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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has the honour to invite
the non-State actors in official relations with WHO, in accordance with privileges conferred on
them, to appoint representatives to attend the 144th session of the Executive Board which will be
convened on Thursday, 24 January 2019, at 09:30, at the Organization’s headquarters, Geneva,
Switzerland. The session will close no later than Friday, 1 February 2019.
Registration can be initiated as of 18 December 2018 by going to the following link:
http://extranet.who.int/bpmext/meetingregistration.aspx, using the following username: ebuser,
and password: Hamiki28. Instructions for online registration are available for downloading from
the Governance website (http://apps.who.int/gb/gov/registration.html).
… A copy of the provisional agenda, provisional annotated agenda for this session and a copy
of “Practical information for delegates of non-State actors in official relations with the World
Health Organization” are also enclosed.
As agreed by the Executive Board at its 143rd session, governing body meetings are now
paperless.
The documents for the 144th session of the Executive Board can be accessed on the
Internet through the WHO website (http://www.who.int/gb/), as they become available.
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1. The 144th session of the WHO Executive Board will meet at WHO headquarters, Geneva, from
Thursday, 24 January to Friday, 1 February 2019, commencing at 09:30. The information below is
intended to facilitate the participation of non-State actors in official relations with the World Health
Organization (WHO) at the Executive Board.
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2. Online registration is required for the Executive Board. To that end, the invitation letter to the
Executive Board provides a link to the WHO Governing Bodies eeting Registration System, as well
as a username and password that will give access to the system. Each non-State actor must designate a
focal point to be responsible for registering its delegation in the system, and giving its delegates copies
of the invitation and enclosures as well as the non-State actors’ letter of credentials.
3. Online registration requires each non-State actor to upload a copy of its credentials, that is, a
signed response to the invitation on the non-State actor’s letterhead indicating the name of the head of
delegation, the name(s) of the other representatives, function of each delegate in the non-State actor
itself and, where appropriate, in an affiliated non-State actor. In accordance with the submitted delegate
information, official EB badges will be prepared in advance. The deadline for registration is
10 January 2019.
4. Instructions for the online registration system are available on the Governance website at
http://www.who.int/governance/registration/en/index.html. ueries concerning the system can be
addressed by email to supportregistration who.int, or by telephone 41 22 791 2111.
. As of January 201 , for security reasons, all delegates are required to wear photo ID badges in
order to access the meeting room. For this reason, during the online registration process, the Focal Point
will be asked to upload a passport style photograph of each member of the delegation.
. Guidance on the nature of the image required, and brief instructions on how to upload and
resize an existing image you may have, are both available on the WHO website:
http://www.who.int/governance/en/.
7. An example of credentials is attached for ease of reference.
8. Registered representatives of non-State actors appear in the official WHO records as participants.
indly note that during registration the affiliation of each delegate is required. While the non-State
actors are invited to appoint a representative or representatives to attend the Executive Board,
disproportionate representation at the meetings is to be avoided.
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9. pon arrival at WHO headquarters, delegates should show the credentials letter and proof of
identity, for example, a passport to the Reception at WHO headquarters. Representatives may obtain
their badges as from Thursday, 17 January 2019 at 11:00.
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10. Non-State actors’ representatives that require a visa to enter Switzerland must obtain a Schengen
visa from the Swiss embassy or consulate in, or closest to, their country of residence it cannot be
obtained from the embassy of another Schengen country. Delivery of a Schengen visa takes between
7 and 21 days, so any visa application should be lodged well in advance of the expected date of travel.
11. It is recommended that participants apply for a Schengen visa Type C, which entitles the holder
to visit or transit other Schengen states, including neighbouring France. Applicants for a Schengen visa
must attach a support letter to their applications. The requests for a support letter from WHO should be
sent at the latest, one month before the first day of the Executive Board and addressed to
nonstateactors who.int, providing the following information:
Name on passport:
Title:
Nationality:
Date of birth:
Passport no:
Issue date:
Expiry date:
Please note that visa applications made in several different places will be re ected.
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12. As they become available, documents for the Executive Board are posted on the WHO website
at http://www.who.int/gb/. They are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish,
the official languages of WHO.
13. As agreed by the Executive Board at its 143rd session, governing body meetings are now
paperless.
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14. Seating for non-State actors is reserved in the gallery located above to the left side of the EB
room.
