Presentation delivered by Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director of WHO/Europe, on 16 May 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland

1. Twenty-second Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe
fourth session, Geneva, Switzerland, 16–17 May 2015
Update by the
Regional Director
Fourth session
of the Twenty-second Standing
Committee
of the Regional Committee
16 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

2. Twenty-second Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe
fourth session, Geneva, Switzerland, 16–17 May 2015
Global Policy Group
• Ebola virus disease outbreak
• WHO reform in emergencies
• Health on the post-2015 agenda
• Review of proposed programme
budget for 20162017

3. Twenty-second Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe
fourth session, Geneva, Switzerland, 16–17 May 2015
Major events
• European environment and health process mid-
term review, Haifa, Israel, 2829 April
• Meeting on health in foreign policy and
development cooperation, Berlin, Germany,
2829 April
• Meeting on intersectoral collaboration with
education and social sector, Paris, France,
24 April

4. Twenty-second Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe
fourth session, Geneva, Switzerland, 16–17 May 2015
Major events
• European Advisory Committee on Health
Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1516 April
• European Union: informal meeting of health
ministers, Riga, Latvia, 2021 April
• Eastern Partnership Ministerial Conference on
Tuberculosis and Its Multi-drug Resistance,
Riga, 3031 March

5. Twenty-second Standing Committee of the Regional Committee for Europe
fourth session, Geneva, Switzerland, 16–17 May 2015
Major events
• World Health Day on food safety, 7 April
• 10th European Immunization Week,
2025 April
• Celebration of Ignác Semmelweis’ work on
infection control