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STATUS AS AT : 23-04-2018 05:00:33 EDT
CHAPTER IX
HEALTH
1. b Amendment to article 7 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Geneva, 20 May 1965
Not yet in force
:
see article 73 of the Constitution which reads as follows: "1. Texts of proposed amendments to this Constitution shall be communicated by the Director-General to Members at least six months in advance of their consideration by the Health Assembly. Amendments shall come into force for all Members when adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Health Assembly and accepted by two-thirds of the Members in accordance with their respective constitutional processes.".
Status :
Parties : 98
Text :
World Health Assembly resolution 18.48;  Official Records of the World Health Organization , No. 143, p. 32.


Note :
The amendment to article 7 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization  was adopted by the Eighteenth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 18.48 of  20 May 1965.
Participant 1, 2
Acceptance(A)
Afghanistan
16 Nov 1966 A
Algeria
27 May 1966 A
Andorra
30 Apr 2001 A
Austria
15 Sep 2005 A
Bahrain
25 Jun 1975 A
Bangladesh
24 Mar 2000 A
Barbados
 3 Jul 1967 A
Belize
10 Oct 2003 A
Benin
 2 Feb 1966 A
Bhutan
14 Apr 1999 A
Botswana
 4 Oct 2004 A
Brazil
 9 May 2002 A
Bulgaria
26 Jan 1973 A
Burkina Faso
 6 May 1966 A
Burundi
11 May 1970 A
Cameroon
 5 Sep 1967 A
Central African Republic
30 Dec 1970 A
Chad
15 Dec 1998 A
Colombia
29 Jan 2008 A
Cook Islands
14 Feb 2000 A
Costa Rica
15 Jun 1967 A
Côte d'Ivoire
 6 Dec 1965 A
Croatia
29 Jun 2000 A
Cuba
17 Jun 1975 A
Cyprus
29 Jul 2002 A
Czech Republic
12 Nov 2002 A
Djibouti
30 Mar 2005 A
Dominica
13 Aug 1998 A
Dominican Republic
13 Dec 1965 A
Egypt
20 Jul 1966 A
Estonia
 9 Mar 2005 A
Ethiopia
19 Sep 1966 A
Fiji
 9 Feb 1999 A
France
 5 Oct 2000 A
Ghana
 9 Feb 1966 A
Greece
 7 Dec 1998 A
Guinea
22 Dec 1965 A
Iceland
29 May 2002 A
India
10 May 1966 A
Iraq
12 Feb 1968 A
Jamaica
28 Sep 1970 A
Jordan
11 May 1970 A
Kuwait
11 May 1966 A
Lebanon
 5 Feb 1968 A
Liberia
16 Sep 2005 A
Madagascar
26 Nov 1965 A
Maldives
10 Jul 1968 A
Mali
18 Oct 1966 A
Malta
29 Mar 2000 A
Mauritania
26 Oct 1965 A
Mauritius
 8 Apr 1969 A
Mexico
20 Jun 2001 A
Monaco
 5 Nov 2003 A
Mongolia
 5 Oct 1971 A
Morocco
 2 Mar 1967 A
Mozambique
 9 Jul 1998 A
Myanmar
 8 Mar 1966 A
Namibia
21 Sep 2004 A
Nepal
22 Aug 2003 A
New Zealand 3
16 Jun 2000 A
Niger
 9 May 1966 A
Nigeria
30 Jun 1966 A
Niue
12 Oct 1998 A
Oman
25 Jun 1971 A
Pakistan
 8 Jul 1966 A
Palau
 7 Oct 2003 A
Panama
16 Aug 2004 A
Peru
20 Jun 1967 A
Philippines
20 Nov 1967 A
Poland
19 Feb 1971 A
Portugal
 7 Jan 2005 A
Qatar
21 Jun 1999 A
Russian Federation
 2 Feb 1972 A
Rwanda
 5 Jan 1966 A
Samoa
19 Aug 1998 A
San Marino
28 Oct 1980 A
Saudi Arabia
26 May 1967 A
Senegal
 7 Jul 1966 A
Serbia
28 Dec 2004 A
Seychelles
 6 Oct 2004 A
Sierra Leone
 3 Mar 1966 A
Slovakia
11 May 2005 A
Somalia
26 Apr 1971 A
Spain
26 Sep 2001 A
Sudan
12 May 1999 A
Syrian Arab Republic
 2 Jun 1966 A
Thailand
22 Jul 1998 A
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
 9 Mar 1999 A
Togo
15 Dec 1998 A
Trinidad and Tobago
 2 Dec 1965 A
Tunisia
 9 Mar 1966 A
Uganda
26 May 1999 A
United Republic of Tanzania
17 Aug 1966 A
Uruguay
 7 Nov 2007 A
Uzbekistan
23 Apr 2004 A
Viet Nam
 4 Jun 1999 A
Yemen
18 Oct 2002 A
Zambia
22 Nov 1965 A
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End Note
1

The former Yugoslavia had accepted the amendments on 29 March 1966. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia"  in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

2

The German Democratic Republic had accepted the amendment on 21 February 1974.  See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section.

3

See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section.

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