Dear  Dr Gabunia,  

We would like to approach you with the following :

As you may be aware, in 2017 a regional Issue-based Coalition (IBC) on health and well-being was established as part of the UN reform process, with the goal  to coordinate the UN response to the cross-cutting issue of health, and serving as a platform to collaborate within UN and beyond.

As part of the IBC work the Joint TB HIV and viral Hepatitis Programme has led the development of the “UN Common Position on Ending HIV, TB and viral Hepatitis through Intersectoral Collaboration in Europe and Central Asia”

Georgia is one of the countries proposed as a champion, to pioneer the operationalization of the Common Position.

The output of the operationalization will be a country-specific set of actions to be planned and implemented jointly by UN agencies and key stakeholders, addressing the non-health determinants of the three epidemics, building on what works in the country and filling the relevant gaps.

As the first step of this action-oriented process, there will be a mapping on the ongoing activities, which will be conducted by an international consultant of  WHO/Europe: Dr Assia Brandrup-Lukanow ( please see attached CV) who will visit Georgia in frame of MAPS mission 7-10 May, 2019.

We would like to ask you about opportunity to meet Dr Brandrup-Lukanow at your availability, 10 May and discuss this workstream during her visit.  

Attached, for your information, Scope and Purpose and CV of Dr Brundrup-Lukanov.  

I will contact you additionally to make an appointment

Thank you for your collaboration

On behalf of Dr Silviu Domente

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Rusudan (Rusiko) Klimiashvili,

Public Health Officer,

WHO Country Office in Georgia,

Tel :              +995 32 2 99 80 73

Mobile:        +995 5 99 50 18 79

e-mail: klimiashvilir@who.int

NOTE: please update contact details to reflect my new e-mail: klimiashvilir@who.int