From : Volkan Cetinkaya <vcetinkaya@worldbank.org>
To : Tamar Gabunia <tgabunia@moh.gov.ge>
Subject : RE: WB activities in Georgia: next steps
Received On : 17.12.2019 13:09
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Dear Tamar,

 

It was nice meeting you and Minister Tikaradze yesterday!

As I mentioned after the meeting, I am wondering if the previous week (February 17-21) would work for you and Minister to join us? Armenian delegation is also open with the idea of 5-day study tour which overlapping with the weekend. In other words, any 5-days between February 13 and 25 work for them.

 

In addition, we are planning to invite the new head of Healthcare and Social Issues Committee, Mr Khundadze, to the study tour as well. We had a very productive meeting today, and he is very much interested in learning from other country examples. I think it would be good opportunity for him to see the Korean system and interact with us and Armenia colleagues.

 

Best,

Volkan

 

From: Tamar Gabunia
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:23 PM
To: Volkan Cetinkaya
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili
Subject: Re: WB activities in Georgia: next steps

 

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Dear Volkan 

 

Many thanks for your e-mail and this update. This is a great progress indeed. I hope to hear good news on a consultant who could assist with unified tariff setting. 

It is great that you will be joining the upcoming mission. At this stage I do not have anything specific to add to what we've already discussed. 

As I've  mentioned before Madam Minister and myself would be happy to participate in SC tour. The only issue is that we are expecting the high level US mission either in the week of February 23rd or early March. We are waiting for confirmation from the Embassy. If this is confirmed for early March then we will confirm our participation. I hope to have more certainty by Friday.

With kind regards

Tamar  

From: Volkan Cetinkaya <vcetinkaya@worldbank.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 6:03 AM
To: Tamar Gabunia
Subject: RE: WB activities in Georgia: next steps

 

Dear Tamar,

 

I hope this email finds you well!

 

I would like to brief you on what we have done since our last visit to Tbilisi:

  1. We have contracted with the public financial management expert (PFM) expert Nick Bain, who will with us on the PFM report. Attached is his resume for your information. We will also find a local consultant to help us with data collection and desk study for previous relevant work.
  2. We are still looking for a consultant to work with you on unified tariff setting. I contacted with someone, but he wasn’t available. I hope to give you a good news on this in a week or two.
  3. We have already prepared the official PCHPI invitation letter, it is being reviewed by other partners (Gates Foundation, WHO, and Harvard). I think Beth Tritter, Executive Director of PHCPI, will send the email with the invitation letter directly by the end of this week.

 

In addition, I will be joining our Practice Manager, Tania Dmytraczenko, and our Director, Fadia Saadah to come to Tbilisi. Is there anything you want me do/say before our meetings at MoILHSA and/or Ministry of Finance? I would be happy to do it if it helps with our joint work.

 

As I mentioned during our last meeting, Korean colleagues asked us whether we can reschedule the Korea study tour two weeks later, i.e. between Feb 24-28, instead of Feb 10-14? I hope Feb 24-28 is acceptable for you. Have you and/or Minister Tikaradze made a decision about joining the study tour? At least for some part of it?

 

On a related note, Armenian Ministry of Health asked us  the level of  delegation from Georgia. They informed us that if Georgian delegation includes Minister and/or Deputy Minister, they also plan to participate at the same level. If you can kindly confirm your participation as well as Minister’s participation, we can finalize the logistics on our end before Christmas/New Year, and also inform the Armenian colleagues. I really hope that you can join us!

 

Best,

Volkan

 

From: Tamar Gabunia <tgabunia@moh.gov.ge>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 11:17 AM
To: Volkan Cetinkaya <vcetinkaya@worldbank.org>
Cc: Iryna Postolovska <ipostolovska@worldbank.org>; Adrien Arnoux Dozol <adozol@worldbank.org>; Rafael Cortez <rcortez@worldbank.org>; nino_moroshkina@yahoo.com; etikaradze@yahoo.de
Subject: RE: WB activities in Georgia: next steps

 

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Dear Volcan and Colleagues

Many thanks for visiting us this week. Hereby I would like to confirm that the topics listed below are well in line with our priorities. We would appreciate your assistance on all 6 areas. We will be sending the formal letter on PFM assessment as advised.

With kind regards and looking forward to our collaboration.

 

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის პირველი მოადგილე

 

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia, MD, MPH

First Deputy Minister

 

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From: Volkan Cetinkaya [mailto:vcetinkaya@worldbank.org]
Sent: 23 November, 2019 11:39
To: Tamar Gabunia <tgabunia@moh.gov.ge>
Cc: Iryna Postolovska <ipostolovska@worldbank.org>; Adrien Arnoux Dozol <adozol@worldbank.org>; Rafael Cortez <rcortez@worldbank.org>; nino_moroshkina@yahoo.com
Subject: WB activities in Georgia: next steps

 

Dear Tamar,

 

Thanks for your support during our mission and productive meetings!

As agreed, we are going to work on following topics next a few months to support your policy agenda:

  1. Selective Contracting with private hospitals
    • WB team with a support from an international expert will provide technical assistance on developing a robust regulatory framework to selectively contract with private providers, monitor and regulate private sector;
    • A seminar/conference will be organized to bring both public/private stakeholders, international experts, and practitioners from other countries together. The event will cover topics including selective contracting, regulation of private sector, tariff setting, public-private collaboration, etc. WB team will work closely with the Ministry on the agenda, participants, and dates for the event.
  1. Unified tariff setting for hospitals
    • WB team will find an international expert to work closely with the Ministry for developing a methodology for unified tariff setting and re-estimating cost.
  1. PHCPI assessment—conditional on Minister’s approval.
  2. Public Financial Management assessment—conditional on Minister’s approval.
  3. HUES study
    • As in the 2018 HUES study, WB team will contact with the Global Fund and WHO to collaborate on HUES 2020 study.
  1. Health financing strategy—If needed, WB will support the EU consultant for the health financing strategy development as part of overall national health strategy.

 

Thanks again for your support during our mission and informing us of recent policy initiatives! I will also send you a couple of emails to share PCHPI and PFM draft letters and documents to inform the Minister shortly.

 

Best,

Volkan