Key issues arising out of the Seventieth World Health Assembly and the 140th and 141st Sessions of the WHO Executive Board
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Abstract
The attached working paper highlights, from the perspective of the WHO South-East AsiaRegion, the most important and relevant resolutions endorsed by the Seventieth WorldHealth Assembly (held on 22–31 May 2017) and the 140th and 141st Sessions of the WHOExecutive Board (held on 23 January–1 February 2017 and 1–2 June 2017, respectively).These resolutions are deemed to have important implications for the South-East Asia Regionand merit follow-up action by both Member States as well as WHO at the regional andcountry levels.The background of the selected resolutions, their implications on collaborativeactivities with Member States, as applicable, along with actions proposed for Member Statesand WHO have been summarized. All the related resolutions/decisions of the SeventiethWorld Health Assembly and the Regional One Voice (ROV) on Agenda items presented atthe World Health Assembly are provided in the annex to this working paper.The High-Level Preparatory Meeting held in New Delhi from 10 to 13 July 2017reviewed the attached working paper and this is now submitted to the Seventieth Session ofthe WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia for its consideration.Citation
World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia. (2017). Key issues arising out of the Seventieth World Health Assembly and the 140th and 141st Sessions of the WHO Executive Board. World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/258542