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Teema: WHO: C.L.51.2022 (SCHEPPR1)
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,Please find attached,
in the six official languages, C.L.51.2022 regarding the first meeting of
the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and
Response (12 December 2022).Best regards,Department of Governing
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Ref.: C.L.51.2022
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) presents his compliments
to Member States and has the honour to refer to decision EB151(2) (2022), which established
the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (“the
Standing Committee”), as well as to the letter of 5 July 2022 concerning the submission of
nominations for membership in the Standing Committee.
Through a further letter of 15 November 2022, the Executive Board was invited to
consider the nominations approved by the Regional Committees under a written silence
procedure. In the absence of objections received from Members of the Executive Board by the
set date, the persons nominated by the Regional Committees have been validly appointed as
members of the Standing Committee.
Accordingly, Members of the Standing Committee are as follows:
Africa Dr Edwin Dikoloti (Botswana)
Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi (Rwanda)
Americas Mr Michael Pearson (Canada)
Dr Julio César Borba Vargas (Paraguay)
Eastern Mediterranean Dr Abdelkrim Meziane Bellefquih (Morocco)
Dr Qasem Mohammed Buhaibah (Yemen)
Europe Dr Søren Brostrøm (Denmark)
Professor Jérôme Salomon (France)
South-East Asia Mr Rajesh Bhushan (India)
Mr Bonifácio Mau Coli dos Reis (Timor-Leste)
Western Pacific Dr Hiroki Nakatani (Japan)
Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (Malaysia)
It is understood that, as per the Executive Board’s consistent practice, if any member of a
committee or group is unable to participate in a meeting of the committee or group, her or his
successor or the alternate member of the Board designated by the government concerned, in
accordance with Rule 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, will participate in the
work of the committee or group.
The appointment of Standing Committee members takes effect from the date of this
communication.
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The Director-General has the honour to inform Member States that the first meeting
of the Standing Committee will be held in a virtual format on 12 December 2022 from
12:00–15:00 (CET).
To participate, INDICO registration will be required using the following link:
https://indico.un.org/e/StandingCommittee/1 no later than 9 December 2022.
Following registration, a personalized link to access the virtual platform will be sent to
delegates in the days preceding the meeting. Registrations sent after the deadline may cause a
delay in the receipt of a link to participate in the meeting.
The provisional agenda and other documentation for the meeting will be published at the
following link: https://apps.who.int/gb/scheppr/ as soon as available in the six official languages.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to
Member States the assurance of his highest consideration.
GENEVA, 5 December 2022