{"id":2582,"date":"2017-12-01T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/whf-attends-who-special-session-of-the-executive-board\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:12:46","slug":"whf-attends-who-special-session-of-the-executive-board","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/whf-attends-who-special-session-of-the-executive-board\/","title":{"rendered":"WHF attends WHO Special Session of the Executive Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-3897 media-3897\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC07061-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>From 22-23 November, WHF participated in a Special Session of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, held to discuss the Draft 13th General Programme of Work (GPW13) for the years 2019-2023.<\/p>\n<p>GPW13 sets out three strategic priorities for WHO: \u2018Health Coverage\u2019, \u2018Health Emergencies\u2019 and \u2018Health Priorities\u2019, with a vision to \u2018Promote health, keep the world safe, serve the vulnerable\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The draft GPW13 is accompanied by an \u2018Impact Framework\u2019, which explains how success of the strategy will be measured and evaluated.<\/p>\n<p>Governments supported this ambitious vision and mission, and the alignment of GPW13 with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), though expressed concerns about the costs of implementation and how WHO would become more operational. Member States also requested further information on targets and indicators include in the Impact Framework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position of WHF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/about\/gpw-thirteen-consultation\/en\/\">current draft of GPW13<\/a> was open for consultation prior to the Executive Board meeting, and the WHF compiled and submitted a response to the draft based on comments drawn from WHF Members, Board and staff.<\/p>\n<p>WHF delivered a policy statement at the session, which was supported by the International Alliance of Patients\u2019 Organizations (IAPO), World Hypertension League (WHL) and World Stroke Organization (WSO). Among its key comments and recommendations were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong support for WHO\u2019s top strategic priority of supporting \u2018countries to strengthen health systems in order to progress towards UHC\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>A recommendation to add a target of 80% coverage of NCD essential medicines and technologies to the Impact Framework, and to make \u2018<em>Access to NCD essential medicines and technologies\u2019 <\/em>a WHO flagship initiative.<\/li>\n<li>A request to WHO to outline in GPW13 its plans for fast-tracking the implementation of the framework for engagement with non-State actors, or FENSA (a key step to building partnerships to address social, economic, commercial and environmental determinants of health).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read the statement delivered by WHF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Statement-on-Agenda-Item-3-GPW13-Final.pdf\">here<\/a>, and our full consultation response\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/World-Heart-Federation-Comments-WHO-GPW13-Consultation-Response-FINAL.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WHO Executive Board announced that a revised and updated GPW13 and Impact Framework will be released on <strong>5<sup>th<\/sup> January 2018<\/strong> for discussion at the 142<sup>nd<\/sup> Session of the WHO Executive Board (or \u2018EB142\u2019), which will be held from 22-27 January 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 22-23 November, WHF participated in a Special Session of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, held to discuss the Draft 13th General Programme of Work (GPW13) for the years 2019-2023. 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