
WHA75(5) Adoption of the agenda
WHA75(6) Verification of credentials
02
Report of the EB from EB149 and EB150
Documents
Documents
A75/2
03
Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General
Documents
Documents
A75/3
04
Post of DG
Documents
Documents
A75/4: Procedures for the conduct of the election (deleted)
A75/INF./1: Appointment of the Director-General
A75/INF.2: Appointment of the Director-General
EB150.R1: Nomination for the post of Director-General
A75/5: Contract of the Director-General
EB150.R2: Draft contract of the Director-General
Action
Action
WHA75.3: Appointment of DG
05
Invited speaker(s) [deleted]
06
Admission of new Members and Associate Members [deleted]
07
EB election
Debate
Debate
GC2
Action
Action
WHA75(7): Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board
08
Awards
Documents
Documents
A75/INF.3: Awards
09
Reports of main committees
10
Closure of Health Assembly
11
Opening of Committee A
Pillar 4
More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries
12
Programme budget 2022–2023: revision
Documents
Documents
A75/6: Programme budget 2022–2023: revision
A75/7: Reporting on operational efficiencies
A75/8: General Programme of Work results framework
EB150.R4: General Programme of Work results framework
A75/46: Draft resolution: Revision of the Programme budget 2022–2023
A75/53: PBAC: Programme budget 2022–2023: revision Extending the Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2023 to 2025
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A2: PB22-23: GPW Results Framework
B1: Financing and implementation of PB22-23
Action
Action
WHA75.5: Revision of the Programme budget 2022–2023
WHA75.6: Extending the Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2023 to 2025
13
Sustainable financing: report of the Working Group
Documents
Documents
A75/9: Sustainable financing: report of the Working Group (see App 2: finalised paras 38-41 - Recommendations)
EB/WGSF/5/3: WG Report, paras 1-37 (24 Nov 2021)
WG SF Homepage
A75/54: PBAC: Sustainable financing: report of the Working Group
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A2, from page 21
A4, from page 47
Action
Action
WHA75(8): Sustainable financing
Annexes
Annexes
Recommendations of the Working Group on Sustainable Financing to the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly
Pillar 1
One billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage
14
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
14.1
Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1: Consolidated report (revised)
A75/INF./8: Note by the Secretariat concerning the various documents published for this item
EB150(4): Recommends WHA adopt Impl Road Map and associated recs and strategies [14.1(a)]
A75/10 Add.8 [14.1(a)]: Draft implementation plan (revised Annex 1 from EB150/7)
EB150/7 Annex 2 [14.1(b)]: Draft recs on diabetes
A75/10 Add.1 [14.1(c)] :Oral health (revised Annex 3 from EB150/7)
A75/10 Add.2 [14.1(d)]: NCDs in Humanitarian emergencies (revised Annex 4 from EB150/7)
A75/10 Add.3 [14.1(e)]: Cervical cancer (revised Annex 5 from EB150/7)
EB150/7 Annex 6 [14.1(f)]: Mental health
A75/10 Add.4 [14.1(g)]: Epilepsy (revised Annex 7 from EB150/7)
EB150/7 Add.1: Draft Action Plan to implement Global Strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol [14.1(h)]
A75/10 Add.6 [14.1(i)]: Obesity (new Annex 12 to accelerate impl of Annex 9 from EB150/7)
EB150/7: Annex 10 [14.1(j)]: Draft workplan for GCM on NCDs
A75/10 Add.5: Annex 11 - Preparation for 4th HLM on NCDs in 2025
A75/INF./4: Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
PHM Comment
PHM Item Alert: NCDs Action Plan stalled; WHO must confront the drivers of the epidemic
Debate
Debate
A1
A5
A6
A9
A10
A11
Action
Action
WHA75(11): Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
14.2
The global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
EB150.R3
EB150/8
Development process of the strategies, including the informal consultations and the resulting final version
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A11
A12
A12
A13
A14
A16
Action
Action
A75.20: The global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections
14.3
Global strategy for tuberculosis research and innovation
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
EB150/9
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A11
A12
A13
A14
A16
14.4
Road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030
Documents
Documents
A74/10 Rev.1
EB150/10
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A11
A12
A13
A14
A16
14.5
Immunization Agenda 2030
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
EB150/11
IA2030 global report 2021
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A13
14.6
Infection prevention and control
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
EB150/12
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A13
Action
Action
WHA75.13: Global strategy on infection prevention and control
14.7
Global road map on defeating meningitis by 2030
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
EB150/13
