Request for joint external evaluation

-876300 -186055 delta_recipientPersonName_1 \* MERGEFORMAT Dr Hans Kluge delta_recipientName_1 \* MERGEFORMAT World Health Organization delta_recipientEmail_1 \* MERGEFORMAT [email protected] delta_recipientStreetHouse_1 \* MERGEFORMAT UN City Marmorvej 51 delta_recipientPostalCity_1 \* MERGEFORMAT DK-2100, Copenhagen Our ref. delta_regDateTime \* MERGEFORMAT 07.03.2023 No delta_regNumber \* MERGEFORMAT 5.1-3/1023-1 delta_docName \* MERGEFORMAT Request for joint external evaluation Dear Dr Kluge On behalf of the Government of Estonia, we hereby officially request to perform a national Joint External Evaluation (JEE) in Estonia. We acknowledge the importance of improved response to the public health risks at the regional but also at the national level. An external multisectoral assessment of our national capacity to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to public health risks will help us identify the most critical gaps and prioritize opportunities for enhanced preparedness and response. In discussions with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, we propose to perform the evaluation i n 2023, starting with a kick off meeting i n the first week of April (03.04.2023 -0 7.04.2023). The designated contact persons for JEE preparations are Heli Laarmann from the Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia ( [email protected] ) and Kristian Sirp from the Health Board ( [email protected] ). Yours sincerely, delta_signerName \* MERGEFORMAT Peep Peterson Minister of Health and Labour Copy to : delta_additionalRecipientName_1 \* MERGEFORMAT WHO Country Office in Estonia delta_ownerName \* MERGEFORMAT Heli Laarmann +372 delta_ownerPhone \* MERGEFORMAT 6269 129 delta_ownerEmail \* MERGEFORMAT [email protected]