Members 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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Belgrade September 7th, 2017nDr. Mira Jovanovski-Dašić, Head of the SEEHN Secretariat had a productive meeting with Academician Prof. Dr. Negoslav Ostojić, Executive Director of the European Center for Peace and Development University for Peace (ECPD) established by the United Nations.nECPD is SEEHN Partner as of 2014.nThis occasion was used for signing the Chisinau Pledge by the ECPD, as well as for discussions on strengthening and intensifying the collaboration between the ECPD and the SEEHN.nDr. Dašić informed the Director and the members of the ECPD Secretariat about the SEEHN’s on-going and upcoming activities and plans for the strengthening and broadening of the network.nAcademician Ostojić particularly emphasized the need and importance of regional networking and cooperation in the field of health and informed Dr. Dašić about international and regional activities and programs organized by the ECPD in this important area, especially in the SEE countries. Particular consideration was given to the possibility of more active cooperation and jointly organized educational programs in the field of health management, health economics, health diplomacy, promotion of reproductive health, prevention of dependency diseases and mass non-communicable diseases, etc. It has been agreed to include on the List of SEEHN experts some of the prominent experts of the ECPD.
The third volume of the open-access international peer-reviewed South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH) has been published online.
The list of research articles and review papers addressing aspects of health sciences and public health in particular, also includes the review paper titled “The South Eastern Europe Health Network: A model for regional collaboration in public health”.
Written by several key participants in the SEEHN operation, the article underlines the importance of inter-country alliances to the economic development and social progress in the past several decades through the example of the South Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN), summarising its main accomplishments and tangible improvements in the regional governance for health.
The third volume of the SEEJPH is available online at the following link.
