EB144/8 Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme

Overview

The IOAC 2018–2020 concludes that WHO’s emergency reform is on a successful trajectory and that the WHE Programme provides valuable lessons for the Organization’s overall transformation agenda.

The IOAC recommends that WHO leverage the WHE Programme’s experience in transforming the whole Organization to meet the ambitious triple billion targets of the Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It emphasizes that implementation of the transformation agenda must support and strengthen response to emergencies as a priority, within an appropriate and flexible framework. The IOAC will closely monitor and oversee the progress of the WHE Programme, in the context of the Thirteenth General Programme of Work and the transformation agenda.