Sofia 14 July 2022 – Head of SEEHN Secretariat Dr. Mira Jovanovski – Dasic met today with the Director of the National Center of Public Health and Analyses Prof. Plamen Dimitrov. Dr. Jovanovski – Dasic congratulated Prof. Dimitrov, a longstanding National Health Coordinator Alternate for the Republic of Bulgaria, on his appointment as member of…
Sofia 14 July 2022 – Head of SEEHN Secretariat Dr. Mira Jovanovski – Dasic met today with the Director of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute Tanya Mihaylova. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Bulgaria helped organizing this meeting with the aim of assessing potential forms of cooperation between the two parties by linking health…
Head of SEEHN Secretariat, Dr. Mira Jovanovski – Dasic, participated at the two-day workshop devoted to Pandemic Preparedness Planning, organized on 12 – 13 July in Sofia, Bulgaria by SECID SEEHN Regional Health Development Center (RHDC) on communicable diseases, with the support of CDC Atlanta and WHO. Around 40 epidemiologists, surveillance and laboratory professionals, Ministry…
The two-day policy dialogue brought together representatives of all nine Member States of the SEE Health Network as well as senior officials from the partner international organizations and the diplomatic corps. The meetings focused on coordinating the preparation of the Fifth Ministerial Forum and identifying the most important issues in the Region to be addressed,…
Around the world, on 12th of May, we celebrate Nurses and their vital role in the health of our health care systems. Since 1974, we pay tribute to nurses’ incredible work, professionalism, selflessness, courage, strength, and perseverance and this has been highlighted more than ever by the hard times of the Covid-19 pandemic. SEEHN would…
Dr. Mira Dašić, the Head of SEEHN Secretariat highlights the importance of action to improve #AirQuality ❗️Poor #AirQuality results in millions of deaths each year❗️Exposure to air pollution ⬇️ life expectancy around the 🗺️ #HealthierTomorrow #CleanAir TRENDS IN AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE
Members of EuroHealthNet and the South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) met on the 12th of April to discuss common and specific challenges related to public health faced by networks in the Ukraine crisis. Discussions were held to see where further support can be given, in terms of connections, information, joint advocacy etc. Meeting report – Ukraine crisis:…
On April 8, Dr. Mira Dašić, the Head of SEEHN Secretariat met in Belgrade with Mr Vladimir Arsenovic the Director of the Agency for Accreditation of Health Care Institutions in Serbia and the Director of the SEEHN RHDC on Accreditation and continuous quality improvement of health care. The parties assessed the status of the Centre’s…
It is celebrated every year on 7 April with the aim of drawing attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. On this date in 1948, World Health Organization was founded. This year, the World Health Day is dedicated to raising the awareness on the threats posed by climate…
Belgrade, 1 April 2022 – As a follow up to the recently completed project “Mental Health and Resilience Training for healthcare workers responding to COVID-19 in SEE Region”, SEEHN Secretariat Director Dr. Mira Jovanovski – Dasic paid a working visit to the the Clinic for Psychiatric Diseases and the Mental Health Center “Laza Lazarevic” in…
Belgrade, 29 March 2022 – In the light of the recent establishment of the Organizational Board for the Fifth Ministerial Forum, director of SEEHN Secretariat Dr. Mira Jovanovski – Dasic and Chair of SEEHN Executive Committee and National Health Coordinator of the Republic of Serbia Dr. Danijela Urosevic met today at the Ministry of Health…
On 28 and 29 March 2022 the Multi-country – TAIEX Workshop on Good Practice in Strengthening Health Systems for the Prevention and the Control of TB in the SEEHN Member States (Western Balkans and beyond) was held virtually. The initiative for this multi-country event was developed and implemented as a partnership between the IPH of…
Dr. Mira Jovanovski Dasic, head of SEEHN Secretariat, took part at The First World Conference “Fighting COVID-19 Pandemic – Health Challenges” that was held from 26 to 28 March 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. On the first day, as part of session three, she gave a presentation on the “Regional collaboration and partnership in supporting the…
Skopje, 25 March 2022 Prior to the official Project Closing Ceremony, a working meeting of the Mental Health & Resilience Master Trainers and National Focal Points was held in Skopje. The goal of the meeting was for the participants to exchange experience on the implementation of the training program in their countries and to discuss…
Skopje, 25 March 2022 A Video that reflects the impressions and views of the Mental Health & Resilience Master Trainers and training participants was produced within the project. Watch and listen to the experience from the project activities
Skopje, 25 March 2022 SEEHN Secretariat extends its most sincere gratitude and appreciation to all colleagues and institutions who have contributed to the successful project implementation. During the Project Closing Ceremony, Dr Dasic, Head of SEEHN Secretariat presented Certificates of appreciation to the: Minister of Health of the Republic of North Macedonia, Dr Bekim Sali…
Skopje, 25 March 2022 – The SEEHN Secretariat hosted a closing ceremony to celebrate the completion of the “Mental Health and Resilience Training for HCWs responding to COVID-19 in SEE Region” project. Launched in 2021 in six of the SEEHN Member States (ALB, BiH, MKD, MNE, SRB, MDA) and in Kosovo*, Project HOPE funded this…
#WorldTBDay, marked on March 24, aims to raise global awareness of the impact of tuberculosis worldwide. It also emphasizes the importance of sharing success in the prevention and control of tuberculosis in accelerating progress towards the elimination of this life-threatening disease.This year’s World TB Day theme, Invest to End TB. Save Lives reminds leaders that…
Skopje, 21 March 2022 – A week after she was appointed as the National Health Coordinator of the Republic of North Macedonia, Prof. Elena Petrova-Kostova, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Skopje, paid a working visit to the SEEHN Secretariat. At the meeting, Dr Dasic, the SEEHN Secretariat Director, presented the last year’s achievements under the Serbian…
Skopje, 17 March 2022 – The SEEHN Regional Health Development Centers (RHDCs) are the main vector of technical expertise within SEEHN. Fostering collaboration at the regional level is crucial to strengthening the inter-country collaboration as this enhances the exchange of information and most importantly the interchange of best practices. Dr. Mira Dasic, the Director of…