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Director of SEEHN Secretariat Dr. Mira Jovanovski Dasic on 1 August had a meeting with H.E. Dusanka Divjak Tomic Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Macedonia.
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Dr. Dasic thanked for the continuous support of the Republic of Serbia to the SEEHN and the 16-year fruitful partnership.
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SEEHN Secretariat director informed the Ambassador on the recent activity that took place in Chisinau, when the SEEHN Fourth Ministerial Forum “Health, well-being and prosperity in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) by 2030 in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” was held. At the Forum, Member States and partners signed and endorsed the Chisinau Pledge with priorities for improving public health especially in:
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- Sustaining and strengthening the regional cooperation in public health in South-eastern Europe
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- Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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- Striving universal health coverage (UHC) for every person
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- Reinforcing of regional and national action preparedness and response to emergencies and related population movement and migration
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Dr. Dasic presented also the functioning of the SEEHN and the SEEHN Regional Health Development Centers (RHDC) which are actually the driving force for achieving health priorities and policies at the technical level. She explained that in order to enhance the work of the RHDC, at the beginning of September this year, there will be a technical meeting in Skopje with the Directors of the RHDC and SEEHN National Health Coordinators (NHC). This meeting will also give the possibility to prepare a roadmap for the RHDC future activities.
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Different health issues of common interest have also been discussed with Ambassador Divjak Tomic and both sides agreed that cooperation in the regional framework is the path for reaching solutions.
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Furthermore SEEHN Secretariat Director stressed the importance of the SEE Network activities and future plans of SEEHN, including readiness to continue working on health issues in the Region and strengthening the role of the Secretariat itself.
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Besides the regular activities of the SEEHN Secretariat, intensification of the connections with the diplomatic representatives of the SEEHN Member States with seat in Skopje was also recognized as significant for enhancing the communication and sharing of regional health information of interest for the SEEHN member states.
Technical Publications and Special Reports
Health – from a contributor to peace-building to an integral part of economic development and prosperity
Abstract
This paper argues that through the South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN), the health sector has proven to be a post-conflict recovery platform after the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, which were marked with regional political, social and economic turmoil. SEEHN contributed to reconciliation, peace and stability in south-eastern Europe. Serving as a platform for trust-building, it has brought countries to the same table to pool together resources among stakeholders and establish a shared vision by implementing joint regional projects on common health concerns. Over the years, SEEHN has shifted its vision towards promoting health as an integral part of economic development through a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach. However, SEEHN is facing new and ongoing challenges, both internal and external, that put it at risk of operational stagnation and undermine its sustainability.nn
Keywords
South-eastern Europe Health NetworknnIntergovernmental cooperation in healthnnNetwork governance theorynnExternal partnersnnHealth as a Bridge for PeacennShared vision and trust-buildingnnHealth and economic developmentnnHealth in All PoliciesnnWhole-of-government and whole-of-society approachnnHealth equalitynnEU integration process
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Director of SEEHN Secretariat Dr. Mira Jovanovski Dasic had an interview for the National Television of Montenegro on 12 July 2017.
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The aim of the interview was for her to explain the significance of SEEHN and to give a brief overview of the existing cooperation between the SEE countries.
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The director said that being in charge of the SEEHN Secretariat is yet another professional challenge for her and that her main goal is to do as much as she can in this capacity in order to implement new initiatives for the benefit of all the member states within the SEE Health Network.
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The SEE Health Network, as she explained, is a multi-government organization working to boost public health in SEE.
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he Network acts as a regional resource, knowledge base and repository of expertise, with strong links to European and global organizations as partners.
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South Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) operates at both political level with ministries of health and technical with Regional Health Development Centers (RHDC).
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In addition, the SEEHN Presidency rotates among the health ministries of Member States every six months, with now being presided by Bulgaria, and subsequently by Israel.
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At technical level, RHDC provide technical support to specific health activities addressed at regional public health level. The RHDCs play a major role in coordinating essential public health operations, standardizing protocols and procedures, exchanging data securely and reliably and establishing joint training programmes for experts.
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Organizing such initiatives at the regional level not only improve the quality of the processes, but involve substantial rationalization of resources. Accordingly SEEHN will make a roster of technical experts who belong to the SEE region and this will be used as technical resource.
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As a first step towards upgrading the work of the RHDC, an event at the beginning of September 2017 will be organized in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, where all RHDC directors and partners will gather.
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And last, but not the least, Dr Jovanovski-Dasic stated that Health Systems are not perfect, but that the MS of SEEHN must try to improve their efficiency by reaching these main goals:
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- Sustaining and strengthening the regional cooperation in public health in South-eastern Europe
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- Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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- Striving universal health coverage (UHC) for every person
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- Reinforcement of regional and national action preparedness and response to emergencies and related population movement and migration
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