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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION Date: 17 July 2024 ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Ms Helen Sõber BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA Adviser ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО European Union Affairs and International Co- Head office: 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 Website: http://www.euro.who.int Estonia Our reference: EOC-NET Your reference: Notre référence: Votre référence: Unser Zeichen: Ihr Zeichen: См. наш номер: На Ваш номер: Dear Ms Sõber, Designation of a National Focal Point for the Public Health Emergency Operations Center Network The Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) provides an essential platform for emergency coordination functions, including preparedness actions and response to public health emergencies. Operating throughout the emergency management cycle, PHEOCs serve as a hub for coordination, collaboration, and information sharing needed to detect, verify, prepare for, and respond to a range of public health threats. The World Health Organization (WHO) established the Public Health Emergency Operations Center Network (EOC-NET) in 2012. The EOC-NET focuses on identifying and promoting best practices for Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs/PHEOCs). It also supports Member States in building and enhancing their PHEOC capacities for effective preparedness and response activities, aligned with the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). In November 2015, WHO headquarters, in collaboration with the EOC-NET partners, published the Framework for a Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) 1 . This framework provides countries with key concepts, high-level evidence-based guidance, and standards for designing, developing, and strengthening PHEOCs. The framework has been complemented by several handbooks, templates, and training courses. As of March 2024, WHO and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) are working together to build a “European Regional Forum”, for all Member States in the WHO European Region, as part of the broader Global EOC-NET. To further grow and support the EOC-NET in our Region, we plan to develop a regional strategy, map PHEOC operational capacity of our Region and host webinars, exchanges of good practice, training sessions, research, technical workshops, conferences, operational collaboration, networking events, and joint simulation exercises. In this context, I have the honour to invite you to designate one representative, who will serve as the EOC-NET national focal point for your country, from 1 September 2024 to 31 December 2025. A new request will then be sent to confirm the current national focal point or nominate a new one. 1 Framework for a Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (who.int) UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: http://www.euro.who.int Denmark The EOC-NET national focal points are expected to fulfil the following functions: • Represent the country at regional and global EOC-NET meetings. • Contribute to the regional and global community of practice. • Promote the strengthening of national PHEOC capacities. • Be able to speak on the mandate and function of your national PHEOC. • Act as the primary channel of communication between your country and the EOC-NET secretariat. • Support the development and implementation of a Regional Strategy for EOC-NET. If you have a PHEOC established in your country, then it is advisable for the EOC-NET national focal point to be your national PHEOC manager or the designated operational lead. Alternatively, if you do not have a national PHEOC established, please indicate this in your response and nominate an appropriate official from your national health authority, who is responsible for emergency preparedness and response activities. I look forward to receiving your designation, including the name, functional title, and email address of the focal point, by 21 August 2024. Please send this information by email to [email protected]. Should you have any questions or need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the WHO EOC- NET regional focal point, and manager of the WHO Regional EOC, Mark Shapiro ([email protected]). Yours sincerely, Dr Gundo Weiler Director Country Support and Partnerships Acting Regional Emergency Director 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 William Mart Laanemäe, 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 –2– Saatja: euroeocnet <[email protected]> Saadetud: 25.07.2024 15:19 Adressaat: <=?iso-8859-1?Q?Helen_S=F5ber?=> Koopia: <"Triin Uusberg">; <"SM Info">; <[email protected]>; <Kaisa.Mitt- [email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]> Teema: WHO - nomination - EOC NET NFP Dear Ms Sõber, Please see the attached correspondence sent from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Thank you. Best regards, on behalf of EOC-NET Secretariat