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Fig. 1. Plan of acíion (continued).
Member Slates
Date Action for national health development Rcporting to Rcgional Committee Regional Commitlee Regional Offtce
1987 March Have submitted a monitoring report on the formulation and implementation of the national HFA strategy
by June
September Thirty-seventh session to: — review a report on monitoring of the implementation of the regional strategy — revise the regional plan of actfon, as necessary Has diffused the regional HFA research plan and contacted national health research councils or equivalent authorit ies to convince them of the research needs for HFA development Regional Director to submit a report on monitoring of the implementation of the regional strategy
by December Have analysed the overall organizational pattern of health service delivery and prepared a comprehensive national plan, as necessary, for improvement of PHC (26-30) •) Have assessed and reviewed, as necessary, the policy on quality of care and health technology assessment (31, 39) Has developed and diffused case studies and guidelines on coordinated health manpower planning and on health manpower scenarios Has promoted the development of model projects on environmental health improvements for industrializcd areas Has provided guidelines and given assistance for the development of policies for health promotion, especially in relation toschools, workplaces, the family and the community
1988 September Thirty-eight session to: — endorse the regional contribution to the Eight General Programme of Work — endorse the 1990-91 programme budget Submit proposals for the 1990-91 programme budget and the regional component of the Eight General Programme of Work
by December Have analysed health manpower development experience and adopted compr hensive plans for such development in line with the national HFA strategy (37, 38) Have developed a national HFA2000 rescarch plan that gives priority to major areas where knowledge is lacking, in order to reach the national HFA targets (32, 33) Has disscminated basic principles and guidelines on public information through collaborating centres Has developed guidelines regarding critical HFA issues relative to sectors other than health
Have reviewed public policies that affect lifestyleand revised them, as necessary, to make a healthy lifestyle the easier one to choose (13)
Have reviewed environmental health policy as well as mechanisms for monitoring, assessing and controlling environmental hazards, and revised them, as necessary, so as to be fully supporti ve of the national strategy (18, 19, 24)
*) The number in parentheses refers to the target number to be reached by the proposed action.
— health research;
— policies affecting lifestyles;
— policies and mechanisms related to environmental
health;
— health education;
— policies ensuring the prerequisites for health;
— support for social groups whose activities influence
health.
In maj 1982, the Thirty-fifth World Health Assembly
approved a global plan of action for implementing the
global strategy for health for all (resolution
WHA35.23). It was thereby envisaged that the regional
committees would monitor the implementation of the
regional strategy every two years from 1983, and
evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy in reaching the
targets every six years from 1985.
2.2. REGIONAL COMMITTEE
The main responsibilities of the Regional Committee
are:
— first, based on the reports by Member States, to
monitor the implementation of the regional strategy
every two years and to evaluate its effectiveness in
reaching the regional targets every six years;
— second, on this basis, to update as necessary the
regional plan of action, strategy and targets, and list
of indicators;
— third, to submit proposals on the European regional
contribution to the General Programme of Work
every six years and on the biennial programme
budget every two years, which fully support the
implementation of the strategies and the attainment
of the targets at both national and regional levels.
2.3. REGIONAL OFFICE
The main responsibility of the Regional Office is to give
full support to Member States and the Regional
Committee in carrying out their respective shares of the
plan. In so doing, the four main roles given to WHO in