WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 30 September 2024
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Ms Helen Sõber
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA
Adviser
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operation Department
UN City, Marmorvej 51, Ministry of Social Affairs
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Suur-Ameerika 1
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01
Email:
[email protected] 10122 Tallinn
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Dear Ms Sõber,
REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP IN PREPARATION OF THE WHO GLOBAL
ORAL HEALTH MEETING
Online 2-half day event, 16-17 October 2024.
The WHO Regional Office for Europe together with WHO Headquarters plans to hold the above-
mentioned online event on 16-17 October 2024.
The objectives of the event are to prepare countries in the WHO European region for the WHO Global
Oral Health Meeting by fostering productive discussions on national oral health rapid assessments and
roadmaps and discuss the regional role in preparing to the Global coalition on oral health and inform
on the next important milestones and activities before the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs.
As mentioned above, the regional consultation is a preparatory event before the first WHO Global Oral
Health Meeting which is aimed on accelerating progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) for
oral health by 2030. The Global meeting will be hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand
on 26-29 November 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand. An information circular and a request for two
nominations from each Member State had been distributed to the governments and also attached here.
As the regional workshop in October 16-17 is a preparatory meeting, we are inviting the nominated
representatives for the Global Oral Health meeting to attend, particularly a Chief Oral Health specialist
and a UHC (universal health coverage) focal point of the Ministries of Health from each country in the
WHO European region.
An outline of the scope and purpose and a copy of the provisional agenda are enclosed. The working
languages will be English and simultaneous interpretation in Russian will be provided.
Please send a confirmation of participation of two nominated focal points from your country to Dr Elena
Tsoy, Technical Officer, NCD management, by email
[email protected], with copy to Alex Monich
[email protected]. You can also address any questions and clarifications to them.
Please send your nominations at your earliest convenience but no later than 10 October 2024.
We should then be able to send them the necessary documentation and administrative information in
good time.
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email:
[email protected]
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Denmark
Sincerely yours,
Dr Gauden Galea,
Senior Advisor to the Regional Director,
Special Initiative on NCDs and innovation
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Encls:
Scope and purpose
Provisional agenda
Copy for information to:
Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of
Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia
H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of
the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin
du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland
H.E. Mr Andre Pung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia,
Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP IN /2
PREPARATION OF THE WHO GLOBAL ORAL HEALTH
MEETING
Date: 16-17 October 2024
Time: 10.30-13.-00 CET 3 September 2024
Original: English
Format: Online event (Zoom)
Scope and purpose
BACKGROUND
The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene the first WHO Global Oral Health Meeting to
accelerate progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) for oral health by 2030. The 3,5-day meeting
will be hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand from Tuesday, 26 to Friday, 29 November
2024, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The overall goal of the WHO Global oral health meeting is to reaffirm political commitment by Member
States based on the Resolution on Oral Health in 2021 (WHA 74.5) and to accelerate and scale up national
efforts to prevent and control NCDs with a focus on oral diseases to achieve UHC for all by 2030.
Furthermore, the WHO Global Oral Health Meeting contributes to the preparatory process leading to the
4th UN High-level Meeting on noncommunicable diseases (4th UNHLM on NCDs) in 2025.
The WHO Global Oral Health Meeting will be a three-day technical meeting to discuss the Global oral
health action Plan 2023-2030 (GOHAP) and to develop national oral health roadmaps. Participants will
include representatives from WHO, Member State delegates comprised of a nominated national oral health
lead and a national UHC lead from the ministry of health, and invited experts. The technical part of the
meeting will be followed by a half-day high-level segment inviting health ministers and senior leaders from
non-State actors. A number of side events will take place in the margins of the meeting.
Furthermore, recognising the pivotal moment of the global oral health agenda, WHO will facilitate a pledge
initiative to secure financial support and renewed political commitments on oral health from governments
and other partners to accelerate the implementation of the GOHAP. The commitments made in the pledge
for oral health initiative will extend beyond the WHO Global Oral Health Meeting and will form the
foundation of a Global Coalition for Oral Health.
During the technical part of the WHO Global Oral Health Meeting, the participants will discuss the six
strategic objectives, 100 actions, 11 global targets, and monitoring framework of the GOHAP. The agenda
includes a plenary session in the morning, followed by afternoon breakout sessions organised by WHO
regions to develop national oral health roadmaps. To ensure engagement and in-depth discussion during
the WHO Global Oral Health Meeting, each delegation is expected to conduct a rapid assessment of the
national health situation focusing on noncommunicable diseases, including oral health, and universal health
coverage. This preparatory work will be carried out using with a template provided in advance by WHO.
