The Office has issued, in English, three draft working documents on the three items of the agenda which, together with the working papers of the WHO, will serve as the basis for the Meeting's work.

In accordance with a decision taken by the Governing Body at its 286th (March 2003) Session and with the agreement of the WHO, a committee consisting of 15 members has been established, nine appointed by the ILO and six appointed by the WHO. Three ILO members have been nominated after consultations with governments, three after consultations with the Employers' group, and three after consultations with the Worker's group the Governing Body. The consultations with governments resulted in nominations by the governments of Canada, China and the Russian Federation. The nine ILO members have been approved by the Governing Body. Six experts have been nominated by WHO and they are from Colombia, Italy, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden and USA. In addition, representatives of certain intergovernmental organizations and observers representing certain international non-governmental organizations have been invited to attend the Meeting.

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