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TAIPEI MISSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA l42Ausek1aStr., Phone: (371) 67321166 Riga, LV 1010, Fax: (371) 67830135 Latvia E-maii: [email protected] TMIL/RG-0 132 2 June 2022 Honourable Tanel Kiik Minister of Health and Labour Ministry of Social Affairs Republic of Estonia Suur-Ameerika 1,10122 Talliim Dear Minister Kiik, RE: GCTF Virtual Workshop on Efforts and Development on Eliminating Hepatitis C 1 would like to start this letter by expressing our profound appreciation for the support and endorsement that your esteemed ministry has extended to Taiwan’s meaningful participation in WHA this year. Your govemment’s continued support has been well received by our people and has certainly injected new dynamism to our future campaign. It is my great pleasure to inform you that a Giobal Cooperation Training Framework (GCTF) program, titled “Virtual Workshop on Efforts and Development on Eliminating Hepatitis C”, is scheduled to be held on 17 June 08:00-10:OOAM (Taipei Time: GMT+8). The workshop is co-organized by Taiwan, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. Public health officials and experts from 77 invited countries are expected to join the workshop and share best practices and exchange updated development on eliminating Hepatitis C in respective countries. The GCTF,jointly administered in 2015 by Taiwan and the U.S., served as a platform to utilize Taiwan’s strength and expertise to address giobal issues ofcommon concern with partners around the world, including public health, law enforcement, disaster relief, women’s empowerment, digital economy, media literacy, cyber security, and good governance. Over the past seven years, the GCTF has held some 50 international workshops with over 4,000 govemment officials, experts, scholars, and civil society representatives from more than 100 countries participating in these events, and has proven itself an issue-oriented and valuable mechanism for participating countries to engage in constructive dialogues and experience sharing in a sustainable and mutually beneficial manner. 1 am writing to cordially invite friends from Estonia in the field ofpublic health to be part otsalministeerium SAABUNUO Nr ‘ of this event. 1 hereby attach a draft agenda of the workshop for your kind reference. Those interested in participation shouid contact my colleague Jason Huang (Tel: +371- 6732-0610, Ernail: cshuangmofa.gov.tw) and provide their names, positions, and emails for registration. The workshop organizer wiil then forward participation iinks via email to registered applicants. The workshop will operate oniine on the Cisco Webex platform. Considering the time difference rnight be inconvenient for European participants to join live meeting sessions, as an alternative, participants from European countries are advised to register on GCTF official website (gctf.tw/en) first, then view recorded sessions after the event. 1 take this opportunity to wish you good health and every success in ali your endeavors. Sincerely yours, Andrew H.C. Lee Representative and Head of Mission Encl: draft workshop agenda C.C.: Director Mati Murd, Asia and Pacific Region Division, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs  2022.05.30 2022 Giobal Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) Virtual Workshop on Efforts and Development on Eliminating Hepatitis C June 17, 2022 Agenda (draft) Time (GMT+8) Agenda Opening Remarks 08:00-08:10 . 1. Shih-Chung CHEN, Minister of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (10 minutes) 2. Harry Ho-jen TSENG, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Moderator Sheng-Nan LU, Deputy-superintendent, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Keynote Speech O Achievin hepatitis C elimination in Taiwan 08: 10-08 :50 . Chien-Jen dEN, the l4th Vice President of Taiwan and Academician of (40 minutes) Academia Sinica. Taiwan O WHO Guidance for Country Validation of Hepatitis C Elimination Benjamin COWIE, Professor ofMedicine, The University ofMelbourne, and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for lnfection and Immunity, Australia Panel Hepatitis C Elimination: achieving WHO tarets — national policy and experiences Moderator Sh eng-Nan LU, Deputy-superintendent, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Taiwan 08:50-09:55 Panelists (65 minutes) 1. Australian public health official ( to be confirmed) 2. TANAKA Junko, Executive and Vice President. Medicine Policy Offlce, Hiroshirna University, Japan 3. Senad HANDANAGIC, MD, Senior Epiderniologist, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States 4. John W. WARD, MD, Director, Coalition for Giobal Hepatitis Elimination,_The_Task_Force_for_Giobal_Health,_United_States  Discussion and Q&A: 25—35 minutes (Keynote speakers, panelists, and ali attendees) Ciosing Remarks 09:55-10:00 . Sheng-Nan LU, Deputy-superintendent, Kaolisiung Chang Gung (5 minutes) Mernorial Hospital, Taiwan 2