What does ioac stand for?

That decision also welcomed the establishment of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC)2 to monitor the implementation of WHO’s reform, oversee performance of the WHE Programme, guide the Programme’s activities, advise the Director-General on related issues and report its findings through the WHO governing bodies.

Why does the ioac congratulate who?

The IOAC commends WHO for supporting the Government to contain the Ebola outbreak, while also assisting it to address the ongoing challenges to the public health system arising from the COVID-19 epidemic and other disease outbreaks. 28.

What is the ioac doing about sexual exploitation and abuse?

The IOAC was briefed that the WHE Programme is setting up a team within the Programme to institutionalize efforts for the prevention, mitigation and management of sexual exploitation and abuse in emergencies and embedding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse within the ERF. The IOAC will keep this area under review. 35.

What happened to the ioac?

In May 2020, on completion of the Committee’s first two terms of office, the Director-General decided to continue its function for a further two years, until May 2022 with revised terms of reference.3 The IOAC mission, as an oversight and advisory body, was primarily conceived as supportive to WHO to improve its performance in emergencies.