W O R L D H E A L T H
ORGANIZATION
TWELFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
DRAFT REPORT 0? THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE
The Sub-Committee on International Quarantine was set up by the Committee on Programme and Budget on 14 May 1959.
The Sub-Committee, open to delegations of all interested Member States and Associate Members, met on 21 and 22 May 1959.
The Sub-Committee elected Dr В. M. CLARK (Union.of South Africa) as Chairman, Dr M. SHARIF (Pakistan) as Vice-Chairman, and Dr A. BISSOT, Junior (Panama) as Rapporteur.
The Sub-Committee considered the sixth report of the Committee on International Quarantine,^" a report by the Director-General on the periodicity of meetings of the Committee on International Quarantine, the statement showing the position of States
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and territories under the International Sanitary Regulations, and the first report 3 4
of the Expert Committee on Hfgi^ra firid Sanitation in Aviation, and proposed that the Committee on Programme and Budget recommend to the Twelfth World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolutions:
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1 Document WHO/lQ/75
2 Document A12/P&B/16 Document A12/P&B/1
4 Document WH0/Env.$an./ll9
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1. First Report of the Expert Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation1 The Twelfth World Health Assembly,
HaTlng considered the first report of the Export Gormnittee on Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation, including its annexed Manual on Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation, and the comments of th6 Committee on International Quarantine in its sixth report, 2
Considering that it is necessary to control at airports not only the quarantinable diseases but also other diseases such as dysentery, food poisoning, gastro-enteritis and malaria, 3
1. REAFFIRMS the opinion of the Seventh World Health Assembly that the Manual shall serve as recommendations for the guidance of health
administrations in the operation of airports open to international traffic; 4
2. THANKS the International Civil Aviation Organization for its co-operation and assistance;
3. APPROVES the comments of the Committee on International Quarantine as contained in its sixth report; and
4. REQUESTS the Director-General to recommend the Manual on Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation to health administrations for their guidance in fulfilling their obligations under the International Sanitary Regulations, especially the provisions of Article 14, in providing safe food for
international air traffic, and in maintaining satisfactory control of, and protection from, malaria vectors at airports.
1 Document WHO/Env.San./119
2 Documents WHO/Env.San./119, WHO/lQ/75, paragraph 15(b) (annexes 1 and 2 of document A12/P&B/4)
3 Resolution WHA4.82, Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions, 4th ed., p. 88 4 Resolution WHA7.56, Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions, 4th ed., p. 88
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2. Periodicity of meetings of the Committee on International Quarantine The Twelfth World Health Assembly,
Having considered the question of periodicity of meetings of the Committee on International Quarantine
1. ENDORSES the opinion of the Committee that for the present annual
meetings should be continued but that in the future the time interval between meetings might be increased without jeopardizing the functioning of the
International Sanitary Regulations, and that the Regulations for the Committee should therefore not at present be amended;
2. REQUESTS the Director-General to submit for review to the Committee on International Quarantine in 1Ç61 the question of periodicity of its meetings, and to present the report and recommendations of the Committee to the
Fifteenth World Health Assembly.
3• Position of States and Territories under the International Sanitary Regulations The Twelfth World Health Assembly
NOTES the statement showing the position of States and territories under the International Sanitary Regulations as on 28 February 1959; and 2
Recalling the provisions of resolution WHA7.56 which request the
Director-General to submit to each World Health Assembly for its information an up-to-date statement on the position of States and territories under the International Sanitary Regulations;
Noting with satisfaction the practically complete acceptance by all States and territories of the International Sanitary Regulations;
DECIDES to abrogate the provisions of resolution WHA7.56 concerning the annual submission to the Health Assembly of a statement on the position of States and territories under the International Sanitary Regulations.
1 Document A12/P&B/16
2 Document A12/P&B/1
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4. Sixth Report of the Committee on International Quarantine The Twelfth World Health Assembly,
Having considered the sixth report of the Committee on International Quarantine,
1. THANKS the members of the Committee for their work; and
2. ADOPTS the sixth report of the Committee on International Quarantine.
1 Document WHO/lQ/75
