REGIONAL COMMITTEE WPR/RC70/1 Rev. 1
Seventieth session 19 July 2019
Manila, Philippines
7–11 October 2019 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda
1. Opening of the session
2. Address by the outgoing Chairperson
3. Election of new officers: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteurs 4. Address by the incoming Chairperson
5. Adoption of the agenda Keynote address
6. Address by the Director-General Review of the work of WHO
7. Address by and Report of the Regional Director1 WPR/RC70/2
8. Programme budget
a. Programme budget 2018–2019: budget performance (interim report) b. Programme budget 2020–2021 update
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1 This item will include discussion on future directions for the Western Pacific Region
W O R L D H E A L T H ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC BUREAU RÉGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL
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Panel discussion
9. Panel discussion on ageing and health WPR/RC70/4
Policies, programmes and directions for the future
10. Tobacco control in the Western Pacific Region WPR/RC70/5
11. Protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing WPR/RC70/6
12. Antimicrobial resistance WPR/RC70/7
13. Progress reports on technical programmes 13.1 Health security
a. Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases and Public Health Emergencies b. Western Pacific Regional Framework for Action for Disaster Risk Management
for Health
13.2 Noncommunicable diseases and mental health 13.3 Climate change, environment and health 13.4 Action plan on healthy newborn infants 13.5 Communicable diseases
a. Measles and rubella elimination
b. HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections c. Implementation of the End TB Strategy
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WPR/RC70/1 Rev. 1 page 3 14. Coordination of the work of the World Health Assembly, the Executive Board and the
Regional Committee
14.1 Agenda for the seventy-first session of the Regional Committee in 2020 14.2 WHO reform
a. WHO's work in countries
b. The WHO Thirteenth General Programme of Work and the global transformation
14.3 Items recommended by the World Health Assembly and the Executive Board 14.4 Other items
a. Geographically dispersed specialized offices in the Region
WPR/RC70/9 Membership of Global Committee
15. Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Membership of the Policy and Coordination Committee
WPR/RC70/10 Other matters
16. Time and place of the seventy-first and seventy-second sessions of the Regional Committee 17. Closure of the session