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56th Directing Council

70th Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas

Washington, D.C., 23-27 September 2018 

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The Council meets once a year in those years when the Conference does not meet. It acts on behalf of the Conference between sessions of the Conference.

Final Report | Diverse Documents | Official Documents | Working Documents | Information Documents | Resolutions

Final Report


  • - Final Report

Official Documents


  • - Financial Report of the Director and Report of the External Auditor for 2017

Working Documents


  • - Agenda
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    - Annual Report of the President of the Executive Committee
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    - Annual Report of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau

  • - Election of Three Member States to the Executive Committee on the Expiration of the Periods of Office of Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, and Chile
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    - Report of the End-of-biennium Assessment of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Program and Budget 2016-2017/Second Interim Report of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Strategic Plan 2014-2019
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    - Report of the End-of-biennium Assessment of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Program and Budget 2016-2017/Second Interim Report of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Strategic Plan 2014-2019

  • - Evaluation of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Budget Policy

  • - Evaluation of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Budget Policy
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    - Scale of Assessments and Assessed Contributions of the Member States, Participating States, and Associate Members of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· for 2019
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    - Plan of Action for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health 2018-2030

  • - Plan of Action for Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control 2018-2030

  • - Plan of Action on Human Resources for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage 2018-2023

  • - Plan of Action on Entomology and Vector Control 2018-2023

  • - Report on the Collection of Assessed Contributions
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    - Report on the Collection of Assessed Contributions

  • - Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules of ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·

  • - Selection of Two Member States from the Region of the Americas Entitled to Designate a Person to Serve on the Policy and Coordination Committee of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Program of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP)

  • - Election of Three Members to the Advisory Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME)

  • - Selection of One Member State from the Region of the Americas Entitled to Designate a Person to Serve on the Joint Coordination Board of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)

  • - ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2018

  • - ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Award for Health Services Management and Leadership: Changes to the Procedures

Information Documents


  • - Final Evaluation of the Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017

  • - Process for the Development of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Strategic Plan 2020-2025

  • - Report on Strategic Issues between ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· and WHO

  • - Proposed WHO Programme Budget 2020-2021

  • - Presentation of the Methodology used to Develop the Indicators to Measure Progress in Implementation of the 13th General Programme of Work, and Review of the Resulting Indicators and Targets

  • - Regional Consultation on the WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment, and Climate Change

  • - Report of the Advisory Committee on Health Research

  • - Report of the Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas

  • - Implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR)

  • - Update on the Situation and Challenges of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Supply to Maintain Polio Eradication in the Region of the Americas

  • - Report of the Director on Addressing the Causes of Disparities in Health Services Access and Utilization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans (LGBT) Persons

  • - ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·'s Response to Maintaining an Effective Technical Cooperation Agenda in Venezuela and Neighboring Member States

  • - Plan of Action on Road Safety: Final Report

  • - Plan of Action to Accelerate the Reduction in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity: Final Report

  • -Strategy and Plan of Action for Integrated Child Health: Final Report

  • - Strategy and Plan of Action on Climate Change: Final Report

  • - Strategy and Plan of Action on eHealth: Final Report

  • - Strategy and Plan of Action on Knowledge Management and Communication: Final Report

  • - Health and International Relations: Linkages with National Health Development: Final Report

  • - National Institutions Associated with ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· in Technical Cooperation: Final Report

  • - Bioethics: Towards the Integration of Ethics in Health: Final Report
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    - Progress Reports on Technical Matters:
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    - Resolutions and other Actions of Intergovernmental Organizations of Interest to ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·:

Resolutions


  • - Collection of Assessed Contributions

  • - Plan of Action on Entomology and Vector Control 2018-2023

  • - Election of Three Member States to the Executive Committee on the Expiration of the Periods of Office of Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, and Chile

  • - Election of Three Members to the Advisory Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME)

  • - Plan of Action of Human Resources for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage 2018-2023

  • - Scale of Assessments and Assessed Contributions of the Member States, Participating States, and Associate Members of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· for 2019

  • - ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Award for Health Services Management and Leadership: Changes to Procedures

  • - Plan of Action for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health 2018-2030

  • - Plan of Action for Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control 2018-2030

Diverse Documents


  • - List of Participants

  • - Decisions

  • - Opening Remarks by the Outgoing President of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Directing Council, Dr. Octavio Sanchez Midence, Secretary of Health of Honduras

  • - Welcoming Remarks by Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau and Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization

  • - Opening Remarks by Hon. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States of America

  • - Opening Remarks by Ambassador Néstor Méndez, Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization of American States

  • - Opening Remarks by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Deputy Director-General for Programmes of the World Health Organization

  • - Presentation of the 2017 Annual Report, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· and Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization

  • - Remarks by Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer upon receiving the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ· Award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2018

  • - Closing Remarks by Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau and Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization