122nd WHO Executive Board session

Date: 21-26 January 2008
Location: Geneva, Switzerland

The WHO Executive Board's 122nd session took place in Geneva from 21 to 26 January 2008.

Among the issues on the agenda were:

• climate change and health;
• pandemic influenza preparedness;
• mechanism for management of potential risks to polio eradication;
• implementation of the International Health Regulations;
• prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases;
• global immunization strategy; and
• international migration of health personnel.

The Executive Board is composed of 34 members technically qualified in the field of health. Members are elected for three-year terms.

DOCUMENTATION Provisional agenda [pdf 132kb] Preliminary daily timetable [pdf 123kb] All documents for the 122nd session NEWS Dr Mirta Roses Periago reappointed Regional Director for the Americas 24 January 2008 WHO Executive Board opens on optimistic note 21 January 2008

SPEECHES Director-General's report Address by Dr Margaret Chan PHOTOS Selected photographs from the 122nd Executive Board session KEY ISSUES Pandemic influenza Climate change and health Immunization International Health Regulations Noncommunicable diseases Poliomyelitis

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