Browsing HLP 2009 by Issue Date
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-05-08)This document highlights the progress made in the South-East Asia Region following the adoption of resolution SEA/RC59/R6 on strengthening the health workforce in South-East Asia by the Regional Committee for South-East ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-08)The current global financial and economic crises have important implications for health in Member States of the South-East Asia Region. Experience with similar events in the past – notably the Asian crisis in 1997 – indicate ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-08)Viruses have been freely shared through WHO Collaborating Centres on Influenza for the purpose of risk assessment and vaccine production. In 2007 Indonesia proposed that sharing of H5N1 avian influenza viruses should be ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-08)A large and varied private sector plays a dominant role in health in the South-East Asia Region – in terms of both finance and provision of services. However, much of this activity is unregulated and does not contribute ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-08)The impact of international migration of health workers on health systems of especially source countries has been debated extensively in recent years. In order to provide a global response, the 2004 World Health Assembly ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-09)The WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, vide resolution SEA/RC59/R8, requested the Regional Office to provide technical support to Member States in building and strengthening programmes on prevention of harm from ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-17)Polio eradication continues to be a priority in the South-East Asia Region. In the first four months of 2009*, 40 polio cases were detected in India with 14 subtype 1 poliovirus (P1) and 26 subtype 3 poliovirus (P3) cases. ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-22)After intensive negotiations over a two-year period, the World Health Assembly in May 2008 adopted resolution WHA61.21 on public health, innovation and intellectual property together with the global strategy and plan of ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-22)The attached working paper highlights the most significant and relevant decisions and resolutions emanating from the Sixty-second World Health Assembly (held from 16-20 May 2009) as well as the 124th and 125th Sessions of ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-22)The recognition of health as a key element for sustainable development and global security has resulted in a substantial increase in global resources for health in recent years; these stood at US$ 16.7 billion in 2006. At ...
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(2009-06-22)The Draft Provisional Agenda of the 126th session of the WHO Executive Board to be held from 18 to 23 January 2010 is attached for review by the HLP Meeting.
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-23)This document lists the subjects of the Technical Discussions held since 1994 in conjunction with the sessions of the Regional Committee.It also provides a list of proposed subjects for the Technical Discussions to be held ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-23)The involvement of WHO in combating counterfeit medicines is based on its role in public health; counterfeit medicines would affect the health-care system and lead to adverse health effects. Counterfeit medicines also ...
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Agenda. (WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-23)
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-25)The Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) acts as the governing body of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction. The last PCC meeting was held from 18 to 19 June 2009 ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-25)As the World Health Day 2009 theme and the Global Campaign of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction are on the same topic of keeping health facilities safe in emergencies; the need for further discussions ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-25)The South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) was established through the Regional Committee resolution SEA/RC60/R7. As per the fund’s policies and guidelines, a working group was established to oversee the ...
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-25)Draft report on the attendance of JCB members at the Thirty-second session of the Joint Coordinating Board (JCB), 15-17 June 2009, Geneva.The draft report is submitted to HLP Meeting for noting.
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(WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-25)The Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) of the 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 ...
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Measles. (WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2009-06-26)The global goal for measles control is reducing measles mortality by 90% in 2010 in comparison to 2000. Nevertheless, the Americas (2002), Eastern Mediterranean (2010), Europe (2012) and Western Pacific regions (2012) have ...