From: Ekaterine Khositashvili [mailto:ekhositashvili@mfa.gov.ge]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 4:14 PM
To: Sopo Belkania ; Mariana Mkurnali ; Maia Nikoleishvili ; Victor Dolidze
Cc: Tamar Grigolaia
Subject: FW: Urgent request to co-sponsor formal side event on Digital Health and Rare Diseases

Dear Ms. Khositashvili

I am pleased to communicate to you that the formal side event we had previously discussed  «How transformational digital technologies can contribute to leave no one behind in UHC: the case of rare diseases » has been selected.  The date and time that has been assigned to us is 12H30 to 14H00 on May 23^rd at the Palais des Nations (please find attached the document that was sent to us by the EU PM listing all the side events which have been selected and the original application)

As discussed, this formal side event is hosted by the Permanent Mission of the EU and sponsored by Romania and Kuwait. We would be honoured if Georgia accepts to co-sponsor this formal side event. The deadline to notify the WHO Secretariat of willingness to cosponsor is May 1^st

In order to notify your willingness to co-sponsor you need to send a simple email to the following persons:

Dr Canice NOLAN

Minister Counsellor, Health and Food Safety

Phone +41 22 919 7413  – Mobile +41 79 397 8879 – Fax +41 22 734 2236

Rue du Grand-Pré 64, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

canice.nolan@eeas.europa.eu

Monica Oproiu
Third Secretary
Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations Office at Geneva and the International Organisations in Switzerland
Phone: +41227521090
monica.oproiu@romaniaunog.org

They can also mention if they are interested in having a speaking slot at the event.

Canice Nolan, who is the focal point at the EU Permanent Mission in Geneva, is in charge of centralising all the requests for cosponsorship and will forward them to the WHO Secretariat. In order to meet the deadline, the Member States need to signal their interest to cosponsor to Canice Nolan before COB on April 29.

Please note that the informal side event on Rare Diseases and Universal Health Care the same day at the Red Cross Museum has now changed timing to 18H00 to 19H30. You are naturally cordially invited to both events. We will send out formal invitations and detailed programmes soon.

Best regards,