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2. NOTES FURTHER that Government of Australia on the establishment of are planned for 1973;
agreement has been reached with the
and with the University of New South Wales the centre and that courses and seminars
3. EXPRESSES its satisfaction that funds will also be provided by the United Nations Development Programme to support the centre;
4. AUTHORIZES the Regional Director to continue to work in close association with the Government of Australia and other governments in the Region on the development of the centre and to report to the Regional Committee at its twenty-fourth session on the progress of this activity.
Sixth meeting, 4 October 1972
WPR/RC23.Rl9 LONG-TERM INTER-COUNTRY PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES
The Regional Committee,
Having considered the progress report submitted by the Regional Director on the inter-country programme in the field of health laboratory services,l
1. NOTES with satisfaction the progress made during the year in the development of quality control and collaboration between national laboratories in the Region;
2. URGES the Regional Director to continue to implement the proposals. pertaining to this programme;
3. SUGGESTS that he include information on the further progress made in his next Annual Report.
Sixth meeting, 4 October 1972
WPR/RC23.R20 WHO SERUM REFERENCE BANK IN TOKYO The Regional Committee,
Having considered the report submitted by the Regional Director on the WHO Serum Reference Bank in Tokyo,2
1 Document WPR/RC23/13.
2 Document WPR/RC23/l4.
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2. NOTES FURTHER that Government of Australia on the establishment of are planned for 1973;
agreement has been reached with the
and with the University of New South Wales the centre and that courses and seminars
3. EXPRESSES its satisfaction that funds will also be provided by the United Nations Development Programme to support the centre;
4. AUTHORIZES the Regional Director to continue to work in close association with the Government of Australia and other governments in the Region on the development of the centre and to report to the Regional Committee at its twenty-fourth session on the progress of this activity.
Sixth meeting, 4 October 1972
WPR/RC23.Rl9 LONG-TERM INTER-COUNTRY PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES
The Regional Committee,
Having considered the progress report submitted by the Regional Director on the inter-country programme in the field of health laboratory services,l
1. NOTES with satisfaction the progress made during the year in the development of quality control and collaboration between national laboratories in the Region;
2. URGES the Regional Director to continue to implement the proposals. pertaining to this programme;
3. SUGGESTS that he include information on the further progress made in his next Annual Report.
Sixth meeting, 4 October 1972
WPR/RC23.R20 WHO SERUM REFERENCE BANK IN TOKYO The Regional Committee,
Having considered the report submitted by the Regional Director on the WHO Serum Reference Bank in Tokyo,2
1 Document WPR/RC23/13.
2 Document WPR/RC23/l4.
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1. NOTES the important role that such banks play, particularly in epidemiological surveillance;
2. EXPRESSES its satisfaction that a WHO Serum Reference Bank has been established in Tokyo and that its services will be avail- able to countries in the Region;
3. URGES countries and territories in the Region to take advan- tage of the facilities offered by the WHO Serum Reference Bank;
4. THANKS the authorities in Japan for making this service available to the Region and for their generous gesture in offer- ing to pay for the transportation of samples until further notice.
Sixth meeting, 4 October 1972
WPR/RC23.R2l TOPIC OF THE TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS IN 1973 The Regional Committee,
Having considered the topics suggested by the Regional Director for the Technical Discussions during the twenty-fourth session of the Committee,l
DECIDES that the subject for the Technical Discussions in 1973 shall be "The Role of the Hospital in the Community and the Financing of Hospital Based Medical Care".
Seventh meeting, 5 October 1972
WPR/RC23.R22 TWENTY-FOURTH AND TWENTY-FIFTH SESSIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
The Regional Committee
1. CONFIRMS that the twenty-fourth session will be held in Wellington, New Zealand, from approximately 28 August to
5 September 1973;
2. ACCEPTS with appreciation the invitation of the Government of Malaysia for the twenty-fifth session.
Seventh meeting, 5 October 1972
lDocument WPR/RC23/l5.