PURPOSE
To organize a regional consultative workshop in preparation of the WHO Global Oral Health Meeting to
enhance and foster productive discussions on national oral health roadmaps.
Scope and purpose
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MEETING OBJECTIVES
1. Recap of the WHO oral health policy series and the 4th UNHLM on NCDs.
2. Present the objectives, outcomes, format and programme of the WHO Global Oral Health
Meeting including roles and responsibilities of the ministries of health delegations.
3. Discuss the WHO template for conducting rapid national health situation assessments prior to the
WHO Global Oral Health Meeting.
4. Provide an update on the pledge strategy, ensuring alignment with the scope and ambition of the
implementation of the GOHAP.
PARTICIPANTS
National oral health lead and the national UHC lead from Ministries of Health who will participate to the
WHO Global Oral Health Meeting.
FOLLOW-UP
Each country is expected to submit the completed national health situational assessment to the oral health
focal point at the Regional Office. This submission will inform the discussion and its structure of the
regional workshop during the Global oral health meeting. Please send the document by 30 October 2024
to Dr Elena Tsoy
[email protected] and Alex Monich
[email protected]
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP IN
PREPARATION OF THE WHO GLOBAL ORAL
HEALTH MEETING
Date: 16-17 October 2024
Time: 10.30-13.00 CET 3 September 2024
(2 days for 2.5 hours each) Original: English
Format: online event
Registration link
https://who.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArd-
Grrz0iHNCYk7C-URAzlcsGsFTGJgo6
Provisional agenda
Day 1
10:30 – 10:35 Welcome and introduction
Elena Tsoy, Technical officer, NCD management, Special initiative on
Noncommunicable diseases and Innovation (SNI), WHO/Europe
10:35 – 10:40 Opening remarks
Gauden Galea, Senior Advisor to the Regional Director, SNI, WHO/Europe
10:40 – 11:00 On the road to 2025: The global NCD deadline: an update and WHO Europe
“Race to the Finish” initiative
Benoit Varenne, Dental Officer, NCD Department, WHO HQ
Gauden Galea, Senior Advisor to the Regional Director, SNI, WHO/Europe (TBC)
11:00 – 11:20 Update on the WHO Global oral health meeting
Elena Tsoy, Technical officer, NCD management, SNI, WHO/Europe
11:20 – 11:30 Q and A session
11:30 – 11:40 Healthy break
11:40 – 12:00 Global coalition on Oral Health to support implementation of the Global
oral health action plan 2023-2030
Nicole Rendell, NCD Department, WHO HQ
Two champion countries in the region – Malta, Ireland
Q and A session
12:00 – 12:30 Recap of the Global oral health action plan 2023-2030
Overview and monitoring progress in countries
Yuriko Harada, NCD Department, WHO HQ
Q and A session
12:30 – 13:00 Summary and next steps
Elena Tsoy, Technical officer, NCD management, SNI, WHO/Europe
Provisional list of participants
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Day 2
10:30 – 10:40 Recap from day 1
Elena Tsoy, Technical officer, NCD management, SNI, WHO/Europe
10:40 – 11:20 Rapid Oral Health Situation Assessment.
Introduction to the concept of National Oral Health Roadmaps
WHO HQ / Regional Office
Q and A session
11:20 – 12:00 Oral Health Score Card-Priority Tool
Introduction to Rapid Oral Health Situation Assessment & National Oral
Health Score Card
WHO HQ / Regional Office
Q and A
12:00 - 12:10 Healthy break
12:10 – 12:50 National Oral Health Roadmap
Introduction to priority selection and National Oral Health Roadmap
WHO HQ / Regional Office
Q and A
12:50 – 13:00 Summary and next steps
Benoit Varenne, Dental Officer, NCD Department, WHO HQ
Gauden Galea, Senior Advisor to the Regional Director, SNI, WHO/Europe
Attachments:
Concept note for the WHO Global oral health meeting
National oral health situation assessment tool
Saatja: "EURO NCD" <
[email protected]>
Saaja: "Helen Sõber"
Teema: Regional Consultative Workshop in Preparation of the WHO Global Oral Health Meeting - Virtual Meeting - October 16-17, 10.30-13.00 CET
Kuupäev: 2024-10-04 09:07
Dear National Counterpart,
Please find attached an invitation to nominate participants for the above
event. The scope and purpose, and the provisional programme are attached
as well.
Kind regards,
WHO Secretariat
Alex Monich
Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation
World Health Organization
Regional Office for Europe
Marmorvej 51
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel.: +4545336874
E-mail: <mailto:
[email protected]>
[email protected]
Web: https://www.who.int/europe