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UN City, Marmorvej 51, 8, Mangilik Yel avenue 4 Route des Morillons, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark House of Ministries, Entrance 5 CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland Astana 010000 Kazakhstan Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Tel.: +41 22 909 5111 Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Tel.: +7 7172 743650; Fax: +7 7172 743727 Date: 14 June 2023 Ms Riina Sikkut Minister of Health Ministry of Social Affairs Suur-Ameerika 1 10129 Tallinn Estonia Dear Madam, Primary Health Care Policy and Practice: Implementing for Better Results International Conference Commemorating Alma-Ata 45th and Astana 5th anniversaries 23 October 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan We are pleased to invite you to the International Conference on Primary Health Care Policy and Practice: Implementing for Better Results to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the Declaration of Astana and the 45th Anniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata. The Conference will take place on 23 October 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan, hosted by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and co-organized with the WHO Regional Office for Europe and UNICEF. The Conference will be a side event of the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 24-26 October 2023. For this, a separate convocation letter will be sent in due course. The objectives of the Conference are to take stock of progress implementing the commitments in the Declarations of Alma-Ata and Astana, demonstrate results and achievements, identify implementation success factors and future-proof primary health care policies and practices. 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 The agenda of the Conference will include a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, poster exhibits of country experiences and innovation booths. The working languages of the meeting will be English and Russian, and simultaneous interpretation will be provided. We cordially invite you to represent your country face to face at this very important event together with up to two additional government officials leading the transformation of primary health care in your country. Nominations can be submitted no later than 30 June 2023. Please address your reply to the Conference email: [email protected]. Please note that an online platform will be available for a broader audience. The online platform will provide live streaming of the event as well as asynchronous opportunities to engage with content through videos, presentations, and hosted discussion forums. We look forward to receiving your response and completed nominations by the deadline. The nominated participants will then receive a separate letter with all necessary information and relevant documentation. We very much look forward to your participation in this important event and to a rich and productive engagement. Yours very truly, Hans Henri P. Kluge Azhar Giniyat Afshan Khan WHO Regional Director for Minister of Healthcare, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe Republic of Kazakhstan Europe and Central Asia Encls: Scope and purpose Provisional programme Copy for information to: Ms Elen Ohov, Adviser, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative, 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 William Mart Laanemäe, 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– INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMEMORATING ALMA-ATA 45 AND ASTANA 5 ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE POLICY AND PRACTICE: IMPLEMENTING FOR BETTER RESULTS 23 October 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan SCOPE AND PURPOSE BACKGROUND The Conference will be co-hosted by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, UNICEF and the Government of Kazakhstan to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Declaration of Astana and the 45th Anniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata on primary health care. The Conference will be an official side event of the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2023. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Conference are: • to take stock of progress implementing the commitments in the Declaration of Astana since 2018, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrate concrete results; • to shift focus from concepts to action by identifying implementation success factors based on country experiences; and • to identify policies and practices to future-proof primary health care transformation for moving towards universal health coverage, for greater resilience in the face of emergencies and to improve health and well-being. TARGET AUDIENCE The Conference is aimed at strategic health leadership at the national and subnational levels shaping transformation of primary health care and service delivery. In addition, senior officials in health ministries with technical responsibility for organizing primary health care services will be invited to participate as well as academic and technical experts from academic institutions and international and nongovernmental organizations involved in shaping primary health care services. FORMAT The Conference will be hybrid. The face-to-face conference has capacity for a maximum of 600 participants based on nominations of invited Member States and partners. The online platform will have unlimited hosting capabilities and will be open to everyone who wants to register. The online platform will provide live streaming of the event as well as asynchronous opportunities to engage with content through videos, presentations and hosted discussion forums. STRUCTURE OF THE CONFERENCE Pre-Conference (1 September–22 October) In the lead-up to the Conference, there will be four moderated virtual roundtable discussions to create a solid technical foundation for the Conference. The