Sixty-first session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa

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The sixty-first session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa took place from 29 August to 2 September 2011 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.

The Regional Committee, comprising health ministers from 46 Member States, is the Governing Body of WHO in the African Region. Its purpose is to set policy and approve the budget and programme of the work of WHO in the Region.

Working Documents
Information Bulletin - Yamoussoukro 89.49 KB
Provisional Agenda 20.57 KB
Provisional Programme of Work 50.44 KB
Health Financing - Sharing experiences in securing funding to achieve national health development goals55.13 KB
Concept Paper on the Governance of WHO47.4 KB
Concept paper on an independent formative evaluation of the WHO59.97 KB
Concept Paper on the World Health Forum 65.15 KB
Framework document for the African Public Health Emergency Fund-with Resolution191.04 KB
WHO Reform for a Healthy Future 35.07 KB
Implementation of the WHO PB 2010-2011 in the African Region 66.29 KB
WHO Programme Budget 2012-2013 Orientations for implementation in the African Region137 KB
Measles elimination by 2020 - A strategy for the African Region-with Resolution1008.96 KB
Monitoring the Implementation of the Health Millennium Development Goals 415 KB
Framework for Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change in the African Region-with Resolution 68.24 KB
Progress report on poliomyelitis eradication in the African Region 131.79 KB
Correlation between the work of the Regional Committee, the EB and WHA98.55 KB
Information on the date and place of the Sixty-second session of the RC and deliberations on the date and place of the Sixty-third session20.16 KB
Progress report on the road map for accelarating the attainment of the MDG 49.25 KB
Progress report on decade of traditional medicine in the African Region81.02 KB
Progress report on the implementation of the Regional Committee and resolution AFR/RC59/R338.27 KB
Progress report on the implementation of the Regional Health Promotion Strategy36.17 KB
Report on WHO Staff in the African Region222.37 KB
WHO internal and external audit reports 71.81 KB
Final Report
Final Report1.34 MB
Working Documents
Information Bulletin - Yamoussoukro 89.49 KB
Provisional Agenda 20.57 KB
Provisional Programme of Work 50.44 KB
Health Financing - Sharing experiences in securing funding to achieve national health development goals55.13 KB
Concept Paper on the Governance of WHO47.4 KB
Concept paper on an independent formative evaluation of the WHO59.97 KB
Concept Paper on the World Health Forum 65.15 KB
Framework document for the African Public Health Emergency Fund-with Resolution191.04 KB
WHO Reform for a Healthy Future 35.07 KB
Implementation of the WHO PB 2010-2011 in the African Region 66.29 KB
WHO Programme Budget 2012-2013 Orientations for implementation in the African Region137 KB
Measles elimination by 2020 - A strategy for the African Region-with Resolution1008.96 KB
Monitoring the Implementation of the Health Millennium Development Goals 415 KB
Framework for Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change in the African Region-with Resolution 68.24 KB
Progress report on poliomyelitis eradication in the African Region 131.79 KB
Correlation between the work of the Regional Committee, the EB and WHA98.55 KB
Information on the date and place of the Sixty-second session of the RC and deliberations on the date and place of the Sixty-third session20.16 KB
Progress report on the road map for accelarating the attainment of the MDG 49.25 KB
Progress report on decade of traditional medicine in the African Region81.02 KB
Progress report on the implementation of the Regional Committee and resolution AFR/RC59/R338.27 KB
Progress report on the implementation of the Regional Health Promotion Strategy36.17 KB
Report on WHO Staff in the African Region222.37 KB
WHO internal and external audit reports 71.81 KB
Resolutions/decisions
Measles elimination by 2020: A strategy for the African Region852.72 KB
Framework for public health adaptation to climate change in the African Region 152.38 KB
Framework document for the African Public Health Emergency Fund 144.26 KB
Poliomyelitis eradication in the African Region 149.8 KB
Vote of thanks 68.28 KB
Speeches
Address by Minister of Health of Ethiopia, His Excellency Dr Kesetebirhan Admasu95.21 KB
Address by Minister of Health of Chad, Mr Assane Ngueadoum104.61 KB
Address by the WHO Regional Director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti117.56 KB
Address by the WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan117.22 KB
Address by His Excellency Dr Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia96 KB

News releases

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