Regional Green Light Committee for the WHO European Region face-to-face meeting (Copenhagen, Denmark, 4–5 August 2016)

2016

A face-to-face meeting of the regional Green Light Committee for the WHO European Region (rGLC/Europe) was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4–5 August 2016. The specific objectives were to update and align regional policies on new treatment regimens and the use of new drugs and diagnostic techniques according to WHO global recommendations.

Invitees included members of rGLC/Europe and representatives from the WHO Regional Collaborating Committee, the European TB laboratory initiative, the Global Drugs Facility, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the United States Agency for International Development. Speakers from WHO headquarters also attended. Participants presented recommendations for WHO and partners and defined action points for the rGLC/Europe.