Tentative Programme

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)