WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
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ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ Date: 19 December 2022
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE Mr Peep Peterson
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA Minister of Health and Labour
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Ministry of Social Affairs
Head office: Suur-Ameerika 1
UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
10129 Tallinn
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Estonia
Email:
[email protected]
Website: https://www.who.int/europe
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Dear Sir,
Subregional meeting of National Immunization Programme Managers
in the WHO European Region, İzmir, Türkiye, 1–2 March 2023
I have the honour to inform you that the WHO Regional Office for Europe plans to hold the above-
mentioned meeting.
Under the auspices of the Minister of Health, Türkiye, a meeting of National Immunization
Programme Managers from 37 Member States in the WHO European Region will be held on 1–2
March 2023, in İzmir, Türkiye.
The Immunization Programme Managers’ Meeting (PMM) is organized biennially by the Vaccine-
preventable Diseases and Immunization Programme (VPI) of the WHO Regional Office for Europe
for all 53 Member States in the WHO European Region. The PMM that was planned for March 2020
could not be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Implementation of the European Immunization Agenda 2030, which was approved by Member States
during the 71 st session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in September 2021, is one of the
priorities in the WHO European Region. To meet the needs of Member States, three subregional PMM
took place between October and November 2022. These subregional meetings have allowed participants
a better opportunity to interact with each other and the staff from WHO and other partners on
immunization topics of national and regional relevance.
The objectives of this meeting are to:
1. Present the European Immunization Agenda 2030 (EIA2030) and discuss the implementation
in countries in line with the strategic priorities of EIA2030, with specific emphasis to
monitoring, evaluation and accountability framework including addressing immunization
inequity at subnational/community level and devise locally tailored interventions to achieve
and sustain high vaccination coverage;
2. Discuss and share experiences on specific immunization challenges, including poliovirus
containment and strengthening vaccine-preventable disease surveillance including
environmental surveillance for poliovirus, digitalization roadmap for immunization
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
information systems, strengthening vaccine safety systems, maturity of National Immunization
Technical Advisory Groups on using a systematic approach to develop evidence-informed
recommendations on immunization policies and hepatitis B control and role of serosurveys;
3. Provide participants an opportunity to share country-specific case studies, promising practices,
key issues, challenges, and opportunities on specific technical subjects.
I have pleasure in inviting you to nominate the National Immunization Programme Manager (or the
official responsible for national immunization programme) and Chair of the National Immunization
Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) to attend the meeting.
Travel for these two participants will paid for by WHO Regional Office for Europe, and they will
receive a daily subsistence allowance for the duration of the meeting. Should you nominate additional
participant/s to this meeting, we request that you cover the relevant cost of participation.
The working languages will be English and Russian and simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
I look forward to receiving your nominations, giving the names, functional titles and addresses of the
proposed participants. We shall then communicate with them directly to organize their participation in
this important meeting.
We would be grateful if you could send the required information to Ms Bin Zhang (e-mail:
[email protected]) no later than 15 January 2023.
We thank you for your cooperation and look forward to hearing from you.
Yours very truly,
for
Dr Nino Berdzuli
Director
Division of Country Health Programmes
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
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Saatja: ZHANG, Bin <
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Türkiye, 3-4 May 2023
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Dear Sir/Madam,
We are reaching out to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances including the earthquakes in
Türkiye, the National Immunization Programme Managers meeting planned for 01-02 March 2023 has
now being re-scheduled to 03 and 04 May 2023 in İzmir, Türkiye.
Thank you for sending us the nominations from the Ministry of Health and the nominated participants
are copied in this communication. Should there be any changes in the nomination, please let us know by
09 March 2023. If we don’t hear from you by this date, we will start the travel and other administrative
arrangements with the March’2023 meeting nominated participants from your country.
We very much appreciate your kind understanding and patience during this period as we re-initiate the
organization of this meeting.
(Attached please kindly find the original nomination letter, and pls note that the new dates for PMM are
3 and 4 May, 2023)
Best regards,
Bin ZHANG
Programme Assistant
Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization Programme
Division of Country Health Programmes
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
UN CITY, Marmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Phone: +45 4533 7000
Direct: +45 4533 6759
E-mail:
[email protected]
From: Liisa Merimaa <
[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2023 10:39 AM
To: ZHANG, Bin <
[email protected]>
Subject: [EXT] Nomination of Estonian participants: Subregional meeting of National Immunization
Programme Managers, İzmir, Türkiye, 1–2 March 2023
Dear Ms Bin Zhang,
I hereby would like to send you the Estonian nomination at subregional meeting of National
Immunization Programme Managers, İzmir, Türkiye, 1–2 March 2023:
Ms Kerli Reintamm
Chief Specialist at Department of Communicable Diseases
The Health Board of Estonia
Paldiski mnt 81, 10614 Tallinn
[email protected]; +372 794 3500
Ms Irina Filippova
Chief Specialist at Department of Communicable Diseases
The Health Board of Estonia
Paldiski mnt 81, 10614 Tallinn
[email protected] +372 794 3500
Yours sincerely,
Liisa Merimaa
Chief Specialist | European Union and International Cooperation Department
+372 626 9228 |
[email protected]