virtual roundtables will provide an opportunity to examine the evidence behind each of the plenary sessions, involve stakeholders to debate without capacity constraints and come up with a summary set of points to feed into each of the plenary sessions. Key academic institutions and NSA’s will be invited to co-organize these sessions. See Fig. 1 for timeline and topics. Fig. 1. Pre-Conference online virtual roundtable discussions Conference (23 October) The Conference programme is built around plenary and parallel sessions. The Conference will be live streamed on the online platform in real time. Videos of the sessions will be available asynchronously. A poster exhibit will feature country stories of transforming primary health care based on the WHO Regional Office for Europe country vignette series and other published case studies. Innovation booths will provide the opportunity to feature innovative approaches to primary health care transformation and change management. LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE The meeting will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation in English and Russian in the main panel and selected parallel technical sessions. Interpretation to other languages is being discussed. Materials on the online platform will be posted in English. CONTACT WHO European Centre for Primary Health Care E-mail: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMEMORATING ALMA-ATA 45 AND ASTANA 5 ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE POLICY AND PRACTICE: IMPLEMENTING FOR BETTER RESULTS 23 October 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME  MONDAY, 23 OCTOBER, 2023 7:30–8:30 Registration and coffee 8:30–9:00 OPENING CEREMONY Hosts and co-moderators opening Azhar Giniyat, Minister of Healthcare, Kazakhstan Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe Opening addresses • Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister, Kazakhstan • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO • Toregeldi Sharmanov, father of the Declaration of Alma-Ata Video addresses from other WHO regions Health worker and patient testimony or video 9:00–10:15 PLENARY 1 – ASTANA 2018 AS A CATALYSER OF TRANSFORMATION Keynote presentation 1: Transforming primary health care – achievements in the WHO European Region since 2018 Keynote presentation 2: Implementing for better results – implementation success factors – the art of combining technical and political factors Video mosaic Audience poll High-level panel: Implementation success factors and current challenges in strengthening primary health care policy and practice 10:15– Group photo and coffee break 10:45 10:45– PLENARY 2 AND PARALLEL SESSIONS – PRIMARY HEALTH CARE POLICY AND PRACTICE: HOW 11:45 TO POSITION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO DRIVE RESULTS FOR HEALTH, EQUITY AND DEVELOPMENT Facilitated panel reflections to launch parallel sessions building on results from pre- Conference virtual dialogues Panellist profiles: • Role of primary health care on the road to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals • Primary health care as a platform to advance health and disease programme objectives • Primary health care as a social equalizer – link to economic and social outcomes • Making the case for investing in primary health care • Political economy perspective • Partner collaboration and coordination Moving to parallel sessions 11:45– PARALLEL SESSIONS 13:00 S1: Strengthening the S2: Bridging the rural S3: Health workforce policies to model of service access gap in the 21st strengthen primary health care delivery: from diseases century – role of digital delivery to people and mobile services S4: The role of financing S5: Role of primary S6: Primary health care performance and incentives to drive health care in addressing management and quality primary health care vulnerabilities in improvement – driving towards better performance emergencies results 13:00– LUNCH 14:00 14:00– PLENARY 3 – CHALLENGING THE ORTHODOXIES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 15:15 TRANSFORMATION AND THE ROLE OF EVIDENCE (LAUNCH OF THE WHO-OBSERVATORY  PRIMER) Keynote presentation High-level panel 15:15– Coffee break and poster session 15:45 15:45– PLENARY 4 – FUTURE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TOWARDS 2030 17:15 • Expert testimony 1: Future-proofing the model of primary health care – people and community needs driving to multidisciplinary and networked primary health care for more powerful results (7 minutes) • Expert testimony 2: Primary health care of the future – the promise of technology and digital tools in primary health care for better access and quality (7 minutes) • Expert testimony 3: Primary health care of the future – the human aspect of primary health care and applying it in the digital age (7 minutes) Video Audience poll High-level panel including the voice of young people 17:15– CLOSING CEREMONY 18:00 Hosts and co-moderators Azhar Giniyat, Minister of Healthcare, Kazakhstan Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe Outcome statement CONTACT WHO European Centre for Primary Health Care E-mail: [email protected] Saatja: WHO-UNICEF PHC Conference 2023 <[email protected]> Saadetud: 14.06.2023 16:36 Adressaat: <"Riina Sikkut">; <"Triin Uusberg">; <"Elen Ohov"> Koopia: <"Elen Ohov">; <"Triin Uusberg">; <"SM Info">; Ms K. Saarsalu-Layachi <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; Kaisa.Mitt-Alvarez <Kaisa.Mitt- [email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]> Teema: Invitation to the International Conference on Primary Health Care Policy and Practice: Implementing for Better Results, 23 October 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan Manused: image001.png; Scope and purpose.pdf; Invitation letter EST.pdf; Provisional programme.pdf 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). WHO Regional Office for Europe | WHO European Centre for PHC | Almaty, Kazakhstan E-mail: [email protected] | Web: 2023 PHC Conference