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1 . A non-State actor in official relations with WHO may request to speak under a technical item in
which the non-State actor has a particular interest. The following process applies to such requests:
Non-State actors wishing to make a statement should notify the Partnerships and non-State
actors’ Department (PNA) nsastatements who.int at the latest by 08:00 am of the day when
the agenda item is scheduled to be discussed.
When submitting a request, the non-State actor should provide the name of the entity, the name
of the representative that will deliver the statement and the technical agenda item under which
the statement will be made.
While every attempt is made to keep non-State actors informed of the status of their requests,
it is the responsibility of the non-State actor to verify with PNA that the request has been
received. PNA will inform the Chairperson of the meeting of the names of the non-State actors
wishing to make a statement.
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To note, the statements will be made only at the invitation of the Chairperson.
Statements should be directly relevant to both the agenda item and to the document prepared
for the item. Accuracy of the technical components should be considered. The titles of
individuals, organizations and/or specific doctrines are expected to be correct and there should
be no spelling/grammatical errors.
Statements should not raise issues of purely political nature that are unrelated to the topic, and
should not contain any inappropriate or offensive reference to ember States. The
nomenclature used to refer to ember States, or areas of ember States, must follow that of
the nited Nations. In case of doubt, please consult nsastatements who.int.
Statements should be limited to about 300 words (19 0 characters) which should not take longer
than two minutes to deliver.
Non-State actors have the possibility to submit their statements in advance of the debate for the
Secretariat to post on a dedicated website. This will enable non-State actors to make their inputs
and contributions known prior to the debates. For that purpose, the entities are invited to register
at https://extranet.who.int/nonstateactorsstatements/. Once the registration form has been
submitted, an approval email will be sent with relevant details on the process to be followed.
Statements posted may include a footnote with a link to the non-State actors’ website for further
information. To note, the statements are posted for a limited time, and will not be retained on
the website thereafter.
The summary records of the Executive Board, which will be published after the meetings, will
reflect only those statements delivered during the working sessions.
Statements longer than 300 words, those that were posted but were not delivered during the
working sessions or those that do not follow the process described in this note will not be
allowed to be posted on the website or can be withdrawn at the WHO’s Secretariat’s sole
discretion.
If the non-State actor decides not to post the statement on the dedicated website, its
representative is invited to send a copy to nsastatements who.int prior to its delivery.
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1 . Statements are delivered from the “Speakers” seat in the EB room. Please consult the seating
plan, placed on the wall at the entrance of the Executive Board room.
17. It is important that speakers follow the debate on the item which they wish to address. Shortly
before the ember States have finished speaking on the item, non-State actor speakers should leave the
gallery and move to the allocated “Speakers” seat in the EB room. If the “Speakers” seat is occupied,
the huissier will help to find alternative seating. The Chairperson will invite the speaker to take the floor.
After the statement, the speaker is invited to move from the seat promptly to enable the following
speaker to take his/her place. It is the responsibility of the speakers to ensure their presence for the item
in the EB room.
18. Should it not be possible for the speaker to be present, he or she may arrange for another
representative to deliver the statement. Notification of the name of the new speaker should be sent to
nsastatements who.int. The person nominated should be on the list of delegates of the respective
non-State actor as the original speaker, and should have registered and collected his/her badge. In cases
where a non-State actor has not been able to nominate another person to make the statement, it is not
possible for the statement to be presented to the Executive Board or appear in written form in the official
records of the Executive Board proceedings.
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19. PNA serves as the focal point for assisting non-State actors during the Executive Board. For
enquiries please contact PNA at nonstateactors who.int.
20. ueries concerning the online registration system can be addressed by email to
supportregistration who.int, or by telephone 41 22 791 2111.
 
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Non‐State actor letterhead 
 
 
World Health Organization 
The Director 
Department of Governing Bodies 
20 Avenue Appia 
1211 Geneva 27 
 
 
Date 
 
Dear Dr Armstrong, 
 
Please find below the names of our representatives who will attend the 144th session of the 
Executive Board, which will be held from 24 January to 1 February 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. 
