| dc.description.abstract | 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 progress inhealth development in the Region, formulate resolutions on health issues for theMember States, as well as to consider the regional implications of World HealthAssembly resolutions, among others.This report summarizes the discussions of the Seventy-first Session of the WHORegional Committee for South-East Asia held in New Delhi, India, on 3–7September 2018. At this session, the Committee reviewed and discussed a number ofpublic health issues relevant and important to the Region, such as malaria, healthworkforce strengthening and a review of the health of newborns, as well asProgramme Budget and Governing Body matters, among others. The MinisterialRoundtable featured a discussion on access to essential medical products in theRegion and beyond. The Committee also adopted a number of resolutions anddecisions on selected issues, including a resolution on the nomination of theRegional Director, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, for a second term. | en_US |
