Dear Sopo,

 

As minister is among key speakers in Sitges, Georgian media might be interested in his travel and the conference.

 

Below you can find media advisory produced by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, which the PR service of the ministry can re-use for the work with the national media (it can be shared with the media, if you find appropriate).

 

Tackling the biggest health problems of our time

 

WHO is bringing together European ministers of health and policy-makers for a high level meeting Health systems respond to noncommunicable diseases: Celebrate, Share, Inspire in Sitges, Spain 16-18 April 2018. Journalists are welcome to attend in person and the meeting will also be webstreamed.

 

The meeting will bring together evidence and experience to show how governments can adapt their health systems to effectively meet the growing challenge of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). A number of international high-level speakers will provide an opportunity for interviews.

 

Speakers include:

Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director of WHO/Europe;

Dr Recep Akdag, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey;

Professor Ran Balicer, Director of Clalit Research Institute, Israel;

Enis Baris, Practice Manager, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank;

Francesco Colombo, Head of Health Division, OECD;

Dr Kenan Hrapovic, Minister of Health, Montenegro;

Pavlo Kovtonyuk, Deputy Minister of Health, Ukraine;

Katalin Novák, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs, Hungary;

Dolors Montserrat, Minister of Health, Spain;

Aziz Odinazoda, Deputy Minister of Health, Tajikistan;

Dr Noel Richardson, Director of the Centre for Mens’ Health, Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland;

Dr Davit Sergeenko, Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Georgia;

Dmitry Kostennikov, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Health, Russian Federation;

Dr Alexei Tsoy, Deputy Minister of Health, Kazakhstan.

 

Learning from success stories of different countries is a key element of the meeting. Examples of best practice include:

 

Multisectoral mental health networks in Belgium: An example of successful mental health reform through service delivery redesign

 

Primary care electronic panels in Croatia: An information solution for more proactive primary health care services

 

Horizon scanning future health and care demand for workforce skills in England, United Kingdom: Noncommunicable disease and future skills implications

 

Pay for performance in Estonia: A transformative policy instrument to scale up prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases 

 

Public health product tax in Hungary: An example of successful intersectoral action using a fiscal tool to promote healthier food choices and raise revenues for public health

 

Advancing the role of nurses and midwives in Ireland: Pioneering transformation of the health workforce for noncommunicable diseases in Europe

 

Enquiries about pre-conference briefings and interviews with speakers or participants are welcome.

 

A press release will be issued on Monday 16 April at 9:00 CET.

 

 @WHO_Europe will be active on twitter throughout the conference using #HSbeatNCDs Follow us to keep up to date or follow the meeting live online: Http://streaming.uncity.dk/whoevent

 

CONTACT:

To register to attend the conference, request an interview by phone or skype or for further information contact

Stephanie Brickman Brickmans@who.int Tel (mob) +45 40 87 48 76 (office) +45 45 33 68 44

 

 

Best regards,