Subject: Re: Connecting - AHPSR- ERA platform
From: Tamar Gabunia </O=EXCHORGANIZATION/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=E6CA04F38EC94D0CADAB9CBDF90FCDDE-TAMAR G>
To: Jodie Taylor <[email-masked]>
Cc: Maia Uchaneishvili <[email-masked]>; KNEZOVICH, Jeffrey <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Nato Kvernadze </o=ExchOrganization/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=8b9a169321f24946881f0b1c8980294c-Nato Kv>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:04:33 +0000

​Thank you! I've just uploaded the file. Best

Tamar

From: Jodie Taylor <[email-masked]>

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:56 PM

To: Tamar Gabunia

Cc: Maia Uchaneishvili; KNEZOVICH, Jeffrey; [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Nato Kvernadze

Subject: Re: Connecting - AHPSR- ERA platform

Dear Tamar -

I hope you're keeping well. I wanted to check in and ask again if you could please upload the back up recording that you made on your phone to this dropbox link?

https://www.dropbox.com/request/89WlpMc1e4dPQsYc9Swu

That would be very helpful.

Thank you!

Jodie Taylor

Senior Producer - Fat Rat Films

London | Barcelona

www.fatratfilms.co.uk

Mobile : +44 (0)7952965703

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:01 AM Jodie Taylor <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Tamar -

A huge thank you for your wonderful interview and thoughtful answers, they will bring a lot to the piece.

Thank you also for returning this consent form. Could I ask you to upload the recording from your phone to this link?

https://www.dropbox.com/request/89WlpMc1e4dPQsYc9Swu

Thank you!

Jodie Taylor

Senior Producer - Fat Rat Films

London | Barcelona

www.fatratfilms.co.uk

Mobile : +44 (0)7952965703

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 8:40 AM Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Jodie

It was nice to talk to you and other colleagues on ERA related topics. Please find attached the signed declaration of consent form.

With kind regards

Tamar

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის პირველი მოადგილე

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia,
MD, MPH

First Deputy Minister

From: Jodie Taylor [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: 26 May, 2020 15:09

To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>

Cc: Maia Uchaneishvili <[email-masked]>; KNEZOVICH, Jeffrey <[email-masked]>;
[email-masked];
[email-masked]; Nato Kvernadze <[email-masked]>

Subject: Re: Connecting - AHPSR- ERA platform

Dear Tamar,

We are very much looking forward to speaking to you tomorrow at 6pm Tbilisi time and my apologies for the delay in getting these questions over to you.

Here is the link to join us on the call: https://squadcast.page.link/mJKv

I'm detailing here some technical information in advance so that we can get as good a recording as possible, and I will also run through these points at the beginning of the call:

Equipment:

- Please wear headphones plugged into the computer

- I'm not sure which of you has recording equipment or not, but our ideal situation is for you to have a microphone plugged into the computer and then hold the audio recorder very close to your mouth during the call (this way we can record via the call and
also on your device to see which is better)

- If you do not have an external microphone and only one that's within your headphones please try not to touch or move the microphone too much or let it rub against your shirt

- If you do not have an audio recorder we would ask you to use your smartphone, which we will ask you to hold up to your mouth (and have on airplane mode)

Other points for a good quality recording:

Please find as quiet a room as possible where you won't be interrupted

Try not to be near a window where traffic or outside noises will occur

A room with soft furnishings is great (a living room or bedroom rather than a kitchen for example)

Check for anything that may cause a 'hum' in the background of the recording (fridge or fan for example)

Close down all programmes running and all browser tabs on your computer (especially closing anything that is going to ping or beep! - email, whatsapp!)

Again, we will also run through these on the call with you.

Here also is an idea of the questions we will ask, as requested:

1.
Could you provide a brief overview of Georgia's experience of Covid-19, to put it into context for international readers please? [i.e rough number of cases and success in containing the
virus, any international praise the government has received from international bodies such as WHO or other countries, the Georgian public]

2.
What difference did it make, in terms of Georgia's response, to have this resource [of the team producing Okrapid research and systematic reviews, or other aspects of the ERA platform] available
to the government/policymakers?

3.
What difference did having this system and information make to Georgia's success in handling this crisis/pandemic, in terms of the speed of decision-making, of influencing or helping policy-making,
informing the public and ultimately, to protecting people and saving lives?

4.
How has using rapid research/the ERA platform, during this crisis changed or strengthened any relationships between researchers and decision-makers?

