


SUMMARY NOTE ON THE 46TH PLENARY MEETING OF THE SEE HEALTH NETWORK: CROSS-SECTORAL AND ALL SOCIETY COLLABORATION FOR BETTER HEALTH SYSTEM RESILIENCE: IMPROVE VACCINE ACCEPTANCE BY ADDRESSING MISINFORMATION
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Statement deposited by representative of Albanian Presidency in written form at the WHO EURO Secretariat, during the 72nd Session of WHO Regional Committee for Europe, September 2022, Tel Aviv, Israel
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SUMMARY NOTE on THE SEEHN PRE-FORUM HIGH LEVEL MEETING 45th PLENARY MEETING OF THE SEE HEALTH NETWORK
nnUkraine crisis: Supporting neighbouring EU Member States and Moldova (health-related matters)
nnnnnMembers of EuroHealthNet and the South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) met on the 12th of April to discuss common and specific challenges related to public health faced by networks in the Ukraine crisis. Discussions were held to see where further support can be given, in terms of connections, information, joint advocacy etc.
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REDUCING HEALTH IMPACTS OF POLLUTED AIR- STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MULTISECTORAL RESPONSE IN SEE COUNTRIES
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nThe Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly (WHA) is held virtually, from 24 May to 1 June 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on – Ending this pandemic, preventing the next: building together a healthier, safer, and fairer world.
nnnnState Secretary Prof Dr Ferenc Vicko on behalf of the Republic of Serbia SEE Health Network Presidency mandate addressed WHA 74.
nnnnIn his statement delivered during the general debate following Director-General’s opening remarks, Prof. Dr Vicko highlighted that the South Eastern Europe Health Network, is for 20 years an excellent platform and unique regional organization to improve the healthcare systems across the SEE Region.
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SEE HEALTH NETWORK SECRETARIAT FOR THE PERIOD January – December 2020
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73 WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY STATEMENT OF DR. KENAN HRAPOVIĆ, MINISTER OF HEALTH OF MONTENEGRO ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE HEALTH NETWORK PODGORICA, 18 MAY 2020
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SEE HEALTH NETWORK SECRETARIAT FOR THE PERIOD January – December 2019
nThe present Report on the activities of the South Eastern European Health Network (SEEHN) Secretariat, has been developed for the period of January – December 2019 and is submitted to the attention of the Executive Committee and regional meetings (NHCs) according to the Memorandum of Understanding: Future of the South-eastern Europe Health Network in the framework of the South East European Co-operation Process (2008) and Statute of the Secretariat of the SEE Health Network (2019).
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SUMMARY REPORT ROUND TABLE ON REDUCTION OF CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION AND CONTROL OF MARKETING OF UNHEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGES IMPACT, PODGORICA, 25 FEBRUARY 2020
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Summary REPORT “REDUCING HEALTH INEQUALITY (SDG10) BY IMPROVING HEALTH LITERACY ”, 28 November 2019, Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia
nWorkshop on Reducing Health Inequality (SDG10) by Improving Health Literacy, has been organized by the SEEHN Secretariat, SEEHN RHDC on Public Health Services and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of North Macedonia on 28 November in Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia under the Presidency of Montenegro.
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STATUTE OF THE SECRETARIAT OF THE SEE HEALTH NETWORK
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SUMMARY REPORT OF THE 41st PLENARY MEETING OF THE SEE HEALTH NETWORK "HEALTH WORKFORCE IN SEE REGION, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: BRAIN DRAIN – BRAIN GAIN"
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SEEHN Joint Statement at the Seventy-second Session of the World Health Assembly, Geneva, 20 May 2019
n“SEE Health Network emphasizes the central importance of Universal Health Coverage achievement for everyone and everywhere in the South Eastern Europe Region. Significant contribution to its achievement was the Ministerial Meeting in Tel Aviv in July 2018 under the subject ‘Ensuring Primary health care for ageing population’. The Meeting highlighted the importance of primary health care which is the cornerstone of all health systems by providing people centred-care. The rise of chronic diseases, non-communicable diseases, mental health and multi-morbidity requires strong Primary Health Care that is essential for sustainable and resilient health systems to be able to meet the needs for health security and emergency preparedness.”
nnnnnnnnFull content of the SEEHN Joint Statement at the Seventy-second Session of the World Health Assembly, Geneva, 20 May 2019
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The First Sub-regional Cooperation Strategy Between the WHO Regional Office for Europe (EURO) and South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) 2018-2023
The first Sub-regional Cooperation Strategy (SCS) of the WHO Regional Office for Europe and SEEHN have been signed by Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab on behalf of WHO/Europe and Dr Mira Dasic on behalf of SEEHN Secretariat within the framework of the Ministerial Meeting, held on 10 July 2018 in Tel-Aviv, State of Israel.
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This policy strategic planning document is a renewed commitment of the WHO EURO and South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) to improve and contribute to health, well-being and prosperity in South-eastern Europe within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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The activities are planned in a multi-country mode of cooperation to achieve progress at the Regional level and at the same time to advance the national priorities and common goals.
