Dear Tamar,
Thank you very much for you so prompt feedback and commitment. It is highly appreciated.
With my best regards,
Nika
From: Tamar Gabunia [mailto:tgabunia@moh.gov.ge]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 6:43 PM
To: KOCHISHVILI Nika (EEAS-TBILISI)
Cc: Mariam Darakhvelidze; a.gamkrelidze@ncdc.ge; episurv@ncdc.ge; GHERMAN Catalin (EEAS-TBILISI); Paata Imnadze
Subject: RE: Measles outbreaks in the European Region declared a grade 2 health emergency
Dear Nika,
Many thanks for this note. Together with NCDC, the ministry will follow up and provide all needed responses per request.
With kind regards
პატივისცემით,
თამარ გაბუნია
მინისტრის მოადგილე
Sincerely,
Tamar Gabunia,
MD, MPH
Deputy Minister
From: KOCHISHVILI Nika (EEAS-TBILISI) [mailto:Nino.KOCHISHVILI@eeas.europa.eu]
Sent: 14 May, 2019 18:00
To: Tamar Gabunia
Cc: Mariam Darakhvelidze
Subject: FW: Measles outbreaks in the European Region declared a grade 2 health emergency
Dear Tamar,
With this email I would like to inform you following the WHO Europe press release published on 9 May 2019 on measles, citing alarming levels in the European Region and informing about
their decision to scale up the response (found here:http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/press-releases/2019/over-100-000-people-sick-with-measles-in-14-months-with-measles-cases-at-an-alarming-level-in-the-european-region,-who-scales-up-response)
and identification of 9 countries as priority for closer monitoring and cooperation : Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine, the DG SANTE is closely monitoring the situation, together with ECDC and WHO. They are also working closely
with national authorities in support of strengthening contact tracing, communication and outbreak response and soon a
short briefing on measles and vaccine issues will be requested from the Georgian authorities.
With my best regards,
Nika