 
Ms X. Smith 
Business title 
Affiliation (name of the non‐State actor in official relations or its member organization, a branch, 
subsidiary or division, whichever applies to the delegate) 
 
Dr D. Thompson 
Business title 
Affiliation (name of the non‐State actor in official relations or its member organization, a branch, 
subsidiary or division, whichever applies to the delegate) 
 
With best regards, 
 
Name, signature and title of a senior official 
 
 
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Documents EB144/1 and EB144/1 (annotated)
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Document EB144/2
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Document EB144/3
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Document EB144/4
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.1 Proposed programme budget 2020 2021
Documents EB144/ , EB144/ and EB144/7
.2 Public health preparedness and response: Report of the Independent Oversight and
Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Document EB144/8
.3 Polio
Eradication
Document EB144/9
Transition
Document EB144/10
.4 Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Document EB144/11
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. niversal health coverage
Primary health care towards universal health coverage
Document EB144/12
Community health workers delivering primary health care: opportunities and challenges
Document EB144/13
Preparation for the high-level meeting of the nited Nations General Assembly on
universal health coverage
Document EB144/14
. Health, environment and climate change
Documents EB144/1 and EB144/1
.7 edicines, vaccines and health products
Access to medicines and vaccines
Document EB144/17
Cancer medicines
Document EB144/18
.8 Follow-up to the high-level meetings of the nited Nations General Assembly on
health-related issues
Antimicrobial resistance
Document EB144/19
Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
Document EB144/20
Ending tuberculosis
Document EB144/21
.9 Eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases
Document EB144/22
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.1 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and
access to vaccines and other benefits
Document EB144/23
.2 ember State mechanism on substandard and falsified medical products
Document EB144/24
.3 Human resources for health
Documents EB144/2 and EB144/2
.4 Promoting the health of refugees and migrants
Document EB144/27
. Accelerating cervical cancer elimination
Document EB144/28
. Patient safety
Global action on patient safety
Document EB144/29
Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities
Document EB144/30
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7.1 WHO reform processes, including the transformation agenda, and implementation of
nited Nations development system reform
Documents EB144/31, EB144/32, EB144/33, and EB144/34
7.2 Evaluation of the election of the Director-General of the World Health Organization
Document EB144/3
7.3 Engagement with non-State actors
Documents EB144/3 and EB144/37
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7.4 embership of the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee if any
7. ultilingualism
Document EB144/38
7. World health days
Document EB144/39
7.7 Reports of committees of the Executive Board
Foundations and awards
Document EB144/40
7.8 Future meetings of the governing bodies
Provisional agenda of the Seventy-second World Health Assembly
Document EB144/41
Date and place of the 14 th session of the Executive Board
Document EB144/42
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8.1 Overview of financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2018 2019
Document EB144/43
8.2 Scale of assessments for 2020 2021
Document EB144/44
8.3 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules if any
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9.1 Appointment of the Regional Director for South-East Asia
Document EB144/4
9.2 Appointment of the Regional Director for the Western Pacific
Document EB144/4
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9.3 Statement by the representative of the WHO staff associations
Document EB144/INF./1
9.4 Report of the Ombudsman
Document EB144/INF./2
9. Human resources update, including on the global internship programme
Documents EB144/47 and EB144/47 Add.1
9. Report of the International Civil Service Commission
Document EB144/48
9.7 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
Document EB144/49
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10.1 Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition
Document EB144/ 0
10.2 Evaluation: update
Document EB144/ 1
10.3 Reports of advisory bodies
Expert committees and study groups
Documents EB144/ 2 and EB144/ 2 Add.1
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In 2012, in decision WHA (9), the Health Assembly endorsed the proposal that the chairpersons of the regional
committees routinely submit to the Board summary reports of the committees’ deliberations. The Board will be
invited to consider the recommendations of the regional committees.
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The Board will receive at the opening of its session the report of the twenty-ninth meeting of the Programme,
Budget and Administration Committee, which is scheduled to be held from 21 to 23 January 2019.
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.1 Proposed programme budget 2020 2021
Following review and discussion by the regional committees, a revised draft of the Proposed programme budget
2020 2021 will be presented for consideration by the Board.
In ay 2018, the Seventy-first World Health Assembly considered a report from the Executive Board’s
Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (document A71/4 ), which discussed a financial estimate for
the Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019 2023 (contained in document EBPBAC28/ ). The Director-
General will submit a report providing an update on progress in the implementation of the action points for value
for money contained in the financial estimate, together with information on the next steps in WHO’s value for
money strategy.
