WHO

21 MAY 2010 | GENEVA — The Sixty-third World Health Assembly, which brought together Health Ministers and senior health officials from the  World Health Organization (WHO) Member States, concluded business and closed Friday evening.

“You reached agreement on some items that are a real gift to public health, everywhere. Thanks to some all-night efforts, we now have a code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel,” said Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General. The delegates adopted resolutions on a variety of global health issues including:

Monitoring of the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals
The resolution expresses concern at the relatively slow progress in attaining the Millennium Development Goals, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and at the fact that maternal, newborn and child health as well as universal access to reproductive health services remain constrained by health inequities. Member States noted that MDGs 4 and 5 were lagging behind and agreed to strengthen national health systems as well as take into account health equity in all national policies. They also reaffirmed the value of primary health care and renewed their commitment to prevent and eliminate maternal, newborn and child mortality and morbidity.

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