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W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
THIRD WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
АЗ/Prog/5 ^ 11 May 1950
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Proposal by the Delegation of the Government of Denmark (Supplementary Agenda Item 6.2.2)
The Danish delegation wishes to draw the attention of the Third World Health Assembly to the fact that:
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(l) rheumatic diseases in many countries, especially those in the temperate zones, are of major importance in human, social and economic respects because of their greater prevalence in comparison with that of several
other somatic diseases, and also because of the fact that a great num- ber of people are invalided by these diseases;
(2) the International League against Rheumatism, now in official relation- ship with WHO,^" has requested the active assistance of the Organization in the research activities of the League;
(3) WHO has not yet taken action in this field; and
(4) according to the Constitution and functions of W H O , it would appear that such diseases might be included among the topics dealt with in the programme of the Organization.
It is therefore proposed that the Programme Committee recommend to the Third
Admitted into official relationship by the Executive Board at its fifth session, Off.Rec.World Hlth Org. 25, 18, item 6.4.3
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World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolution:
The Third World Health Assembly
' • • i ' . Recognizing the importance of the social and economic problems resulting from the prevalence of Rheumatic Diseases,
REQUESTS the Executive Board and the Director-General, when drawing up the Programme and Budget for 1952, to include therein suitable provision for an Expert Committee on Rheumatic Diseases and the necessáry services for such Committee.
Cost estimates for an average expert committee are annexed.
A3/Prog/5 ANNEX ESTIMATED COST *
OF
AN EXPERT COMMITTEE ON RHEUMATIC DISEASES (An Average Committee, consisting of eight
members, meeting once for 6 days)
Travel of members I 4,664
Per diem of members 960 Miscellaneous charges (rental, -
temp, staff, translators etc.) 522
$ 6,146
(This estimate does not make any provision for the staff necessary to service the Committee and deal with the subject matter).
* Based on averages used in Off. Rec. 23 for computing costs of Expert Committees.
