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Teema: Nomination of national focal points for Women’s Health
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included.
Kind regards,
Office of the Director of the Division of Health Systems
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
UN City, Marmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 30 September 2026
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Ms Helen Sõber
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA
Adviser
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО European Union Affairs and International Co-
Head office:
operation Department
UN City, Marmorvej 51, Ministry of Social Affairs
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Suur-Ameerika 1
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01
Email:
[email protected] 10122 Tallinn
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Dear Ms Sõber,
Nomination of national focal points for Women’s Health
I have the pleasure to inform you that the WHO Regional Office for Europe is strengthening its
engagement with Member States to advance work on women’s health, including sexual and
reproductive health as foreseen under the Second European Programme of Work (EPW2). This work
aims to support sustained collaboration with countries across a range of current and emerging priorities
affecting the health and well-being of women throughout the life course. We are grateful to the Kingdom
of The Netherlands for supporting this area of work through a Junior Professional Officer.
In this context, I would be grateful for your collaboration in nominating a national focal person who
would serve as the primary national contact for engagement with the WHO Regional Office for Europe
for women’s health including sexual and reproductive health as well as the special initiative on
violence against women and girls.
The nominated focal person would be invited to:
Participate in consultations, workshops and other activities
Provide and, where appropriate, coordinate relevant national perspectives and technical inputs;
Facilitate coordination with relevant national programmes, experts and stakeholders, as
appropriate; and
Support follow-up and continued exchange of information between the Ministry of Health and
the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Furthermore, I would like to bring to your attention the opportunity to participate in a strategic foresight
consultative process on the future of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) being led
by our colleagues in the Human Reproductive Programme at HQ. This will explore emerging trends,
drivers of change, challenges and opportunities that may influence women’s health and SRHR. For this
particular event, to broaden the range of perspectives included in the foresight process, WHO is applying
a “+1” participation approach with Member States being invited to consider nominating one
additional participant who can bring a complementary perspective to the discussion. The “+1”
participant does not need to be from the Ministry of Health. Relevant perspectives may include, for
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email:
[email protected]
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Denmark
example, climate, education, health systems, health financing and insurance, technology,
demography, urban planning, youth engagement, social policy, or other areas that may shape the
future of women’s health and SRHR. The “+1” participant would contribute specifically to the foresight
consultation process and would not constitute an additional formal national focal point.
Two foresight workshops will be organized, one on Thursday 5 November at 12:00 CET (English only)
and a second on Friday 6 November at 12:00 CET (English and Russian). Should you be interested in
participating in the SRHR foresight workshop, kindly indicate your preferred date and the details of your
participants when submitting your response. Further information on the foresight process, including
consultation arrangements, objectives and relevant background materials, will be shared directly with the
nominated focal point and +1 participant.
You are therefore kindly requested to submit the nomination of the national focal point including the
name, title, institution and email address and to direct any related queries to Maria Kartika, Junior
Professional Officer for Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health at
[email protected].
We would highly appreciate receiving your response by 22 October 2026.
I would like to thank you for your continued collaboration with WHO and look forward to your country’s
engagement in this important area of work.
Sincerely yours,
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat
Director, Division of Health System
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Copy for information to:
Ms Agne Nettan-Sepp, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of
Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia
H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of
the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin
du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland
H.E. Mr Andre Pung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia,
Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Ms Kristina Köhler, Head of Office, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia
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