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A13
14.8
Standardization of medical devices nomenclature
Documents
Documents
A75/11
EB150(10): Standardization of medical devices nomenclature
A75/11 Add.1
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B8
B9
Action
Action
WHA75(25): Standardization of medical devices nomenclature
15
Human resources for health
Documents
Documents
A75/12: Working for Health: draft 2022–2030 action plan
A75/13: Global health and care worker compact
A75/14: WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
A75/15: Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030
PHM Comment
Human Resources for health: Recent WHO initiatives From global to local, presentation by Giorgio Cometto, WHO Health Workforce, at PHM HRH Webinar, 16 July 2022
Debate
Debate
B4
B5
B6
Action
Action
WHA75.17: Human resources for health
Pillar 2
One billion more people better protected from health emergencies
16
Public health emergencies: preparedness and response
Debate
Debate
A3
A3
A4
A5
16.1
The Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Documents
Documents
A75/16: The IOAC for the WHE
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A7
A8
16.2
Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
A75/17: Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies
A75/18: Proposal for amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
A75/19: Strengthening collaboration on One Health
A75/20: Strengthening the global architecture for health emergency preparedness, response and resilience
A75/21: Universal Health and Preparedness Review
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A3, from page 30
A4, from page 52
A5, from page 62
A12, from page 178
Action
Action
WHA75(9): Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies
WHA75.7: Strengthening health emergency preparedness and response in cities and urban settings
WHA75.8: Strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health interventions and to improve research quality and coordination
WHA75.12: Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
16.3
WHO's work in emergencies
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
PHM Comment
A75/47 Health situation update in Ukraine
A75/A/CONF./6 Health emergency in Ukraine and refugee receiving and hosting countries, stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression
Debate
Debate
A7
A8
Action
Action
WHA75.11: Health emergency in Ukraine and refugee-receiving and -hosting countries, stemming from the Russian Federation’s aggression
16.4
Implementation of the IHRs
Documents
Documents
A75/22: Implementation of the IHRs
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
A3
A4
A5
17
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
17.1
Influenza preparedness
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
PHM Comment
PHM Item Alert: WHO must work towards fair and equitable benefit sharing as well as timely sharing of biological materials and sequence data
Debate
Debate
B7
17.2
Global Health for Peace Initiative
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
EB150/20: Global health for peace initiative
EB150(5)
PHM Comment
PHM Item Alert: PHM welcomes WHO's Global Health for Peace Initiative
Debate
Debate
B7, from page 308
Action
Action
WHA75(24): Global Health for Peace Initiative
17.3
Poliomyelitis
Documents
Documents
A75/23: Poliomyelitis eradication
A75/24: Polio transition planning and polio post-certification
A75/INF.7: Polio transition planning and polio post-certification
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B7
B8
Pillar 3
One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being
18
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
18.1
Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
A75/10 Add.7: Sustaining the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders
EB150(7): MIYCN
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B6
b7
Action
Action
WHA75(21): Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
18.2
WHO Implementation Framework for Billion 3
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
A75/25: Behavioural science for better health
EB150(8): WHO global strategy for food safety
EB150(9): WHO global strategy for food safety
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B6, from page 285
B7, from page 303
Action
Action
A75.18: Outcome of the SIDS Summit for Health: For a healthy and resilient future in small island developing States
A75.19: Well-being and health promotion
WHA75(22): WHO global strategy for food safety
WHA75(23): Reducing public health risks associated with the sale of live wild animals of mammalian species in traditional food markets – infection prevention and control
19
Opening of Committee B
20
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
Documents
Documents
A75/26
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B2
Action
Action
WHA75(10): Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
Pillar 4
More effective and efficient WHO providing better support to countries
21
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
21.1
Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2020–2021 and outlook on financing of the Programme budget 2022–2023
Documents
Documents
A75/27: Financing and implementation of the PB 2022–2023
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B1
21.2
Scale of assessments 2022–2023
Documents
Documents
A75/10
EB150.R5
Debate
Debate
B1
Action
Action
WHA75.9: Scale of assessments 2022–2023
21.3
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
A75/28
Debate
Debate
B1
Action
Action
WHA75.10: 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
21.4
Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment
Documents
Documents
A75/29: Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
A75/50: PBAC: Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
Debate
Debate
B1
21.5
WHO reform
Documents
Documents
A75/30: Written statements: guidelines for Member States
EB149(3)
PHM comment
Debate
Debate
B3
Action
Action
WHA75(12): Written statements: guidelines for Member States
21.6
Global strategies and plans of action that are scheduled to expire within one year
Documents
Documents
EB150(11): GSPOA
A75/10 Rev.1
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B1
B3
Action
Action
WHA75.14: Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
21.7
Human resources: annual report
Documents
Documents
A75/31
A75/57: PBAC: Human resources: annual report
Debate
Debate
B3
Action
Action
WHA75(13): Human resources: annual report
21.8
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules [if any]
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
EB150.R8
Debate
Debate
B3
Action
Action
WHA75.15: Salaries of staff in ungraded positions and of the Director-General
21.9
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
Documents
Documents
A75/10 Rev.1
Debate
Debate
B3
22
Budget and financial matters
22.1
WHO programmatic and financial report for 2021–2022, including audited financial statements for 2021
Documents
Documents
A75/32
A75/33
A75/INF.5
PHM Comment
A75/51: PBAC: WHO programmatic and financial reports for 2020–2021, including audited financial statements for 2021
A75/52: PBAC: Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2022–2023 Reporting on operational efficiencies
Debate
Debate
B3
Action
Action
WHA75(14): WHO programmatic and financial reports for 2020–2021, including audited financial statements for 2021
22.2
Special arrangements for settlement of arrears [if any]
Debate
Debate
A1
Action
Action
WHA75.1 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears: Islamic Republic of Iran
WHA75.2 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears: Sudan
22.3
Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [deleted]
22.4
Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [deleted]
23
Agreement with intergovernmental organizations [if any]
Documents
Documents
A75/34: Agreement between the World Health Organization and the International Development Law Organization
Debate
Debate
B3
Action
Action
WHA75.16: Agreement with intergovernmental organizations
24
Audit and oversight matters
24.1
Report of the External Auditor
Documents
Documents
A75/35
A75/56: PBAC: Report of the External Auditor Report of the Internal Auditor External and internal audit recommendations
Debate
Debate
B3
Action
Action
WHA75(16): Report of the External Auditor
24.2
Report of the Internal Auditor
Documents
Documents
A75/36: Report of the Internal Auditor
A75/56: PBAC: Report of the External Auditor Report of the Internal Auditor External and internal audit recommendations:
Action
Action
B3
24.3
External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation
Documents
Documents
A75/37
A75/56: PBAC: Report of the External Auditor Report of the Internal Auditor External and internal audit recommendations:
Debate
Debate
B3
25
Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
Documents
Documents
A75/38
Action
Action
WHA75(15): Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
26
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations
Documents
Documents
A75/39
Debate
Debate
B3
27
Updates and future reporting
27.1
Availability, safety and quality of blood products
Documents
Documents
A75/40
PHM Comment
WHA63.12: availability, safety and quality of blood products
Debate
Debate
B4
Action
Action
WHA75(17): Availability, safety and quality of blood products
27.2
Human organ and tissue transplantation
Documents
Documents
A75/41
WHA63.22: Human organ and tissue transplantation
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B4
Action
Action
WHA75(18): Human organ and tissue transplantation
27.3
Traditional medicine
Documents
Documents
A75/42
WHA67.18 (2014): Traditional medicine
WHO traditional medicine strategy: 2014–2023
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
B4
Action
Action
WHA75(19) Traditional medicine
27.4
Public health dimension of the world drug problem
Documents
Documents
A75/43
WHA70(18)
PHM Comment
Debate
Debate
4
Action
Action
WHA75(20): Public health dimension of the world drug problem
28
Matters for information
28.1
Progress reports
Documents
Documents
A75/44
A75/44 Add.1
Debate
Debate
B4