This working paper provides information on the implementation status of the Programme Budget 2016–2017. It covers both the technical and financial aspects of implementation. The approved Programme Budget for the WHO South-East Asia Region for the period 2016–2017 is US$ 365.1 million. Of this, US$ 282.9 million is the Base Budget, US$ 77 million for polio and US$ 5.2 million for Outbreak and Crisis Response (‏OCR)‏. The revised (‏allocated)‏ Programme Budget as on 8 August 2017 is US$ 374.4 million. The Operational Budget as per approved workplans ...

Progress reports on the following selected Regional Committee resolutions are covered in this document: 1. Expanding the scope of the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (‏SEARHEF)‏ (‏SEA/R69/R6)‏ 2. Challenges in polio eradication (‏SEA/RC60/R8)‏ 3. Measles elimination and rubella/congenital rubella syndrome control (‏SEA/RC66/R5)‏ 4. Antimicrobial resistance (‏SEA/RC68/R3)‏ 5. Patient safety contributing to sustainable universal health coverage (‏SEA/RC68/R4)‏ 6. South-East Asia Regional Action Plan to Implement Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful ...

Road traffic injuries constitute a major public health burden with significant consequences on mortality and morbidity, and significant health and socioeconomic costs. Globally nearly 1.2 million people are killed and 50 million injured every year in road traffic crashes, which are the leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years and rank as the ninth leading cause of death globally. Road traffic injuries kill approximately 316 000 people each year in the WHO South-East Asia Region. This is 25% of the estimated global total of road traffic ...

The purpose of this Agenda item is to update Member States on the various initiativesundertaken by the Organization and the South-East Asia (‏SEA)‏ Region to reaffirm andstrengthen transparency, accountability, enhanced compliance, risk management andadherence to ethical principles across the Organization.This working paper aims to stimulate deliberation and dialogue among Member Statesto further strengthen transparency, accountability, monitoring and evaluation within the SEARegion by (‏i)‏ actively engaging Member States at the Regional Committee; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.