The Sixty-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 19 to 23 August 2016.

This annual meeting of the RC will be attended by higher officials from WHO and government of Ethiopia, health ministers and delegates from Africa region, senior WHO executives and program leaders; representatives of the United Nations system, bilateral and multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and teams from ministry of health.
The WHO Regional Committee for Africa is the Governing Body of WHO in the African Region comprising Health Ministers from 47 African countries.

AGENDA OF RC66:

• Regional oral health strategy 2016–2025: addressing oral diseases as part of NCDs
• Regional strategy for health security and emergencies
• WHO implementation plan for the recommendations of the Review Committee on the Role of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the Ebola Outbreak and Response
• Multispectral action for a life course approach to healthy ageing: global strategy and plan of action on ageing and health: implementation framework for the African Region
• Global strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016–2030: Implementation in the African Region
• Framework for implementing the End TB Strategy in the African Region 2016–2020
• HIV/AIDS: Framework for action in the WHO African Region 2016–2020
• Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis in the African Region: Framework for Action, 2016–2020
• Framework for implementing the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 in the African Region Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• The African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF) – The way forward
• Regional strategy on regulation of medical products in the African Region, 2016–2025

MORE DETAILS:
WHAT: 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa (RC 66)
WHEN: 19-23 August, 2016
WHERE: United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WHO: Health Ministers and other Delegates from 47 countries in the WHO Africa Region will participate in the RC 66 Meeting. Speakers will include H.E. Dr Kesetebirhan Admassu, Minister of Health of Ethiopia, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director (RD) of WHO Africa Region. H.E the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr Hailemariam Dessalegn will address closing remarks.
WHAT ELSE: 
PRESS BRIEFING: Briefing sessions will be arranged for media on the 2nd and 4th day of the meeting from 8:00am to 8:30 am at UNCC small briefing room (SBR)
PRESS CONFERENCE: Press conference will be held on the closing day, 23rd of August, 2016 at UNCC Large Briefing Room (LBR) after the resolution has been made.


MEDIA ORIENTATION WORKSHOP:
There will be a media orientation workshop on RC66 on 18 August 9:00am-1:00pm at Elilly Hotel.
Participation is by prior confirmation.  Please send your confirmations latest by 17 August to:  Selamawit Yilma (yilmas@who.int)