69th session of the WHO/AFRO RC and PHM Commentary Index Page

The 69th session of the WHO/AFRO RC meets from 19-23 August 2019 in Brazzaville, Congo. The Provisional Agenda, the Statement of the chairperson of the Programme subcommittee to the sixty-ninth session of the regional committee and Informational documents are already published.

See https://who-track.phmovement.org/afro-69 .

Please contribute to the AFRO69 Watch by reviewing the Provisional Agenda and identifying items that inspire you or are close to what you are working on or where you have expertise or experience. Please choose your item(s) and contribute to develop commentaries. There are a few items on the agenda that are important and require our response. Drafting a commentary on major items and sending this to the country delegates attending will be an important advocacy tool for all of us.

You can also mobilize (at country and regional level) around items that are relevant for you.

Please share it with your group or anybody interested or willing to contribute.

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