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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 11 December 2024 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 Website: https://www.who.int/europe Estonia Our reference: Your reference: Notre référence: Votre référence: Unser Zeichen: Ihr Zeichen: См. наш номер: На Ваш номер: Dear Ms Sõber, Nomination for WHO/Europe Regional Technical Consultation on Advancing the Global Implementation Research Agenda for Noncommunicable Diseases We are pleased to inform you that the Special Initiative on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Innovation (SNI) of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, in collaboration with the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability, and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO headquarters, is organizing a Regional Technical Consultation on Advancing the Global Implementation Research Agenda for NCDs. Implementation research is defined as the systematic approach to understanding and addressing barriers to the effective and quality implementation of health interventions, strategies and policies. It is highlighted in the WHO Implementation Roadmap 2023–2030 for the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013–2020 and offers a real opportunity to accelerate progress towards achieving the NCD global targets. The WHO Technical Advisory Group on NCD-related Research and Innovation has recommended that an update be developed for the WHO’s global research agenda for NCDs, with a renewed focus on implementation research. In response, WHO commenced the global update exercise to define global implementation research priorities for NCDs to support the adoption and implementation of NCD interventions. The update of the research agenda includes a review of relevant literature and conducting a survey and series of consultations with relevant stakeholders at global, regional and country levels throughout 2024 and 2025. The WHO/Europe Regional Technical Consultation, which will be held online on 5 February 2025, is a part of this broader global effort, aiming to encourage the WHO European Region to develop its own specific research priorities, which at the same time will inform global ones. The consultation will focus on identifying priority themes for implementation research on NCDs. The finalized global research agenda and, therefore, the consultation will not cover research areas, such as discovery science and NCD epidemiology. Key objectives of the consultation include: 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  • discussing strategies for strengthening policy-relevant, system-level research for the equitable, effective and quality delivery of NCD services; • facilitating the integration of NCD research into policy and practice and advocating for the adoption of locally relevant evidence; • promoting implementation research on NCDs to inform regional and country-specific research priority setting; and • exploring approaches to build research capacity on NCDs. We kindly invite you to nominate four country representatives to participate in the consultation, including (one representative from each bullet below): • a national NCD focal point; • researchers involved with health systems and implementation research on NCDs; • policy-makers, health system planners and NCD services implementers at the national or sub- national level; and • civil society organizations. Nominees should have experience and knowledge in one or more of the following topics as they relate to NCDs: health policy and systems research, primary health care, universal health coverage, health system strengthening, social and commercial determinants of health, public health, political science, international/public health law, governance, and human rights. Kindly provide the names, official positions and titles, and email addresses of the proposed nominees who will join the Regional Technical Consultation. We request this information at your earliest convenience and no later than 8 January 2025. To facilitate the nomination process, we kindly request that your response be addressed to Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Regional Adviser for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation ([email protected]), with a copy to Alena Tokareva, Consultant, Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation ([email protected]). We look forward to receiving your nominations. Sincerely yours, Dr Gauden Galea Strategic Advisor to the Regional Director Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation 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, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia –2– –3– Saatja: "EURO Nutrition" <[email protected]> Saaja: "Helen Sõber" Teema: Nomination for WHO/Europe Regional Technical Consultation on Advancing the Global Implementation Research Agenda for Noncommunicable Diseases Kuupäev: 2024-12-20 08:11 Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Message sent on behalf of Dr Gauden Galea, Strategic Advisor to the Regional Director on NCDs and Innovation Please see the attached correspondence sent from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. One or more attachments may be included. Veuillez vous référer à la correspondance ci-jointe du Bureau régional de l'Europe de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé. Une ou plusieurs annexes peuvent être jointes. Mit der Bitte um Kenntnisnahme der beiliegenden Korrespondenz (eine oder mehrere Anlagen), Weltgesundheitsorganisation, Regionalbüro für Europa. См. прикрепленные письма от Европейского регионального бюро Всемирной организации здравоохранения (один или несколько прикрепленных файлов). Regards, Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation WHO Regional Office for Europe UN City Marmorvej 51 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark http://www.euro.who.int/en/NCDoffice