Tentative Programme
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Tentative Programme for the Seventy-second Session of the
Regional Committee, New Delhi, 2–6 September 2019
15 July 2019
Date Morning Afternoon
Monday
2 Sept. 2019
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Inauguration of the Seventy-second Session of the
Regional Committee
Group photograph followed by tea/coffee
Opening of the Session (Item 1)
Election of Officebearers (Item 3)
Adoption of the Agenda (Item 4)
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Plenary)
Credentials of Representatives (Item 2)
Key addresses and report on the work of WHO
(Item 5) (Plenary)
Introduction to the Regional Director’s Annual Report
on the Work of WHO in the South-East Asia Region
covering the period 1 January–31 December 2018
(Item 5.1)
Address by the Director-General (Item 5.2)
Tuesday
3 Sept. 2019
9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Ministerial Roundtable
Emergency Preparedness (Item 6.1)
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Governing Body matters (Item 10)
Elective posts for Governing Body meetings
(WHA, EB and PBAC) (Item 10.3)
Programme Budget matters (Item 7)
Programme Budget 2018–2019: Implementation and
mid-term review (Item 7.1)
Programme Budget 2020–2021
(Item 7.2)
Wednesday
4 Sept. 2019
9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Plenary)
Management and Governance matters (Item 11)
(Plenary)
Management performance and Transformation in the
South-East Asia Region (Item 11.1)
Evaluation: Annual Report (Item 11.2)
Status of the SEA Regional Office Building
(Item 11.3)
Policy and technical matters (Item 8)
Annual report on monitoring progress on UHC and
health-related SDGs (Item 8.1)
Revising the goal for measles elimination and
rubella/congenital rubella syndrome control
(Item 8.2)
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (Plenary)
Policy and technical matters (Item 8)
Strengthening IHR and health emergency capacities
through implementation of national action plans
(Item 8.3)
Regional Action Plan on Programmatic Management
of Latent TB Infection (LTBI) and Global Strategy for
TB Research and Innovation (Item 8.4)
Regional Plan of Action for the WHO Global Strategy
on Health, Environment and Climate Change
(Item 8.5)
Accelerating the elimination of cervical cancer as a
global public health problem (Item 8.6)
Regional Snakebite Prevention and Control Strategy
(Item 8.7)
Thursday
5 Sept. 2019
9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Plenary)
Progress reports on selected Regional Committee
resolutions: (Item 9)
South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund
(SEA/RC60/R7) (Item 9.1)
Expanding the scope of the South-East Asia Regional
Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) (SEA/RC69/R6)
(Item 9.2)
Antimicrobial Resistance (SEA/RC68/R3) (Item 9.3)
Patient Safety contributing to sustainable universal
health coverage (SEA/RC68/R4) (Item 9.4)
Challenges in polio eradication (SEA/RC60/R8)
(Item 9.5)
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (Plenary)
Progress reports on selected Regional Committee
resolutions: (Item 9)
Colombo Declaration on strengthening health systems
to accelerate delivery of NCD services at the primary
health care level (SEA/RC69/R1) (Item 9.6)
Traditional medicine: Delhi Declaration
(SEA/RC67/R3) (Item 9.7)
2012: Year of Intensification of Routine Immunization
in the South-East Asia Region: Framework for
increasing and sustaining coverage (SEA/RC64/R3)
(Item 9.8)
Governing Body matters (Item 10)
Key issues arising out of the Seventy-second World
Health Assembly and the 144th and 145th Sessions
of the WHO Executive Board (Item 10.1)
Review of the Draft Provisional Agenda of the 146th
Session of the WHO Executive Board (Item 10.2)
Date Morning Afternoon
Friday
6 Sept. 2019
9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Special Programmes (Item 12)
UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme
for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases: Joint
Coordinating Board (JCB) – Report on attendance at
JCB in 2019(Item 12.1)
UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special
Programme of Research, Development and Research
Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Policy and
Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on
attendance at PCC in 2019 and nomination of a
member in place of Sri Lanka whose term expires on
31 December 2019 (Item 12.2)
Time and place of future Sessions of the Regional
Committee (Item 13)
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Adoption of resolutions (Item 14)
Adoption of the report of the Seventy-second Session
of the Regional Committee (Item 15)
Closing of the Session (Item 16)
NOTE:
Lunch interval: 12:30–2:00 p.m. daily
Tea/coffee breaks will be usually from 10:30–11:00 a.m. and from 3:30–4:00 p.m. daily.
Physical activity sessions:
3@3: Organized under the ‘Health for All’ theme, delegates to take a 3-minute stretching break before the afternoon
tea/coffee (around 3 p.m.). The activity will be led by different volunteer groups every day.
6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. on 3 September 2019 (Tuesday) – Yoga for Health, led by India; 4 September 2019
(Wednesday) – Aerobic Exercise, led by Bhutan; and 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. on 5 September 2019 (Thursday) –
Garden walk, led by Thailand.
Other sessions: The following sessions will also be held:
Side-Events on:
Public Health Achievements in the Region: Tuesday, 3 September 2019, following the conclusion of the Ministerial
Roundtable.
Preparation for the High-Level Meetings of the General Assembly on UHC to be held in September 2019, Wednesday,
4 September 2019, following the afternoon coffee break
Addressing NCDs through more responsive primary health care, Thursday, 5 September 2019, following the
afternoon coffee break (16:15 – 17:00 hours)
Consultation with Member States on GPW13 Results Framework, Thursday, 5 September 2019 (17:15 – 18:30 hours)