Serbia hosted the “Workshop for Harmonizing the text of the new SEEHN Memorandum of Understanding”

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Held on 17-18 May 2018, Palace of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

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Under the current Presidency of Israel, Serbia hosted the Workshop for Harmonizing the text of the new SEEHN Memorandum of Understanding, in the period of 17-18 May in the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade.

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This event was attended by national health coordinators of the Member States to the SEEHN, the Executive Chair of the SEEHN Board, the SEEHN Secretariat Director, legal advisors appointed by the Ministries of Health of the SEEHN Member States, and by the representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the SEEHN Member States.

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The new text of the Memorandum of Understanding, seen as a renewal of the commitment of all SEE Member states to continue working together within the Network, has been developed and has undergone substantial intergovernmental and multi-governmental consultation processes back in 2016.  During the Ministerial Forum in Chisinau the willingness to sign the document, after the completion of respective national procedures, has been clearly expressed by SEEHN countries. SEEHN has a history of 17 years which led to the need of revisions of the current documents in force (the Memorandum of Understanding of 2008 and its Addendum of 2011) in order to maximize the performance level and view of current and future developments of SEEHN as a Regional organization and its governance and institutional mechanisms.

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Thus, legal advisers gathered to bring their expertise in the field of national and international law and to agree on a common legal framework to serve the best interest of SEEHN. The outcome conclusions and documents will be shared at the 40^th SEEHN Plenary Meeting to be held in Israel on 11 July 2018.

Meeting with Dr Nedret Emiroglu, WHO Europe Director of Programme Management and Director Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases, Special Representative of the Regional Director on the Sustainable Development Goals and Governance

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Dr Mira Jovanovski Dasic, Director of SEEHN Secretariat met on 12^th May 2018 Dr Nedret Emiroglu, Director of Programme Management  and Director Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases, Special Representative of the Regional Director on the Sustainable Development Goals and Governance and Dr Jihane Tawilah, WHO representative to MKD and Head of the WHO country office to MKD . The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss current activities of SEEHN, the preparations for the Ministerial meeting and SEEHN 40^th Plenary to be held in Israel 10- 12 July 2018, the Action plan for the implementation of the Chisinau Pledge and other mutual areas of interest, including immunization, access to medicines, antimicrobial resistance, noncommunicable diseases and healthy ageing.

Dear guests from Bosnia and Herzegovina visited SEEHN Secretariat

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Skopje, May 7^th 2018 – Dr. Mira Jovanovski Dasic, Head of SEEHN Secretariat, welcomed today, for the first time, Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr sci. Adil Osmanovic and Minister of Health and Social Welfare in Government of Republic of Srpska Dr. Dragan Boganic.

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In a pleasant atmosphere, the collocutors, among other, agreed about the key role of the SEEHN for better cooperation in this region. Minister Osmanovic and Minister Bogdanic praised the efforts Dr. Dasic made so far and the future activities such as: development of Action plan on Chisinau Pledge, development of new SEEHN Memorandum of Understanding, the forthcoming Workshop with contracted legal advisors in Belgrade and the plan for the Ministerial Conference and 40th SEEHN Plenary Meeting in Israel.

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Dr. Dasic underlined that this kind of communication between all members of SEEHN is essential for future regional cooperation.