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From: LICARI, Lucianne [mailto:licaril@who.int]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 2:05 PM
Cc: EURO Strategic Relations with Countries ; FUENTES CEJA, Gabriela Irene ; LICARI, Lucianne ; EU Heads Of COs
Subject: FW: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: Meeting of Parliamentarians from the WHO European Region
Importance: High

Dear National Counterparts,

Please note for your information that the WHO European Region is planning to have an informal meeting on the side of the 72^nd World Health Assembly (WHA72), Geneva, Switzerland with Heads/Chairs of social affairs/health committees of national parliaments. This informal meeting is in preparation for the larger meeting of Parliamentarians from the WHO European Region, which is planned to take place during the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC69) in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sincerely yours,

Dr Lucianne Licari

Director, Country Support and Communications

Regional Director's Office

World Health Organization, Regional office for Europe

UN City

Marmorvej 51

Copenhagen DK2100

Denmark

Tel No +45 4533 6763

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From: LICARI, Lucianne
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 4:47 PM
Cc: EURO Strategic Relations with Countries <eusrc@who.int>; FUENTES CEJA, Gabriela Irene <fuentesg@who.int>; EU Heads Of COs <euhocos@who.int>; LICARI, Lucianne <licaril@who.int>
Subject: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: Meeting of Parliamentarians from the WHO European Region
Importance: High

Dear Sir or Madam,

Parliamentarians, by their very nature, play an essential role in the design and promotion of health policy in every country through the instruments they have at their disposal: enacting legislation, adopting the budget, monitoring and oversight of policy implementation. Members of parliament are uniquely positioned to act as an interface between the people, local authorities and state institutions in promoting better health for all. However, there is still a gap between the governments’ global/regional health policy commitments and the parliamentarians’ awareness and political support for these commitments. Moreover, there is a need to strengthen collaboration between parliamentarians across the European region as well as between parliamentarians and the WHO and other organisations acting on health. For this purpose, it is proposed to establish, with the support of WHO, a network of parliamentarians on health with the aim to raise awareness about the global health agenda and the need for coordinated action at the national and international levels, through a collaborative approach to mobilize political will for better promoting and protecting health and wellbeing.

In order to start preparatory discussions and brainstorming in preparation for the larger meeting of Parliamentarians from the WHO European Region, which is planned to take place during the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC69) in Copenhagen, Denmark, we would like to organize a preparatory meeting on the side of the 72^nd World Health Assembly (WHA72), Geneva, Switzerland. To this end, we would like to encourage you to join your delegations attending the WHA72, and to come meet with us at this meeting that will take place on 23 May, 2019, during the lunch break (light lunch will be served, venue to be confirmed). Furthermore, we would appreciate contact details of other parliamentarians from your country (with a special interest in health issues), that would be interested to attend any parliamentary meetings of this new network.

Kindly confirm your participation and interest to this meeting to Dr Lucianne Licari (licaril@who.int with copy to fuentesg@who.int, eusrc@who.int ), on or before 26 April 2019. The programme and background documentation will be sent to you once you confirm your participation.