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SEECP Health Ministerial Meeting“Achievements and challenges of strengthening health system performance through addressing inequalities in health services in South Eastern

Europe” Chisinau, 7 November, 2008

Snežana ČičevalievaHead of the Executive Committee of the SEE HN

Regional Cooperation in SEE

SEE Health Network

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Overview/Report

• Review of the history of regional cooperation

• Recent developments in the regional cooperation in public health in SEE

• The vision for the future

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Stability Pact for SEE

Established in 2001 to promote peace and stability in the region; later to assist SEE countries to EU integration and accession

Working Table I – Democracy Working Table III – Security and Defense Working Table II – Economy

– Initiative for Social Cohesion• Employment• Housing• Health• Social Protection• Social Dialogue

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Regional Cooperation Council

Stability Pact (SP) handed over to Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) – 28 Feb 2008

From a conflict prevention and confidence building initiative in South Eastern Europeto a regionally-owned Regional Co-operation Council

RCC structure: Secretary General from the region Secretariat in Sarajevo, BIH Co-financing of the future regional set-up

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Stability Pact beyond 2007

SEE Cooperation Process

Economic and Social Development Infrastructure Justice and Home Affairs Security co-operation Building Human Capital Parliamentary Co-operation (overarching

theme)

Cross-cutting issues:Gender mainstreaming; social cohesion

and involvement of civil society

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SEE Health Network Milestones

Dubrovnik Pledge, 2001Regional Collaboration; agreed on seven

Public Health priority areas (regional projects) of common concern

Skopje Pledge, 2005Reinforcing the regional collaboration on

Public Health priority areasStressing the importance of investing in

healthAchieving and sustaining Regional

Ownership

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Public health as a bridge to peace, reconciliation, stability and economic development

Ownership and leadership of the SEE countries

Strong partnership between - 9 SEE countries (ALB, BIH, BUL, CRO, MDA, MNE,

ROM, SER, MKD) - 9 donors/partners (BEL, GRE, ITA, FRA, HUN, NOR,

SVN, SWE, SWI) - 4 international organizations (coE, CEB, WHO/EURO

and SP-SCI)

Regional cooperation in 9 priority public health areas

Over 8 million Euros raised and in implementation

Health system approach applied

South-eastern Europe Health Network: Main features today

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Health Policy and Technical AdviceWHO – COE

SerbiaBelgium,Greece,Italy, Switzerland, WHO

Institutional Capacity and Intersectorial Collaboration for Access to Safe Food Products

Bosnia and Herzegovinia

Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, WHO

Enhancing Social Cohesion by Strengthening Community Mental Health Services

Macedonia WHOStrengthening Public Health Services in SEE

THE ONGOING PROJECTS

Croatia Norway, WHOInstitutional Capacities of Public Health systems for Strengthened Tobacco Control

RomaniaSwitzerland, Slovenia, CoE, WHO

Blood and Blood products

BulgariaGreece, OSI, GI,WHO

Information for Community Mental Health Services

AlbaniaFrance, Greece, WHO

Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases

Moldova Norway, WHOImproving Maternal and Neonatal Health in SEE

Leading Country Partners/Donors

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SEE Health NetworkStructure

Political MoH Fora (once in 4-5

years) Presidency Executive Committee Secretariat Regional Meetings

(twice yearly) National Political

Coordinators

Technical projects

Project Steering Committees

Regional Project Managers & Offices

Country Project Managers & Offices

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18th Regular Meeting of SEEHN in Chisinau Moldova (May 30 – June 1,)Joint Statements through SEEHN Presidency of Moldova during the Health Systems Performance - Ministerial Conference in Tallin, Estonia, June.Joint meeting with European Commission TAIEX on manpower mobility in Health, June 30-July 1,.AMEE Conference on Health Workforce, Prague, Sept.European Health Forum-Gastein, October, 2008Ministerial Meeting, Moldova, OctomberSigning the MoU/Ministerial declarations ‘Call for Proposals’ for the location of the seat of SEEHN Secretariat19th Meeting , Montenegro, NovemberInauguration of the SEE HN SecretariatGlobal Fund and ECDC joining the partnership

SEE Health Network agenda 2008-the way we work

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VISION for the future of SEEHN

and the regional cooperation in public health

to further strengthen health system reformsto widen the pool of experts and promote them

to contribute to the economic development of the region

enhanced forms of cooperationDeveloped structural, organizational and administrative

capacities increased SEE financial contributions

further networking with the networks (NDC), EC and other organisations and structures for

REGIONAL EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH IN SEE

Road Map Beyond 2008

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Regional Cooperation – HealthSEE Health Network (2008 and beyond)

Memorandum of Understanding on the future of regional cooperation

Process of transforming of Projects into long term programs started

(Regional Development Canters)

Promotion of the SEEHN policies and prioritiesInformation sharing

NetworkingInnovationResearch

FundraisingProjects implementation

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Summary

The Stability Pact for SEE is transformed into Regional Co-operation Council based in region.

Regional ownership and contribution will increase considerably after 2008

Continued Partners support essential even after 2008

In the health area a similar approach is followed

Future activities: MoU and Secretariat essential

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Thank you.