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Since the signature the involved parties started the implementation of different actions to achieve the key target for universal health coverage in the Member States of SEEHN.
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Acknowledging the importance of the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 and other health-related SDG targets, included within the SCS, SEEHN welcomes and encourages its other partners to support Member States in this endeavour.
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SUBREGIONAL COOPERATION STRATEGY (SCS)
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SEEHN – WHOn2018 – 2023

OUTLINE REPORT ON THE TECHNICAL MEETING OF THE SEEHN REGIONAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRES “STRENGTHENING SEEHN TECHNICAL COLLABORATION”
SUMMARY REPORT On the Expert Meeting on the Value of Primary Healthcare System Strengthening in the South-eastern European Region Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6–7 November 2018
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SUMMARY REPORT On the Expert Meeting on the Value of Primary Healthcare System Strengthening in the South-eastern European Region Ljubljana, Slovenia 6–7 November 2018
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PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
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EXPERT GROUP WORK SESSION: MECHANISMS FOR PHC STRENGTHENING
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Montenegro – World Health Day, 2018
Organizovanjem Nacionalne konferencije, pod nazivom: “Ulaganje u prevenciju: put boljeg zdravlja”, Ministarstvo zdravlja, u saradnji sa Kancelarijom Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije obilježilo je 07. april – Svjetski dan zdravlja.
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Direktorica Direktorata za zdravstvenu zaštitu dr Alma Hajdarpašić Drešević, u uvodnom obraćanju istakla je da je Vlada Crne Gore u potpunosti posvećenja obezbjeđivanju kvalitetne zdravstvene zaštite građanima, svjesna činjenice da je ulaganje u prevenciju bolesti ulaganje u zdravlje nacije.
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– Sprovodeći vladinu politiku Ministarstvo zdravlja u kontinuitetu radi na jačanju nacionalnih kapaciteta, promociji multisektorkse saradnje, u cilju smanjivanja izloženosti štetnim riziko faktorima, jačanju zdravstvenog sistema i sistema praćenja napretka u ostvarivanju ciljeva za kontrolu hroničnih nezaraznih bolesti. U tom cilju osnovan je Nacionalni savjeta za koordinaciju i prevenciju hroničnih nezaraznih bolesti u Crnoj Gori, kojim presjedava Premijer, a članovi su ministri većine resora u Vladi Crne Gore, s ciljem jačanja odgovornosti svih resora za zdravlje i njegovu integraciju u sve sektorske politike. Intencija je da Savjet posluži kao platforma za obezbjedjivanje koherentnosti sektorskih politika u smanjivanju mortaliteta od osnovnih kategorije hroničnih nezaraznih oboljenja, kao i da ubrza združeno djelovanje u pravcu efikasne kontrole vodećih i zajedničkih riziko faktora za nastanak hroničnih nezaraznih oboljenja i jačanje zdravstvenog sistema, istakla je dr Drešević.
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Ministartsvu zdravlja, prema njenim riječima, preventiva i aktivnosti na poboljšanju i unapređenju zdravih životnih stilova su u fokusu rada i djelovanja. Preventivnim pregledima se sprečava pojava bolesti, odnosno otkriva oboljenje u najranijoj fazi kada još nema simptoma, a kada je u najvećem broju slučajeva moguće pravovremeno i adekvatno liječenje.
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– Jasni su i već vidljivi javno zdravstveni benefiti sprovodjenja tri skrining programa koja se sprovode u Crnoj Gori. Skrining karcinoma dojke radi se u četiri opštine: Podgorica, Danilovgrad, Cetinje i Kolašin, s ciljem smanjenja smrtnosti za 15% u periodu od 5 godina. Tokom ove godine planirano je da počne da se sprovodi na teritoriji cijele Crne Gore. Skrining karcinoma debelog crijeva na nacionalnom nivou uspješno se sprovodi preko pet godina, uz veoma dobar odziv građana. Od 01. februara ove godine počeo je da se sprovodi Nacionalni skrining program prevencije karcinoma grlića materice. Na preventivne preglede i dijagnostiku pozivaju se žene određene starosne dobi, kako bi preduprijedili nastanak i širenje ove bolesti, koja je poslije karcinoma dojke, najčešće maligno oboljenje kod žena. Zahvaljujući dobro organizovanom skrining programu može se da spriječi i do 80% slučajeva obolijevanja raka grlića materice, otkrivajući malignu degeneraciju u preinvazivnoj fazi, naglasila je dr Drešević.
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Kao još jedan važan preventivni i efikasan način zaštite zdravlja dr Drešević je navela i imunizaciju.
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– Svi znamo da vakcinacijom spašavamo živote i zato nam je cilj da dopremo do svakog pojedinca na lokalnom nivou kako bismo ostvarili što veći obuhvat vakcinacije. Zdravstveni radnici, prije svega ljekari roditeljima objašnjavaju koliko je važna redovna vakcinacija njihove djece i kolikom se riziku izlažu ukoliko ih ne vakcinišu.