Pursuant to resolution WHA71.1 (2018), in which the Executive Board requested the Director-General, inter
alia, to use the Thirteenth General Programme of Work as the basis for the strategic direction of WHO’s work
during the period 2019 2023, the Director-General will present the WHO Impact Framework. The Impact
Framework will provide the following: an overarching measure of healthy life expectancy indices for each of
the triple billion targets and a set of programmatic targets.
.2 Public health preparedness and response: Report of the Independent Oversight and
Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
The Chair of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
will present the Committee’s fifth report to the governing bodies. The report will provide the Committee’s
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observations and recommendations based on its review of WHO’s work in ma or outbreaks and other health
emergencies during the period ay December 2018.
.3 Polio
Eradication
The report by the Director-General will provide a status update on polio eradication, summarizing programmatic,
epidemiological and financial challenges to securing a lasting polio-free world, and will introduce the concept of
a new strategic plan to achieve global certification by 2023, taking into account the fact that circulation of wild
poliovirus has not yet been interrupted.
Transition
The report to the Executive Board will provide a status update on the implementation of the strategic action plan
on Polio Transition, which was noted by the Seventy-first World Health Assembly in ay 2018.
.4 Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
In line with resolution WHA 9.11 (201 ) the Director-General will submit a report on attainment of the
health-related Sustainable Development Goals. Part I of the report will summarize global and regional progress
made by ember States towards achieving Goal 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all
ages), as well as other health-related Goals and targets. Part II will describe the progress made in implementing
resolution WHA 9.11.
. niversal health coverage
ember States have committed themselves to achieving universal health coverage in Sustainable Development
Goal 3, target 3.8 and in the Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019 2023, in line with the requests made
of the WHO Secretariat and ember States in various nited Nations General Assembly resolutions, and with
the commitment towards a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on universal health coverage, to be held
in 2019. In moving forward to implement universal health coverage, the WHO Secretariat, ember States and
development partners must also make progress in respect of two central areas: primary health care and the health
workforce.
Primary health care towards universal health coverage
The Declaration of Alma-Ata in 1978 was a landmark in the history of global health. Forty years later, the
Global Conference on Primary Health Care (Astana, azakhstan, October 2018) and its associated Declaration
renewed a commitment to primary health care in pursuit of health and well-being for all and will help to provide
a foundation for the forthcoming nited Nations high-level meeting on universal health coverage. At the request
of a ember State, the Director-General will present a report outlining the rationale for the renewal of primary
health care to address health and health system challenges in the 21st century, key lessons learned through the
implementation of primary health care over the past 40 years, and future directions for consideration by ember
States as they operationalize the Declaration of Astana.
Community health workers delivering primary health care: opportunities and
challenges
In the Declaration of Astana ( azakhstan, October 2018) Heads of State and Government committed themselves
to investing in the primary health care workforce in order to accelerate progress towards universal health
coverage. At the request of a ember State, the Director-General will present a report that examines effective
health workforce strategies, which include, in some contexts, the education and deployment of community health
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workers within a primary care team. The report will also give details of a new WHO guideline that examines
opportunities and challenges for the successful education, remuneration, deployment and supervision of
community health workers.
Preparation for the high-level meeting of the nited Nations General Assembly on
universal health coverage
In 2017, the nited Nations General Assembly decided in resolution 72/139 to hold a high-level meeting on
universal health coverage in 2019 and requested WHO to collaborate closely with the President of the General
Assembly, in consultation with ember States, to ensure the most effective and efficient outcomes. At the
request of ember States, the Director-General will present a report to enable the Board to consider the
Secretariat’s preparations to date and to provide guidance on next steps.
. Health, environment and climate change
In line with decision EB142( ) (2018) the Director-General will present two reports to the Board for its
consideration. The first will contain a draft comprehensive global strategy on health, environment and climate
change and will request the Board to provide any guidance necessary. The Board will be invited to note this
report and provide further comments and guidance on the draft WHO global strategy on health, environment and
climate change. The second will provide an update on progress made by the Secretariat in its work to prepare a
draft action plan for the flagship initiative to address health effects of climate change in small island developing
States. The Executive Board will be invited to consider the draft action plan and provide further guidance as
appropriate.
