Decision on the Report of the Third Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Health, Johannesburg, South Africa, 9-13 April, 2007 – Doc. EX.CL/354 (XI)

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DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE AU CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF HEALTH, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 9 – 13 APRIL, 2007 – DOC.EX.CL/354 (XI)

The Executive Council:

1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Third Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Health;

2. REAFFIRMS the importance of health in the promotion of socio- economic development in Africa;

3. ENDORSES the Johannesburg Declaration of the Third Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Health¹;

4. ALSO ENDORSES the Africa Health Strategy as a framework within which Member States should address the health challenges facing the continent;

5. FURTHER ENDORSES

1. The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa;

2. The Plan of Action on Violence Prevention in Africa;

3. The Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for the Outcomes of the May 2006 Abuja Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.

6. URGES Member States, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to implement these commitments and report to the Commission;

7. REQUESTS the Commission in collaboration with Regional Economic Communities and other partners, to follow-up and coordinate the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report as well as all the documents adopted at the Conference;

8. FURTHER REQUESTS the Commission to submit a status report regularly on the implementation of the outcomes and recommendations of the Conference to Council.