Brazzaville,12 November 2015 Delegates from the 47 countries in the WHO African Region will meet in N’Djamena, Chad from 23-27 November 2015, or for the annual session of the WHO Regional Committee. The week-long meeting is hosted by the Chadian government.
The Regional Committee is the annual flagship meeting of ministers of health from the Region during which they discuss a range of strategies and actions to tackle public health challenges in the Region. As the highest decision-making body on health,its decisions beget over the years contributed immensely towards improving the health and well-being of people in the Region.
Dignitaries attending the meeting include: Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO; Dr Matshidiso Moeti, and WHO Regional Director for Africa; senior WHO officials; representatives of agencies of the United Nations system; bilateral and multilateral organizations; nongovernmental organizations; and tall ranking decision-makers from Ministries of Health.
precedence topics on the agenda for this year’s Regional Committee include:
Research for health: a strategy for the African Region,2016–2025
Global strategy on human resources for health: perspectives from the African Region
The Transformation Agenda of the WHO Secretariat in the African Region
Progress report on the establishment of the Africa Centre for Disease Control
The African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF)
The 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak: lessons learnt and way forward
Progress on the implementation of the Health Promotion Strategy for the African Region
Progress on Strategy for Addressing Key Determinants of Health in the African Region
Progress on the establishment of the African Medicines Agency.
An updated RC65 Journal will be posted on the web every morning from 24 November 2015.
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Regional Committee contacts:Boakye-Agyemang,Naissem, or ________________________________
Related links: Draft provisional agenda (pdf: 37.63 kB)
Sixty-fifth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
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