Global Policy Group Statement on reforms of WHO work in outbreaks and emergencies

Following the Special Session of the Executive Board on Ebola held in January 2015 and the 68th World Health Assembly in May, we, the Director-General, Deputy Director-General and Regional Directors of WHO, have been leading the transformation of WHO’s work in outbreaks and emergencies. This transformation is guided by the report and recommendations of the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel, the Advisory Group on Reform of WHO’s Work in Outbreaks and Emergencies, and external reports, as well as the discussions in the WHO Executive Board this week. We are fully committed to urgently reform the emergency work of WHO in a comprehensive way through the establishment of one single Programme, with one workforce, one budget, one set of rules and processes and above all one clear line of authority. We are fully committed to an independent mechanism of assessment and monitoring of the performance of the Organization, reporting to the governing bodies.
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