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Progress reports on selected Regional Committee resolutions:
(Provisional Agenda Item 9, 2014-07-28)Progress reports on the following selected Regional Committee resolutions are included in this document: 9.1 Nutrition and food safety in the South-East Asia Region (SEA/RC60/R3) 9.2 South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEA/RC60/R7) 9.3 Challenges in polio eradication (SEA/RC60/R8) 9.4 Injury prevention and safety promotion (SEA/RC63/R2) 9.5 2012: Year of intensification of routine immunization in the South-East Asia Region: Framework for increasing and sustaining coverage (SEA/RC64/R3) 9.6 Regional Health Sector Strategy on HIV ... -
SEA-RC-67 Decisions
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SEA-RC67-32 - List of resolutions and decisions
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SEA-RC67-33 - List of official documents
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SEA-RC67-R1 - Proposed programme budget 2016-2017
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SEA-RC67-R2 - Covering every birth and death: improving civil registration and vital statistics
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SEA-RC67-R3 - Traditional medicine: Delhi declaration
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SEA-RC67-R5 - Viral hepatitis
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SEA-RC67-R6 - Strengthening health workforce education and training in the region
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SEA-RC67-R7 - Resolution of thanks
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SEA/RC67/1 Rev.4 - Agenda
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SEA/RC67/10 - Selection of a subject for the Technical Discussions to be held prior to the Sixty-eighth session of the Regional Committee
(SEA/RC67/10, 2014-07-28)The attached document lists the subjects of the Technical Discussions held since 2001 in conjunction with the respective sessions of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia. It also provides a list of proposed subjects for Technical Discussions to be held prior to the Sixty-eighth Session of the Regional Committee in 2015. The High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting held in the Regional Office in New Delhi from 14 to 17 July 2014 reviewed the attached working paper and made the following recommendation: Action by the WHO Regional ... -
SEA/RC67/11 - Traditional medicine: Delhi Declaration
(SEA/RC67/11, 2014-07-28)Traditional medicine (TRM) is an important, and often underestimated, part of health care. Almost every country in the world has its own form of traditional medicine and demand globally for it is increasing. WHO has launched its new Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014–2023, which aims to harness the potential contribution of traditional medicine to health, wellness, people-centred health care and universal health coverage. The Strategy also aims to promote best practices in the use of safe and good-quality traditional medicine through the regulation, ... -
SEA/RC67/12 - Strengthening the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol to support the achievement of the regional targets on prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
(SEA/RC67/12, 2014-07-28)The harmful use of alcohol causes a huge social, economic and disease burden. Globally, the harmful use of alcohol causes approximately 3.3 million deaths every year (or 5.9% of all deaths), and 5.1% of the global burden of diseases attributable to alcohol consumption. There are causal relationships between alcohol consumption and more than 200 health conditions, most notably alcohol dependence, liver cirrhosis, cancers and injuries. To address this escalating problem, resolution WHA63.13 on Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol ... -
SEA/RC67/13 - Strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anaesthesia as a component of universal health coverage
(SEA/RC67/13, 2014-07-28)Universal health coverage (UHC) emphasizes the availability, accessibility, affordability and acceptability of services provided. The Sixty-sixth Session of the Regional Committee adopted resolution SEA/RC66/R4 on Health Intervention and Technology Assessment in support of Universal Health Coverage. Surgically-treatable conditions are among the top 15 causes of disability worldwide. Conservative estimates suggest that 11% of the burden of diseases in the world can be attributed to health problems that could have been successfully treated with ... -
SEA/RC67/14 Rev.1 - Nutrition and food safety in the South-East Asia Region (SEA/RC60/R3)
(SEA/RC67/14 Rev.1, 2014-07-28)Resolution SEA/R60/R3 on Nutrition and Food Safety in the South-East Asia Region, at the Sixtieth Session of the Regional Committee urged Member States to continue sustained efforts to strengthen nutrition and food safety programmes and WHO to provide necessary support to these programmes, including the national nutrition and food safety policies and plans of action. This report provides information on the progress achieved in nutrition and food safety activities in the South-East Asia Region. The High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting held in the ... -
SEA/RC67/15 - South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEA/RC60/R7)
(SEA/RC67/15, 2014-07-28)Countries in the South-East Asia Region are vulnerable to different types of hazards such as annual monsoons, flooding, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, conflicts and devastating fires. The magnitude of disasters and their effects have a considerable impact on the morbidity and mortality in the Region, where approximately 25% of the world’s population resides. Deaths in Member States of the Region accounted for 37% (426 152 persons) of the global total mortality from natural disasters in 2003–2012. Health action in emergencies is a crucial ... -
SEA/RC67/16 - Challenges in polio eradication (SEA/RC60/R8)
(SEA/RC67/16, 2014-07-28)On 27 March 2014, the Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (RCCPE) certified the South-East Asia Region as being polio-free. However, the Region is faced with the risk of importation and spread of poliovirus from polio-infected countries and the challenge of complacency on becoming polio free. In order to overcome these challenges and mitigate associated risks, (1) the South-East Asia Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (SEA-RCCPE) and the National Certification Committee in every Member State need to remain ...
