Review of the draft provisional agenda of the 150th session of the WHO Executive Board

1. Review of the draft provisional
agenda of the 150th session of the
WHO Executive Board
Agenda item 4(b)
Christoph Hamelmann
Chef de Cabinet
Sixty-eighth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
Cairo, Egypt, 11–14 October 2021

2. Agenda overview
• The 150th session of the WHO Executive Board will be held in
Geneva from 24 to 29 January 2022
• 25 agenda items under four GPW 13 pillars
• A decision regarding the meeting modality has not been made
yet

3. Pillar 1: One billion more people benefitting
from universal health coverage
• Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on
the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
• The global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and
sexually transmitted infections
• Global strategy for tuberculosis research and innovation
• Road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030
• Immunization Agenda 2030
• Infection prevention and control
• Global road map on defeating meningitis by 2030
• Standardization of medical devices nomenclature

4. Pillar 2: One billion more people better
protected from health emergencies
Public health emergencies: preparedness and response
• Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health
emergencies
• WHO’s work in health emergencies
• The Coalition for Universal Health Protection Architecture Initiative
• Influenza preparedness
• Global Health and Peace Initiative
Poliomyelitis
• Poliomyelitis eradication
• Polio transition planning and polio post-certification

5. • Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
• WHO Implementation Framework for Billion 3
WHO global strategy for food safety
Pillar 3: One billion more people enjoying
better health and well-being

6. • Budget and finance matters
• Management matters
• Governance matters
• Committees of the Executive Board
• Staffing matters
• Report on meetings of expert committees and study groups
Pillar 4: More effective and efficient WHO
providing better support to countries

7. Requests from our Region*
• Oman requested the withdrawal of the item on Universal Health Protection
Architecture (UHPAI)
• Bahrain requested the addition of an item on Global Health Diplomacy
Framework: To advance the integration of health in all policies
• United Arab Emirates: requested the addition of an item on well-being
• Iraq requested the addition of an item on Development of emergency
response team (rapid response team) – Received beyond deadline
• Final version of Agenda expected by end November
*As received following the circulation of the draft EB150 agenda

8. Thank you