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Generalni direktor Direktorata za javno zdravlje dr Miro Knežević prezentovao je imunizacioni program koji ima Crna Gora. On je naveo da je do 2014. godine u našoj zemlji bio izuzetno visok obuhvat vakcinacije, kada je počela antivakcinalna kampanja, zahvaljujući kojoj se od tada pa do prošle godine bilježi smanjivanje broja vakcinisane djece.
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– Pad obuhvata MMR vakcinom u Crnoj Gori je 2016. godine bio najniži u istoriji imunizacije i iznosio je 46,58 procenata. Stoga je Ministarstvo zdravlja preduzelo niz konkretnih koraka kako bismo preduprijedili fatalne posljedice sa kojim se susreće cijela Evropa. Organizovali smo jaku medijsku kampanju, intezivirali smo razgovore sa roditeljima i u saradnji sa Institutom za javno zdravlje i domovima zdravlja, organizovali vanredne vakcinacije, pa je tako od avgusta prošle godine do sada, na teritoriji Crne Gore obuhvat vakcinacije MMR vakcinom povećan na 78,98% .
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Dr Knežević je podsjetio da je, u cilju edukacije i stručne i laičke javnosti, Ministarstvo zdravlja organizovalo niz skupova o imunizaciji.
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– U oktobru 2017. godine u organizaciji Ministarstva zdravlja i SZO održan je Regionalni sastanak o imunizacijama na kojem su učestvovale 53 zemlje sa oko 180 stručnjaka. Pored toga, Ministarstvo zdravlja, Institut za javno zdravlje, Dom zdravlja Podgorica, kao i ostali Domovi zdravlja, su organizovali veliki broj tribina sa pedijatrima i roditeljima kao i veliki broj javnih i medijskih nastupa. Uspješno je sprovedena i medijska kampanja „Ne damo djecu bolestima“, u okviru koje je snimljen promotivni spot o značaju vakcinacije, a koji se prikazivao u svim elektronskim medijima. U februaru 2018. godine u organizaciji Ministarstva zdravlja i Kancelarije SZO u Crnoj Gori organizovan je i Ministarski sastanak zemalje Jugoistočne Evrope. Pored Crne Gore Regionalnoj konferenciji su prisustvovali i ministri zdravlja Malte, Makedonije, Moldavije, Bosne i Hercegovine, Republike Srpske, Albanije i Rumunije, kao i visoki predstavnici zdravstvenih sistema Srbije, Hrvatske, Izraela i Bugarske. Skup je bio prilika da se sagleda učinjeni progres u oblasti imunizacije u Evropi i govori o izazovima i problemima sa kojima se suočava svaka od zemalja kada je u pitanju podizanje i održavanje stepena vakcinacije na željenom nivou.
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S obzirom da se danas region suočava sa pojavom i epidemijom zaraznih bolesti, koje su praktično decenijama bile iskorijenjene, važno je da se i sa ovog mjesta pošalju jasne poruke i apel roditeljima da vakcinišitu svoju djecu, kako bi im stvorili preduslove za njihovu zdravu i srećnu budućnost, rekao je dr Knežević.

BOOSTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH 2020 AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE
The South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) was established in 2001 to promote peace, reconciliation and health in south-eastern Europe and contribute to preparing the countries in the region for European Union integration. Its vision remains to achieve better health and well-being in south-eastern Europe through the collaborative efforts of SEEHN member states and partners. Since its inception, SEEHN has developed into a broad partnership for health that brings together southeastern European countries and organizations focused on improving health and well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO), SEEHN’s founding organization, has remained its most important partner, providing guidance and support to its policy and technical endeavours from 2001 until today. The most recent South-eastern European Health Ministers’ Forum, held in 2017 in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, reflected on 15 years of regional collaboration in public health and endorsed the Chisinau Pledge, which presents the SEEHN framework for action until 2020. The Forum emphasized the complex and significant contribution of SEEHN to health and well-being, which in turn has had a positive impact on peace, stability and economic development in south-eastern Europe. The Forum highlighted the active role of SEEHN in influencing public health developments in both south-eastern Europe and in Europe as a whole, and in supporting its members in their response to international commitments. SEEHN ministers and partners agreed on the vast potential of SEEHN to deliver on the contemporary policy agenda, primarily related to the WHO European policy for health and well-being Health 2020 and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This document has multiple goals: to reflect on SEEHN’s developments as a source of experience and knowledge, and on their potential to meet the demands of the contemporary context of health and well-being; to inform on SEEHN governance structures that are able to support future collaborative efforts for health and well-being in south-eastern Europe; to share examples of SEEHN’s success in leading and influencing positive health developments in south-eastern Europe; to set out a clear model for future collaboration with WHO and other partners; and to emphasize the exemplary role of the WHO Regional Office for Europe as an enabler and supporter of influential alliances for better health and well-being in the European Region.
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BOOSTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH 2020 AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE