India is hosting the 31st meeting of Ministers of Health of countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region and 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia at New Delhi from 10th-13th September, 2013. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the International Meeting on 10 September, 2013 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditorium.
Some of the key technical discussions to be taken up at the Meeting of Ministers of Health are:
High blood pressure and its health implications: The ministers are expected to adopt the ‘New Delhi Declaration on High Blood Pressure’.
Ageing and Health: The Yogyakarta Declaration on Ageing and Health 2012 sets out key action points and commitments on promoting ageing and health. The Meeting of Ministers of Health will discuss the progress made on these action points and will map the way forward.
Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals approaches, there is a wide debate as to what development goals the global community should set next. The Meeting of Ministers of Health would contemplate on the same keeping regional preferences in context.
Follow-up actions on the decisions and recommendations of the Thirtieth Meeting of Ministers of Health:The Meeting of Ministers of Health would also deliberate on the follow-up actions on the decisions and recommendations of the Thirtieth Meeting at Yogyakarta in 2012.
Apart from Ageing and Health, the recommendations pertain to the implementation of International Health Regulations, Non-communicable diseases including mental health and neurological disorders, the role of WHO in managing emergencies, health workforce training and education, pandemic influenza preparedness and challenges in polio eradication.
Some of the other key issues that would be discussed during the session of the WHO Regional Committee would be universal health coverage (UHC), Targets for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), measles elimination and rubella control and nomination of the Regional Director.
Some of the key technical discussions to be taken up at the Meeting of Ministers of Health are:
High blood pressure and its health implications: The ministers are expected to adopt the ‘New Delhi Declaration on High Blood Pressure’.
Ageing and Health: The Yogyakarta Declaration on Ageing and Health 2012 sets out key action points and commitments on promoting ageing and health. The Meeting of Ministers of Health will discuss the progress made on these action points and will map the way forward.
Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals approaches, there is a wide debate as to what development goals the global community should set next. The Meeting of Ministers of Health would contemplate on the same keeping regional preferences in context.
Follow-up actions on the decisions and recommendations of the Thirtieth Meeting of Ministers of Health:The Meeting of Ministers of Health would also deliberate on the follow-up actions on the decisions and recommendations of the Thirtieth Meeting at Yogyakarta in 2012.
Apart from Ageing and Health, the recommendations pertain to the implementation of International Health Regulations, Non-communicable diseases including mental health and neurological disorders, the role of WHO in managing emergencies, health workforce training and education, pandemic influenza preparedness and challenges in polio eradication.
Some of the other key issues that would be discussed during the session of the WHO Regional Committee would be universal health coverage (UHC), Targets for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), measles elimination and rubella control and nomination of the Regional Director.
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