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The WHO Regional Office for Europe (EURO) organized a working lunch within the WHO Executive Board 144 framework to brief Member States on the progress achieved during the long standing partnership between WHO Regional Office for Europe and South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) held on 28 January 2019 in Geneva.
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Dr. Zsusanna Jakab, Regional Director for WHO Euro, reviewed major progress and highlighted main priorities for the upcoming midterm collaboration.
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SEEHN Secretariat Director, Dr. Mira Dasic outlined key achievements in the last two years of leadership and Dr. Lucianne Licari, Country Support and Communication Director and Special Representative of Regional Director to the SEEHN spotted strategic alliances for public health in the SEE Region to maximize health outcomes and reach the targets of UN 2030 SDG Agenda.
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The core focus was on the joint strategic policy document between WHO EURO and SEEHN-first Subregional Cooperation Strategy (SCS) 2018-2023, to improve and contribute to health, well-being and prosperity in South-Eastern Europe within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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The activities are planned in a multi-country mode of cooperation mainly aimed to achieve progress at the Regional level, while at the same time advancing the national priorities and common goals. Since the SCS signing in July 2018, the parties involved started the implementation with reference to the key target of universal health coverage, in the member countries of SEEHN.
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18.01.2019, Tirana, Albania
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Representatives of the SEEHN Secretariat and the Regional Health Development Center (RHDC) Southeast European Center for Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases (SECID) met Friday 18 January 2019, in Tirana, Albania.
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The visit to SECID aimed for strengthening public health cooperation related to the public health emergencies, preparedness and control of the communicable diseases.
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Dr. Mira Dasic SEEHN Secretariat director presented the recent developments within SEEHN and next short term plans at the SEE Regional level. Particular focus was made to the implementation of the Chisinau Pledge Action and the WHO – SEEHN Sub Regional Cooperation Strategy for 2018 -2023. New opportunities for strengthening technical work in partnership SECID- SEEHN were also discussed and agreed. The results will be accelerated with the greater involvement of the SEEHN Member States particularly related to the vaccines and vaccination area.
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In order to strengthen the capacities of the 9 countries including the national capacities on vaccine procurement and the increase access to quality-assured vaccines at affordable and optimum price in the Member States of the SEEHN a WHO SEE regional event is planned to take place on 27.02 – 01.03 in Tirana. The workshop will engage national technical experts responsible for the management of the immunization programme, vaccine procurement and vaccine regulation in implementing the roadmap to securing access to affordable vaccine supply, discussed at the WHO SEEHN Ministerial meeting in Israel, July 2018.
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The planned workshops outcome is to contribute towards the achievement of the Chisinau Pledge 3rd priority to ensure affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
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The first Sub-regional Cooperation Strategy (SCS) of the WHO Regional Office for Europe and SEEHN have been signed by Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab on behalf of WHO/Europe and Dr Mira Dasic on behalf of SEEHN Secretariat within the framework of the Ministerial Meeting, held on 10 July 2018 in Tel-Aviv, State of Israel.
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This policy strategic planning document is a renewed commitment of the WHO EURO and South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) to improve and contribute to health, well-being and prosperity in South-eastern Europe within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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The activities are planned in a multi-country mode of cooperation to achieve progress at the Regional level and at the same time to advance the national priorities and common goals.
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Since the signature the involved parties started the implementation of different actions to achieve the key target for universal health coverage in the Member States of SEEHN.
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Acknowledging the importance of the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 and other health-related SDG targets, included within the SCS, SEEHN welcomes and encourages its other partners to support Member States in this endeavour.
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The document is now available for reference.
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