Having examined the document on this subject presented by the Director (Document CD29/21);

 Mindful of the observations made on this matter during the XXI Pan American Sanitary Conference;

 Considering that the existing information on health conditions and progress in improving them in the countries of the Americas is steadily increasing and is more closely related to the goals and objectives of the Organization and its Member Governments; and

 Cognizant of the financial burden to the Governments of sending delegations to Pan American Sanitary Conferences,

1. To suggest to the XXII Pan American Sanitary Conference that it adopt the following guidelines on this matter:

a) Request that the Member Governments present in writing their reports to the Pan American Sanitary Conference on health conditions and progress made in the intervals between the Conferences;

b) Determine that those reports shall not exceed six double-spaced typewritten pages, for inclusion in extenso in the verbatim records of the Conference:

c) Establish that the delegations will also have an opportunity, during the discussion of the Director's Quadrennial Report, to take the floor for no longer than 10 minutes, and that to do so they must register in advance with the Officers of the Meeting, the President of the Conference enforcing compliance with this rule;

d) Urge the delegates that, in addition to complying with rules a), b), and c) above, they distribute their own printed matter on this subject to the other delegations, in the understanding that the shipment, reproduction, translation, and printing of those materials shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Member Governments.

2. To establish that Member Governments wishing to make general presentations on health conditions in their countries during the meetings of the Directing Council should adhere to the following rules:

a) Presentations should be typed double-spaced on not more than six pages for inclusion in extenso in the summary records;

b) Delegations will also have an opportunity to take the floor for no longer than 10 minutes, and to do so they must register in advance with the Officers of the Meeting.

3. To request that the Director establish an automatic mechanism to enable the Officers of the Pan American Sanitary Conference and the Directing Council to monitor the time allowed each speaker.