Dear Mr Ivanusa,

 

I would like to thank you for your e-mail and willingness to engage in and contribute to the reform of the disability system in Georgia.   We truly appreciate that you are willing to assist us beyond the sighed BCA.  We will draft a general letter requesting your support and later, together with UNICEF we can discuss the area and scope of the support from WHO.  

 

Looking forward to future cooperation.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Tamila Barkalaia

 

Deputy Minister

144 Tsereteli ave, Tbilisi, Georgia, 0159

+995 599 281 281

 

 

 

 

Honorable Ms Tamila Barkalaia, Deputy Minister,

 

We have been informed by Unicef that they provide certain technical assistance to the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs.

To be able to provide technical assistance in the area of disability, Unicef also needs an engagement of the World Health Organization. One of the functions of WHO is also normative work, that crucially contributes to development of some basic principles, as in this case in the area of determining disability (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - ICF).

While our colleagues in the Regional Office and at Headquarters are willing to provide further support, they would need a kind of formal request from the ministry.

 

For that reason I kindly ask you to send a short letter in which you indicate, that the ministry works on the reform of the current system of disability, that the work is assisted by Unicef and that certain technical assistance from WHO is also needed. You can add more details or you can indicate that details can be discussed at a later stage.

The letter can be addressed to me and I will forward the request to my colleagues.

 

In principle collaboration between WHO and Georgia is framed by the Biannual Collaborative Agreement (2018-2019) and Ms Sopo Belkania has been designated by the ministry as a National Counterpart for Strategic Collaboration with WHO (this is the reason for cc Ms Belkania). We can understand however, that sometimes there is also a need for additional assistance that goes beyond the signed BCA.

 

 

Sincerely yours,

 

 

Marijan Ivanusa

WHO Representative

Head of WHO Country Office Georgia

 

Office location: 81 Vasil Barnov Street, 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia

Mailing address: UN House, 9 Rapiel Eristavi Street, 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia

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Email: ivanusam@who.int

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