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2. RECOGNIZES th~ need to strengthen national capabilities for planning and developing occupational health services;
3. URGES Member States to collaborate in developing knowledge and practice in detecting and controlling workers' health problems, including occupational and work-related diseases and disability, and measures for the effective prevention of occupational risks and diseases;
4. ENDORSES the strategies and approaches proposed by the Regional Director for a regional programme;
5. REQUESTS the Regional Director to intensify the World Health Organization's efforts in the Western Pacific Region towards coopera tion in:
(1) improving preventive occupational health services at the national level and in work places, with the participation of
workers themselves; and promoting the coordination of occupational health services between ministries concerned and national health programmes;
(2) developing criteria and guidelines for the evaluation and prevention of occupational health hazards;
(3) stimulating the monitoring of work environment and workers' health and promoting the application of occupational health epidemiology.
Seventh meeting, 24 August 1978
wn/RC29.RlS PROGRAMME ON DIARRHOEAL DISEASE CONTROL
The Regional Committee,
Concerned by the rates of morbidity and mortality from acute diarrhoeal diseases, particularly in children;
Having reflected on the discussion during the Technical
Presentation, which stressed the health and socio-economic aspects of diarrhoeal diseases;
Noting with satisfaction resolution WRA3l.44 and the action already taken by the Organization at the country and regional levels.
in order to establish programmes aimed at the control of diarrhoeal diseases;
1. URGES Member States of the Region to cooperate in the regional programme for control and to establish national progrflmmes within the framework of primary health care;
REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 2. REQUESTS the Regional Director:
(1) to solicit from Member States contributions, in funds or in kind, towards the development of the programme of diarrhoeal diseases in developing countries of the Region;
(2) to cooperate with UNICIF and other international and national .gencies in obtaining support for .ction ag.inst diarrhoe.l disease.;
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(3) to promote technic.l cooperation with and among Member State., in particular in the training of health workers at different levels and in the .xch.ng. of .xp.ri.nc. g.in.d by tho.e Member State.;
(4) to promote r .... rch .ctiviti ••• tm.d .t the d.v.lopm.nt and ev.lu.tion of v.riou. .y.tems of di.rrhoe.l di.e ••• control in rural .nd .ub-urb.n popul.tions .t high ri.k;
3. REQUESTS the •• Sional Dir.ctor to k •• p th. R.gional Committ.e informed of the progr ••• mad. in the impl.mentation of the reSional programme on diarrhoeal di •••• e. control.
Eighth meeting. 2S Augu.t 1978
WPR/RC29 • R16 TOPIC OF TECHNICAL PRESENTATION IN 1979 The Regional Committee,
Having considered the topics suggested by the Regional Director for the Technical Presentation during the thirtieth session of the Committee,l
DECIDES that the subject for the Technical Presentation in 1979 shall be "Acute respiratory infections".
Eighth meeting, 25 August 1978
WPR/RC29.R17 THIRTIETH AND THIRTY -FIRST SESS IONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
The Regional Committee
1. EXPRESSES its appreciation to the Government of Singapore for confirming its offer to act as host to the thirtieth session of the Regional Committee;
l»ocument WPR/RC29/17.
