This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only those who have signed it.
The Parliamentary Assembly and the World Health Organisation
(WHO) acknowledge the important role parliaments have nationality
and internationally in public health and seek to help them with
effective policy making, legislation and resource allocation. Equally,
both institutions recognise that as a result of their combined endeavours
health problems can be all the better addressed.
The Assembly has already proposed measures and adopted texts
to improve health. These include: Resolution 1816 (2011), on health
hazards of heavy metals and other metals; Recommendation 1959 (2011)
on preventive health care policies in the Council of Europe member
States; Resolution 1749 (2010) and Recommendation 1929 (2010) on
handling of the H1N1 pandemic: more transparency needed.
The Assembly therefore calls on the Committee of Ministers
and WHO to revisit their resolve of co-operation of 1952 and to
work together in the following respects:
- regular contact and information-sharing;
- efficient use by the Council of Europe of the WHO’s expertise
on health-related matters.
