Regional Programme Meeting

The functions of the Regional Programme Meeting are to:

• consider the criteria and guidelines for preparation, implementation and evaluation of the regional programme and health development activities at country level;
• consider the extent to which international health coordination and technical cooperation activities at country level are relevant to and compatible with the policies laid down by the governing bodies of WHO and the executive heads of the WHO Secretariat, and to make proposals for correcting any inconsistencies so identified;
• propose the practical procedures for the elaboration, implementation and evaluation of the regional programme as a whole in line with Country Focus Policy and Country Cooperation Strategies;
• examine the programme budget proposals, with particular reference to the WHO's General Programme of Work, long-term plans, global strategies, and internationally agreed goals, as well as programmes arising from them, and make appropriate recommendations;
• propose measures aimed at ensuring the effective collaboration and coordination for health development between the various partners at regional and country levels; and
• carry out such other tasks as the Regional Director may entrust to the Committee Regional Programme Meeting.