5.
How has the Alliance or the ERA platform/system helped Georgia to better respond to the current crisis?

6.
Has the work done on Covid changed the level of demand for rapid reviews and use of the ERA platform/embedded research in the Ministry of Health?

Finally, could ask that you sign and return the consent form attached to us? That would be great.

Very many thanks and looking forward to speaking with you.

Jodie Taylor

Senior Producer - Fat Rat Films

London | Barcelona

www.fatratfilms.co.uk

Mobile : +44 (0)7952965703

On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 3:18 PM Jodie Taylor <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Tamar -

That would be great for us, we're looking forward to speaking to you then.

On Monday I will send you an idea of the type of things we'd like to discuss with you as well as some information on the technical side of the recording. In the meantime if you have access to some
headphones (it doesn't matter what type) that would be great. Also, it's very helpful for us to make a back up recording, so if you have access to any audio equipment such as a dictaphone that would be great, and also a microphone that can either plug into
the computer or into the dictaphone. If you do not have equipment like this don't worry, we can make the back up recording on your phone. Headphones, however, are quite important for the call.

Many thanks and warm regards,

Jodie Taylor

Senior Producer - Fat Rat Films

London | Barcelona

www.fatratfilms.co.uk

Mobile : +44 (0)7952965703

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 9:54 AM Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Jodie

Many thanks for your e-mail and nice words. May 27th is a fine with me, I would prefer to have the interview scheduled at or after 6 p.m. Tbilisi
time. Please let me know if this works for you.

With kind regards

Tamar

From: Jodie Taylor [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: 20 May, 2020 12:51

To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>

Cc: Maia Uchaneishvili <[email-masked]>; KNEZOVICH, Jeffrey <[email-masked]>;
[email-masked];
[email-masked]

Subject: Re: Connecting - AHPSR- ERA platform

Dear Mrs. Tamar Gabunia,

It's great to be in touch with you, we have heard much about your wonderful work from the Curatio team. Thank you very much for agreeing to an interview recorded via video call, this shouldn't take up more than 15 minutes of your time (and
perhaps 10 minutes or so before to set up).

I will follow this email very shortly with an idea of the topics we'll touch on, in the meantime would Wednesday 27th May be possible for this interview? We can be flexible with time apart from 1pm-2pm Tbilisi time as we have another interview
then. I'm sure you are very busy, so if Wednesday doesn't work for you we could also do earlier in the week next week? Just let us know a day and time.

Very many thanks,

Jodie Taylor

Senior Producer - Fat Rat Films

London | Barcelona

www.fatratfilms.co.uk

Mobile : +44 (0)7952965703

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 4:57 PM Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Maia

Many thanks for your e-mail. Of course I remember CIF provided the very useful document synthesizing experience from a number of countries. I would be happy to participate and give a short online interview.

With kind regards and look forward to receiving additional details.

Best

Tamar Gabunia

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის პირველი მოადგილე

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia,
MD, MPH

First Deputy Minister

From: Maia Uchaneishvili [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: 19 May, 2020 17:02

To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>

Cc: KNEZOVICH, Jeffrey <[email-masked]>; Jodie Taylor <[email-masked]>;
[email-masked];
[email-masked]

Subject: Connecting - AHPSR- ERA platform

Dear Mrs. Tamar Gabunia,

I hope this email finds you fine and please accept my deep respect for the hard work you’re doing for our country during this hard days. I can imagine how busy you’re, but let me kindly inform you that our colleagues from
the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) under the WHO, are planning to produce so called “Story of Change” about the ERA platform which our organization is running and it’s
collaboration with the policy making institutions in country. Particularly this product will be about the role of our support during the Covid-19 response in Georgia, to give you more information the rapid response product on synthesis of experience of different
countries and with some recommendations had been prepared in the frame of above mentioned ERA initiative, if you remember I have contacted and offered you our support in the frame of this program.

With this email let me kindly put you in touch with our colleagues the AHPSR, namely Mr. Jeffrey Knezovich and their partners from the filming company, namely Jodie Taylor, who will be in touch with you, regarding short online interview.
More details about possible questions and scheduling issues will be provided by our colleagues, of course if you will accept this invitation to participate and will be able to find time considering your busy schedule.

With respect and kind regards,

Maia

Maia Uchaneishvili

Research Unit Director, Curatio International Foundation

3 Kavsadze str, Office 5, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia

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