• UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (‏HRP)‏: Policy and Coordination Committee (‏PCC)‏ – Report on attendance at PCC in 2017 and nomination of a member in place of Indonesia whose term expires on 31 December 2017 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (‏2017‎, SEA/RC70/18)‏
      The Policy and Coordination Committee (‏PCC)‏ acts as the governing body of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction. At present, three Member States from the WHO South-East Asia Region (‏Indonesia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka)‏ are Members of the PCC in Category 2, while India and Thailand continue to be Members of the PCC in Category 1. Since the term of office of Indonesia ends on 31 December 2017, representatives of the High-Level Preparatory (‏HLP)‏ Meeting were requested to consider proposing one of the ...
    • UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Joint Coordinating Board (‏JCB)‏ – Report on attendance at JCB in 2017 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (‏2017‎, SEA/RC70/17)‏
      The Joint Coordinating Board (‏JCB)‏ of the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases Research (‏TDR)‏ acts as the Governing Body of the Special Programme and is responsible for its overall policy and strategy. This paper describes the background and composition of JCB TDR. Currently, Maldives represents the WHO South-East Asia Region until 31 December 2018 under category 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding, and there are two Member States from the Region (‏India and Thailand)‏ that are members of JCB under category 2.2.1 ...
    • Vector control 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (‏2017‎, SEA/RC70/10)‏
      Major vector-borne diseases account for an estimated 17% of the global burden of all infectious diseases, and disproportionately affect poor populations. These diseases impede economic development through direct medical costs and indirect costs such as loss of productivity and impact on tourism. The WHO South-East Asia Region bears the highest burden of some of the vector-borne diseases such as malaria and lymphatic filariasis and is among the highest burden for dengue. The Region is also reporting Zika virus disease and is at risk of introduction ...
    • WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia – Report of the Seventieth Session 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (‏2018‎, SEA/RC70/24)‏
      The Regional Committee for South-East Asia is the World Health Organization’sgoverning body in the South-East Asia Region, with representatives from all 11Member States of the Region. It meets in September every year to review progressin health development in the Region, formulate resolutions on health issues forthe Member States, as well as to consider the regional implications of World HealthAssembly resolutions, among others.This report summarizes the discussions of the Seventieth Session of the WHORegional Committee for South-East Asia held ...
    • The Work of WHO in the South-East Asia Region, Report of the Regional Director, 1 January-31 December 2016 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia (‏2017-08‎, SEA-RC70-2)‏
      This report describes the work of the World Health Organization in the South-East Asia Region during the period 1 January - 31 December 2016. It highlights the achievements in public health and WHO's contribution to achieving the Organization's strategic objectives through collaborative activities. This report will be useful for all those interested in health development in the Region.