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Access to medicines and vaccines
As requested by ember States during the Seventy-first World Health Assembly, the Secretariat has prepared a
draft road map report outlining the programming of WHO’s work on access to medicines, vaccines and health
products. Lack of access to safe, effective, quality and affordable medicines and vaccines continues to impede
progress towards universal health coverage. The draft road map will elaborate activities, actions and deliverables
for the period 2019 2023 to address the challenges. The Board will be invited to consider the draft road map and
to provide further guidance.
Cancer medicines
The high prices of and growing expenditure on cancer medicines continue to impede progress towards
sustainable cancer care globally. Pursuant to resolution WHA70.12 (2017), the report by the Director-General
will present a comprehensive technical report on pricing approaches, and their impact on availability and
affordability of medicines for the prevention and treatment of cancer, including options that might enhance the
affordability and accessibility of the medicines concerned.
.8 Follow-up to the high-level meetings of the nited Nations General Assembly on
health-related issues
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global challenge that impacts the achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals. The Political Declaration of the high-level meeting of the nited Nations General
Assembly on antimicrobial resistance reaffirmed that the blueprint for tackling antimicrobial resistance is
WHO’s global action plan on antimicrobial resistance, and recognized that the overarching framework for
addressing antimicrobial resistance is provided by the One Health approach. At the request of ember States,
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the Director-General will present a report to provide an update on the progress made in implementing the global
action plan highlighting the multisectoral collaboration between WHO, FAO and OIE and describing the
challenges faced. The Board will be invited to note the report and provide further guidance.
Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
Pursuant to resolution WHA71.2 (2018), the Director-General will report on the outcomes of the third High-level
eeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (New ork,
27 September 2018) and the follow-up work that the Secretariat will undertake to support governments in
fulfilling the commitments they made at the first, second and third High-level eetings on Non-communicable
Diseases. The Board will be invited to note the report.
Ending tuberculosis
The first nited Nations High-level eeting on the Fight to End TB was held in New ork on
2 September 2018. The Director-General will submit a report providing an overview of the meeting and its
outcomes, pursuant to resolution WHA71.3 (2018), in which the Health Assembly made requests to all
stakeholders, including the Director-General, to support preparations for the High-level eeting.
.9 Eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases
The version of the eleventh revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health
Problems (ICD-11), designed to prepare implementation, was released in June 2018. This version supports
country-level preparations to facilitate: (i) implementation so that the final version of ICD-11 can be updated
based on practical experience and (ii) submission of the final version for consideration by the Health Assembly.
The report by the Director-General will provide an update on the feedback received on the implementation
version, and a summary of the overall process. The Board will be invited to consider a draft resolution.
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.1 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and
access to vaccines and other benefits
Pursuant to decision WHA70(10) (2017) and decision WHA71(11) (2018), the Director-General will submit a
report on measures taken to implement the requests contained therein. The report will also summarize the main
elements of the analysis that the Director-General was requested to conduct in decision WHA70(10).
.2 ember State mechanism on substandard and falsified medical products
The sixth and seventh meetings of the ember State mechanism on substandard and falsified medical products
were held in Geneva, Switzerland from 30 November to 1 December 2017, and on 29 and 30 November 2018
respectively. pdates on the implementation of the agreed list of prioritized activities for the period 201 2017
were discussed, and a new list of prioritized activities for the period 2018 2019 was agreed. The outcome
documents from both meetings will form the basis for reporting to the Executive Board.
.3 Human resources for health
Pursuant to resolution WHA 3.1 (2010) and decision WHA 8(11) (201 ) the Director-General will submit a
report presenting aggregate findings across WHO regions as derived from the third round of national reporting
on implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel.
The Director-General will also submit a report summarizing progress made in the implementation of the WHO
Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030, in line with the request made by the Health
Assembly in resolution WHA 9.19 (201 ). The report will also provide details of progress made in respect of
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the following resolutions: WHA 4. (2011) on health workforce strengthening WHA 4.7 (2011) on
strengthening nursing and midwifery and WHA70. (2017) on human resources for health and implementation
of the outcomes of the nited Nations’ High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth.
.4 Promoting the health of refugees and migrants
Pursuant to decision EB140(9) (2017) and resolution WHA70.1 (2017), the Director-General will submit a
report providing an update on the status of the global action plan on the health of refugees and migrants.
. Accelerating cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination against human papillomavirus infection, screening and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions, early
detection and prompt treatment of early invasive cancers, and palliative care are proven and cost-effective
strategies to address cervical cancer that, when implemented to scale and with adequate coverage, offer the
opportunity to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, thus contributing to achievement of the
Sustainable Development Goals, universal health coverage and other public health goals requiring multisectoral
action. The Board will be invited to note the report and provide further guidance.
