Daily timetable
The Regional Committee will be requested to adopt special procedures because the 68th session is being held online.
Key technical health issues on this year's agenda will include:
Accelerating health emergency preparedness and response – a plan of action
A regional strategy for integrated disease surveillance – overcoming data fragmentation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Building resilient communities for better health and well-being
Addressing diabetes as a public health challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The 4-day programme will also include progress reports on: eradication of poliomyelitis; a mid-term review of progress in implementing the regional tobacco control strate; scaling up mental health care: a framework for action; regional framework for action on climate change; regional framework on ending preventable newborn, child and adolescent deaths; framework for action for the hospital sector in the Eastern Mediterranean Region; developing national institutional capacity for evidence-informed policy-making for health; accelerating regional implementation of the Political Declaration of the Third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018; regional framework for action to strengthen the public health response to substance use; COVID-19 preparedness and response activities in the Region; accreditation of regional non-State actors to the Regional Committee; and health issues facing populations affected by disasters and emergencies including IHR [special update].
These reports provide updates on implementation of resolutions approved by the Regional Committee at previous sessions.
Technical briefings and ministerial lunches offer additional opportunities to discuss technical agenda items.
