Our Country Office in 🇹🇷 is doing tremendous work, positively impacting public health despite difficulties like last year's devastating earthquakes. I met today with World Health Organization in Türkiye staff to commend their efforts & assure them of my support in addressing any challenges they face.

Exciting kick-off! 66 participants, 31 institutions united for the Pan-European Network for Disease Control Orientation Session. Insightful discussions on network management, upcoming activities, and thrilled to reveal the 1st meeting in London on 22-23 April 2024! WHO/Europe

Grateful to RD WHO/Europe for inviting me to Copenhagen to welcome Dame J. Harries Chief Executive UK Health Security Agency. Hans Kluge has reiterated that the Pan-European Network for Disease Control whose steering group is chaired by Prof Harries, is essential for implementing Preparedness 2.0

Excited to expand partnerships developed by WHO/Europe PHHE and initiate fruitful collaboration with @SESRIC, a subsidiary organ of the Organization of Islamic States (@OIC_OCI). Together, we aim to better prepare our Member States for humanitarian and health emergencies

Honored to welcome H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK, DG of @SESRIC which fosters collaboration on statistics, economics, and social research among the 57 MS of OIC. We identified health emergency preparedness training as a primary key area of collaboration with WHO/Europe PHHE

Now launched! The WHO/Europe Geospatial hub in #Istanbul will coordinate the implementation of @WHO regional geospatial activities for faster, informed public health decisions by Member States.
My thanks to Hans Kluge Natasha Azzopardi Muscat Steve MacFeely
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Pleased to welcome in #Istanbul , colleagues from the Ministry of Health # Türkiye T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı AB ve Dış İlişkiler G.M. to plan joint preparedness activities. Türkiye has a strong expertise in natural disaster preparedness that will benefit to all WHO/Europe member states

Honored to have been invited by Regional Director WHO/Europe Hans Kluge who met with the Centre for Humanitarian and Health Emergencies team and grateful for his unwavering support

Pleased to invite you to attend the launch of the WHO/Europe Geospatial Coordination Hub that is located in the Centre for Humanitarian and Health Emergencies in Istanbul Hans Kluge WHO/Europe @WHO

2nd day of the NDC Steering Group meeting, we defined the scope of the network: among the 53 WHO/Europe MS, it will serve to strengthen emergency response, facilitate the exchange of information on countermeasures, and enhance the use of surveillance for guiding interventions

1st World Health Organization (WHO) GIS Forum followed by 1st World Health Organization (WHO)_euro GIS coordination meeting organized by PHHE, GIS Centre, and Health Data Unit. Will strengthen coordination within the World Health Organization (WHO) GIS Community and set the groundwork for establishing the World Health Organization (WHO)_Europe Geospatial Coordination Hub in #Istanbul