. Patient safety
Global action on patient safety
Patient safety is a critical global public health ob ective. An inadmissible number of patients are harmed or die
each year as a result of unsafe care, placing a significant burden on health systems across the world and
eopardizing progress towards universal health coverage. At the request of ember States, the Director-General
will provide a report outlining the burden of patient harm, global efforts made to date in support of patient safety
and key global action areas and strategies for taking this work forward. The Executive Board will be invited to
note the report and provide further guidance to advance global action on patient safety.
Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities
The first-ever global assessment on this matter, conducted in 201 by WHO and NICEF, found that nearly
40 of facilities lack water, 20 are without sanitation, and 3 do not have any hand hygiene materials. This
situation undermines universal health coverage, quality care initiatives, and infection prevention and control
efforts. It also contributes to the spread of antimicrobial resistance. In response, launching the International
Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018 2028, the nited Nations Secretary-General
issued “a global call to action on water, sanitation and hygiene” in all health care facilities in arch 2018. In
light of this background, and at the request of a ember State, the Director-General will submit a report on the
sub ect. The Board will be invited to note this report and provide guidance on future action.
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7.1 WHO reform processes, including the transformation agenda, and implementation of
nited Nations development system reform
The Executive Board will be invited to consider a series of reports on WHO reform processes. At the request of
ember States, the Director-General will provide an overview of the work to date on WHO Transformation,
including information on the alignment of the transformation agenda with the reform of the nited Nations
development system, implications for WHO’s presence in countries and the planned direction and priorities for
2019. The Director-General will also submit reports on: the evaluation of the Officers of the Board of their
experience in using the proposed amended prioritization tool in respect of proposals for additional agenda items
the proposed replacement or supplementation of gender-specific language in the Rules of Procedure of the
governing bodies and the changes to the texts that would be required. Following informal consultations on
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governance reform (Geneva, 12 and 13 September, and 23 and 24 October 2018) the Director-General will also
transmit the Chairperson’s summary and proposed way forward.
7.2 Evaluation of the election of the Director-General of the World Health Organization
Further to the Board’s request in decision EB142(8) (2018), the Secretariat will present proposals for
ad ustments to the election process for the Director-General. Specifically, proposals relate to the Code of
Conduct for the Election of the Director-General, the candidates’ forum, the nomination of candidates by the
Board, the voting process and the role of the Secretariat, as well as the overall duration and organization of the
election process.
7.3 Engagement with non-State actors
In line with resolution WHA 9.10 (201 ) and subparagraphs 8(a)(i) and 8(b) of the overarching framework of
the Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors, the Executive Board will consider the annual report on
engagement with non-State actors. The Board will be invited to consider a draft decision. In addition, paragraphs
0, 1 and 4 of the overarching framework mandate the Board, through its Programme Budget and
Administration Committee, to consider applications for admittance of non-State actors into official relations and
to review collaboration with one third of the non-State actors in official relations in order to decide whether to
maintain their official relations.
7.4 embership of the Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee if any
7. ultilingualism
Pursuant to resolution WHA71.1 (2018) the Director-General will report on efforts to ensure availability of the
essential technical information of the Organization in written, audiovisual or digital form in the six official
languages. The Board will be invited to note this report and to provide guidance on next steps.
7. World health days
In response to a request from the Officers of the Board, the Director-General will submit a report on the sub ect
of “World Health Days.” The document will provide a list of existing “Days”, “Weeks” and “ ears” will give
details of the mandate and process for establishing and implementing such events and will describe possible
approaches for monitoring their usefulness. The Board will be invited to note the report and provide guidance.
7.7 Reports of committees of the Executive Board
Foundations and awards
In addition to any other matters that may be awaiting its attention, the Board will consider the reports of the
selection panels for the following prizes to be awarded in 2019:
The Sasakawa Health Prize, the nited Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize, the State of uwait Health
Promotion Foundation Prize (the His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Research
in Health Care for the Elderly and in Health Promotion), and the Dr Lee Jong-wook emorial Prize for Public
Health. The Board will also be invited to approve the report of the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Committee and,
should this prove necessary, to consider a report from the meeting of the Jacques Parisot Foundation.
