The document discusses nominating a member state from the Eastern Mediterranean region to serve on the Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) for a four-year term from 2019 to 2022. Currently, Afghanistan's term expires at the end of 2018, leaving one vacancy. Egypt applied to fill this vacancy. The Regional Committee is asked to nominate one member state to serve on the Board.

1. Nomination of a Member State to
the Joint Coordinating Board of the
Special Programme for Research and
Training in Tropical Disease (TDR)
Agenda item 6
65th Session of the Regional Committee for the
Eastern Mediterranean
15‒18 October 2018, Khartoum

2. Composition of the Joint Coordinating Board of TDR
• Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
(TDR)
• Joint UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme
• The Board consists of 28 members
• 12 selected by resource contributors
• 6 selected by WHO regional committees
• 6 designated by the Board from the cooperating parties
• 4 agencies that comprise the Standing Committee

3. Regional Office nomination for the Board membership
(1 January 2019─31 December 2022)
• Members serve for fours years
• Currently Afghanistan until 31 December 2018
• As of 1 January 2019, one vacancy from the Region
• Regional Office invited Member States to apply. The following
applied: Egypt
• Regional Committee is requested to nominate one Member State to
serve on the Joint Coordinating Board for a four-year period

4. Thank you