WHO & Regionals [to 13 September 2014]
SEARO
:: Sixty-seventh Session of the Regional Committee
9-12 September 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
:: Press release – Quality traditional medicine can deliver Universal Health Coverage: WHO
:: Press release – International initiative for neurodevelopmental disorders launched
:: Press release – Health Ministers resolve to accelerate efforts to improve health in the Region
Europe
:: WHO European governing body set to adopt innovative public health plans and nominate regional head of agency
Copenhagen, 11 September 2014
On 15 September, the annual meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe opens, bringing together representatives of the 53 Member States in the WHO European Region to take stock of what has been achieved and to decide what should be done next. During the four-day meeting, about 350 participants will consider the progress made in implementing the WHO European policy framework, Health 2020, and nominate the WHO Regional Director for Europe for a five-year term of office. The Regional Committee is also expected to endorse innovative action plans, negotiated over the last year, on some of the key public health issues in the Region: vaccination, child and adolescent health, prevention of child maltreatment, and food and nutrition.