Sixty-nineth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean

Scientific Programme

REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE EM/RC69/1-Rev.1
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 4 September 2022
Sixty-nineth session
WHO Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt, 10–13 October 2022

Draft Provisional Agenda

1. Opening of the session

   (a) Election of Officers

   (b) Adoption of the Agenda EM/RC69/1-Rev.1
   EM/RC69/2-Rev.1

2. (a) Annual Report of the Regional Director 2021 EM/RC69/3

   Progress reports on:
   (b) Eradication of poliomyelitis EM/RC69/INF.DOC.1

   (c) Regional approach to implementing the Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2023 EM/RC69/INF.DOC.2

   (d) Private sector engagement for advancing universal health coverage EM/RC69/INF.DOC.3

   (e) Strengthening the nursing workforce to advance universal health coverage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a call for action EM/RC69/INF.DOC.4

   (f) Regional strategy to improve access to medicines and vaccines in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2020–2030, including lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic EM/RC69/INF.DOC.5

   (g) Strategic framework for blood safety and availability 2016–2025 EM/RC69/INF.DOC.6

   (h) Health issues facing populations affected by disasters and emergencies, including the International Health Regulations (2005)
   EM/RC69/INF.DOC.7
   3. Technical papers

   (a) Building resilient health systems to advance universal health coverage and promote health security in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
   EM/RC69/4
   

   (b) Accelerating the prevention, control and elimination of communicable diseases through integration: optimizing support from Gavi and the Global Fund
   EM/RC69/5
   (c) Promoting health and well-being in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: moving from theory to action to achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals
   EM/RC69/6
   (d) Advancing the implementation of One Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
   EM/RC69/7

   (e) Regional strategy for fostering digital health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2023–2027) EM/RC69/8

3. World Health Assembly and Executive Board

   Programme and budget matters

   (a) Extending the Thirteenth General Programme of Work,
   2019–2023, to 2025
   (b) Member State consultations on Programme Budget 2024-2025 EM/RC69/9

EM/RC69/10

Governance matters

(c) Resolutions and decisions of regional interest adopted by the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly and the Executive Board at its 150th and 151st sessions   EM/RC69/11

(d) Review of the draft provisional agenda of the 152nd session of the WHO Executive Board 
EM/RC69/11-Annex 1
(e) Membership of WHO bodies and committees EM/RC69/12

(f) Transformation update   EM/RC69/13


Technical matters:

(g) Update on the Director-General’s proposals for strengthening the global architecture of health emergency preparedness, response and resilience  EM/RC69/14

(h) Global strategy on infection prevention and control EM/RC69/15

(i) Strengthening clinical trials to provide high-quality evidence on health interventions and to improve research quality and coordination EM/RC69/16


(j) Global Health for Peace Initiative  EM/RC69/17

(k) Well-being and health promotion EM/RC69/18

5.Report of the sixth meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee to the Regional Director EM/RC69/19

1. Report of the thirteenth, and fourteenth meetings of the Programme Subcommittee of the Regional Committee EM/RC69/20
   EM/RC69/21

2. Report of the fourth and fifth meetings of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks EM/RC69/22
   EM/RC69/23

3. Nominations

Nomination of a Member State to the Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease (TDR) EM/RC69/24

1. Awards

Award of the State of Kuwait Prize for the Control of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region EM/RC69/INF.DOC.8

10.Place and date of future sessions of the Regional Committee EM/RC69/INF.DOC.9

1. Other business

2. Closing session