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7.8 Future meetings of the governing bodies
Provisional agenda of the Seventy-second World Health Assembly
Date and place of the 14 th session of the Executive Board
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8.1 Overview of financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2018 2019
The Secretariat will present a report on the financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2018 2019.
8.2 Scale of assessments for 2020 2021
The Board will be invited to consider the scale of assessments for 2020 2021, together with a draft resolution
recommending adoption of the scale by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly.
8.3 Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules if any
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9.1 Appointment of the Regional Director for South-East Asia
The Regional Committee’s proposal to the Board for the appointment of the Regional Director will be
transmitted to the Board for its consideration.
9.2 Appointment of the Regional Director for the Western Pacific
The Regional Committee’s proposal to the Board for the appointment of the Regional Director will be
transmitted to the Board for its consideration.
9.3 Statement by the representative of the WHO staff associations
9.4 Report of the Ombudsman
9. Human resources update, including on the global internship programme
The report by the Secretariat will provide an update on the implementation of the Organization-wide human
resources strategy. Among other things, it will provide information on the following: mobility, implementation
of mandatory age of separation at , and prevention of sexual harassment. Lastly, pursuant to resolution
WHA71.13 (2018) on reform of the global internship programme, the Secretariat will provide an Annex,
describing the measures that have been put in place to operationalize the ob ectives of the resolution and giving
details of the mechanism by which financial and in-kind support will be provided to accepted interns.
9. Report of the International Civil Service Commission
The Director-General will submit a report to the Board for its consideration containing details of the
recommendations of the International Civil Service Commission to the nited Nations General Assembly.
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9.7 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
Amendments to the Staff Rules made by the Director-General will be submitted for confirmation by the Board in
accordance with Staff Regulation 12.2. Proposed amendments to the Staff Regulations will be presented for
consideration by the Board for submission to the Seventy-second World Health Assembly.
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10.1 Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition
The Director-General will present a report illustrating the 2017 2018 policy development at national and global
level following the Second International Conference on Nutrition and the proclamation of the nited Nations
Decade of Action on Nutrition. The report will also provide an update on the implementation of the
recommendations of the Ending Childhood Obesity Commission. The report will also set out a number of areas
where intensified action is required.
10.2 Evaluation: update
The Board will be invited to consider a report that: (a) provides a brief progress update in respect of ongoing
work and, specifically, an update on measures to take forward the organizational learning component of
evaluation and (b) outlines the scope of and framework for the review of 40 years of primary health care to be
carried out in 2019. The Board will be invited to note the report and consider the proposal for the review of 40
years of implementation of primary health care at country level.
10.3 Reports of advisory bodies
Expert committees and study groups
In compliance with Regulation 4.23 of the Regulations for Expert Advisory Panels and Committees, the
Director-General will submit to the Board for its consideration a report on meetings of expert committees and
study groups, including a summary of the recommendations contained in the reports of expert committees and
observations on their significance for public health policies and implications for the Organization’s programmes.
In a second report, the Secretariat will provide details of both meetings and membership of expert committees
that met in 2018.
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Note:
1. At their consultation with the Director-General on 5 October 2018, convened in accordance with Rule 8
of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, the Officers of the Executive Board agreed to recommend the
following in respect of the draft provisional agenda that had been transmitted to Member States for comment on
26 June 2018:
to move – in line with the proposal made by the Governments of Uruguay and Switzerland – existing
item 10.1 on Outcome of the third High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and
control of Non-communicable diseases in order to place it under the section on “Strategic priority
matters”. At the same time, the Officers decided to combine that item, under new item 5.8, with two
further reports on high-level meetings of the United Nations General Assembly. This implied moving
existing item 10.3 on Outcome of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on ending
tuberculosis and accepting for addition to the provisional agenda of the 144th session of the
Executive Board the item on antimicrobial resistance, proposed by the Governments of Canada, the
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. The new item
would be entitled “Follow-up to the high-level meetings of the United Nations General Assembly on
health-related issues” and would have three bullet points: Prevention and control of
noncommunicable diseases, Ending tuberculosis and Antimicrobial resistance.
to accept for addition to the provisional agenda of the 144th session of the Executive Board, under a
new item 5.5, entitled “Universal health coverage”, the following proposed items, which would be
presented by means of three bullet points:
“Community health workers delivering primary health care: opportunities and challenges”
(proposed by the Government of Ethiopia)
“Primary health care towards universal health coverage” (proposed by the Government of
Kazakhstan)
“Preparation for the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on universal
health coverage” (proposed by the Governments of Japan and Thailand1
)
to defer to a future session of the Executive Board, consideration of the item on “Further actions to
address the global burden of epilepsy and its health and social implications at the country level”
proposed by the Governments of Croatia and Honduras. There was agreement that the subject had
recently been discussed in the governing bodies. The Secretariat was asked to advise on the placement
of the item on the forward-looking planning schedule of expected agenda items.
to defer to a future session of the Executive Board, consideration of the item on “Follow-up on the
implementation of paragraph 3 of decision WHA70(18) on the public health dimension of the world
drug problem”, which had been proposed by the Governments of Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay and
Portugal. That subject also had recently been discussed in the governing bodies. The Secretariat was
asked to advise on the placement of the item on the forward-looking planning schedule of expected
agenda items. In view of the importance of the matter, it was also agreed that the Secretariat would
provide a briefing session for Member States on activities developed by WHO, as well as submitting a
report on the issue for the consideration of the Health Assembly.
to accept for addition to the provisional agenda of the 144th session of the Executive Board, the item
on “Accelerating cervical cancer elimination,” which had been proposed by the Governments of
Australia, Brazil, Thailand and Zambia. There was agreement that including a separate item on
cervical cancer elimination would allow for a broader discussion than if the matter were included
under the item on access to medicines and vaccines. That way, consideration could be given to all the
dimensions of the approach needed to the subject.
to accept for addition on the provisional agenda of the 144th session of the Board the proposed new
items entitled “Global action on patient safety” (proposed by the Governments of thirty-four Member
States) and “Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities” (proposed by the Government of
the United Republic of Tanzania). The two subjects would be considered as bullet points under a new
item 6.6, entitled “Patient safety”.
to defer to the 145th session of the Executive Board, consideration of the item on “Standardization of
medical devices nomenclature” proposed by the Government of Brazil. Although the Officers
recognized the importance of the subject, there was agreement that there would be insufficient time at
the Board’s 144th session to give the matter the consideration that it merited. Deferral would also give
the Secretariat additional time to prepare a comprehensive report, including through consultations.
1 On behalf of the ember States of the South-East Asia Region.
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to amend – in line with the proposal made by the Government of France, with support from the
Governments of Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia and Switzerland – the title of the existing
item on WHO reform, changing it to read “WHO reform processes, including the transformation
agenda, and implementation of United Nations Development System reform.”
to amend – in line with the proposal made by the Secretariat – the title of the existing item 5.6 on
Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines, including for cancer
prevention and control, changing it to read as follows:
Medicines, vaccines and health products
Access to medicines and vaccines
Cancer medicines
2. Following a discussion launched by the Chairperson, the Officers of the Executive Board also asked that
the Secretariat’s human resources update to the Board in January 2019 include information that would enable
the Board to consider, in a transparent and well-informed manner, the issue of a housing allowance for the
Director-General. The matter had not been discussed by the governing bodies for a long time; consideration
should also be given to the practice in other United Nations specialized agencies.
Structure of the Provisional agenda of the Executive Board at its 144th session
3. The Chairperson recalled that during the continuing consultations on Governance Reform, one Member
State had called for an explanation of the decision, taken by the Officers at their meeting on 31 July and
1 August 2017, to change the structure of the agenda based on the actions and outcomes expected from the
Board. As a result, strategic issues of high priority had been grouped together separately. In the view of the
Member State concerned, the decision had not been taken with the proper consideration of the Executive Board.
The Officers agreed to recommend that the Executive Board at its 144th session in January 2019, take
advantage of its first item (adoption of the agenda) to consider and approve the current structure of its agenda.
Preparation of the Provisional agenda of the Executive Board at its 144th session
4. The Chairperson reminded the Secretariat of the list of proposals on governance reform approved by the
Board at its 143rd session and requested it to provide a new Provisional agenda on the basis of the Officers’
discussions, together with additional information on: how each item would be handled; what action was
expected of the Board; and how much time would be available for members and non-members of the Board to
express their governments’ position. The Officers also stressed the importance in the future of organizing the
agenda in line with the General Programme of Work rather than according strategic priority to certain items, as
that gave the impression that other items were less important.