India's Health Secretary made chairperson of key world health panel
New Delhi, May 24: India's Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has been appointed as the Chairperson of Committee B at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA), the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.
WHA's Committee B mainly discusses administrative and financial matters of the WHO.
The World Health Organization takes its objectives and priorities from its 194 member countries. Every year, the World Health Assembly reviews a long and complex list of health concerns and responses to review which functions through two types of committees, that is, Committee A and Committee B.
WHA' Committee A meets to discuss technical and health matters.
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"Committee A has listed critical issues to discuss during 75th WHA including pandemic preparedness and response, amendment in international health regulations 2005. WHO works in a health emergency, global strategy for HIV, TB, viral hepatitis and eradication of polio, immunisation agenda 2030, infection prevention and control and human resources for health etc," the health ministry stated.
Committee B mainly debates administrative and financial matters of the World Health Organization.
"This year Committee B will discuss and prepare a report on many important issues which includes health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and in the occupied Syrian Golan, Budget for WHO for the year 2022-2023, Prevention of sexual exploitation, WHO reforms, global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property, audit report of WHO, global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property and intergovernmental organizations issues," it further said.
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