REPUBLIC OFSLOVENIA
MIMSTRY OF HEALTH
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Ministry of Social Protection of the Republic of Estonia
Stenbock House, Rahukohtu St 3
EE-1 51 61 TaIlinn
H.E. Signe Riisalo
Minister of Social Protection
Number: 510-268/2022
Date: 22 June 2022
Dear Madam Minister,
In my capacity as the recently appointed Minister of Health of the Republic of Siovenia and in
clesire of intensifying bilateral cooperation with countries in which the development of
digitalisation and computerisation in the healthcare system is at the most advanced level, allow
me to express my sincere expectation to deepen and develop bilateral cooperation with the
Ministry of Health and Labour of Estonia in this and aiso any other substantive fields in which
mutual interest certainly exists.
Unfortunately, 1 was unable to attend my first meeting of the EPSCO Council which took place
in Luxembourg few days ago and so there was no opportunity for me to introduce myself
personally and speak to you about the request 1 address in the continuation of this letter.
1 am personally very interested in getting acquainted in more detail and comprehensively with
the functioning of your health system, particularly in connection with the introduction of
digitalisation and computerisation, i.e. the areas in which Estonia is achieving enviable resuits
on an international scale. It is my intention to dedicate ali the attention in the first months of my
term to shift the development of digitalisation in healthcare, which is one of the priority fields of
work of the newly appointed Siovenian Government. By doing so we could attain significant
progress in this field in the shortest time possible for the purpose of enhancing and ensuring a
sustainable, resilient and efficient health system capable of providing high-quality and safe
heaith services in the future based on the appropriate support of a modern and synchronised
digital infrastructure and system.
1 believe that the experience and solutions that have been very successfully impiemented by
certain EU Member States, one of which is certainly Estonia, would be of valuabie assistance to
us.
In this regard, 1 wouid like to express my desire and request for a brief working visit of a three
member delegation of the Siovenian Ministry of Health to the Republic of Estonia in order to
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Iearn in more detail about the legislative and systemic solutions in the field of digitalisation and
computerisation of the healthcare system in your country and review the functioning of the
system in practice at the primary, secondary and tertiary leveis of healthcare.
AIlow me, Madam Minister, to add to this request a proposal of the tentative date of the visit by
the Siovenian delegation to Estonia, te. on 22 and 23 July 2022 if this would be acceptabte to
you.
In my desire for a favourable consideration of my request and a positive response from your
side, 1 hereby provide the contact details of the Head of the International Cooperation Service at
the Ministry of Health, Ms Metka Logar (
[email protected]), who wiIl be available to your
colleagues for any additional information you may require in relation to the submitted request.
1 thank you for your understanding and, in firm belief of our good and constructive future
cooperation at the bilateral and EU level, 1 send my best regards.
Yours sincerely,
Danijel