Subject: RE: [EXT] RE: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Meeting (AGENDA/SCOPE&PURPOSE - 15.04.21)
From: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>
To: "EKBERG, Allison" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>, "Ms T. Gabunia ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>, "DOMENTE, Silviu" <[email-masked]>, "KLIMIASHVILI, Rusudan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:55:21 +0000

Dear Allison,

Upon your request, I would like to kindly inform you that Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia nominates the following
candidates to participate in the webinar on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening that will take place on Thursday, 15 April (12:00-13:30 CET/14:00-15:30 TBS).

1.
Mrs. Tinatin Azaladze (E-mail: [email-masked]; Tel.: +995 599944005), Head of the
Department of Public Health Management at the LEPL National Health Agency;

2.
Ms. Alisa Tsuladze (E-mail: [email-masked], Tel.: +995 555302655); Contract-based Employee of Health Policy Division at Policy Department of the Ministry;

3.
Dr. Lela Sturua (E-mail: [email-masked]; tel.: + 995 599111797), Head of NCD Department at the LEPL National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC);

4.
Dr. Maia Kereselidze (E-mail: [email-masked]; tel.: + 995 599744041); Head of the Medical Statistics Department at NCDC;

5.
Ms. Lela Shengelia (E-mail:  [email-masked]; tel.: + 995 591706794);  Head of Maternal and Child and Reproductive Health Division at NCDC;

6.
Ms. Rusudan Kvantchakhadze (E-mail: [email-masked]; tel.: + 995 577416077);  Senior Specialist of the Department of Non-Communicable Diseases at NCDC;

7.
Ms. Liana Mgaloblishvili (E-mail: [email-masked]; tel.: + 995 599 321234);  Chief Specialist, Department of State Public Health Programs and Regional Management at NCDC;

8.
Ms. Ani Beraia (E-mail: [email-masked]; tel.: + 995 595258050); Specialist of the State Public Health Programs and Regional Management Department at NCDC.

Thank you for continued cooperation and support.

Kind regards,

Maia Nikoleishvili MPA

Head of International Relations and Protocol Division of Administration

Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

Address: 144 Tsereteli ave., 0159 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel.: +995 32 2510034 (0803)

Cell phone: +995 577272713

E-mail:
[email-masked]

From: EKBERG, Allison [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 12:28 AM

To: Ms T. Gabunia ([email-masked])

Cc: Ekaterine Adamia ; Maia Nikoleishvili ; DOMENTE, Silviu ; KLIMIASHVILI, Rusudan

Subject: RE: [EXT] RE: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Meeting (AGENDA/SCOPE&PURPOSE - 15.04.21)

Dear Tamar,

Wonderful. Thank you for the quick response. We will confirm Dr. Shengelia as the speaker for Georgia and look forward to receiving the list of participants from Maia.

Sincerely,

Allison

From: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>

Sent: Monday, April 5, 2021 7:39 PM

To: EKBERG, Allison <[email-masked]>

Cc: Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>; Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>; DOMENTE, Silviu <[email-masked]>;
KLIMIASHVILI, Rusudan <[email-masked]>

Subject: [EXT] RE: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Meeting (AGENDA/SCOPE&PURPOSE - 15.04.21)

Dear Allison

Many thanks for this information! I would like to confirm that Dr. Nato Shengelia is a good candidate to speak at the upcoming session. Maia will provide the list of participant tomorrow. We will have NCDC, MoLHSA.
National Health Agency and GFMA colleagues invited to attend.

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის პირველი მოადგილე

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia,
MD, MPH

First Deputy Minister

From: EKBERG, Allison [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: 5 April, 2021 17:10

To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>

Cc: Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>; Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>; DOMENTE, Silviu <[email-masked]>;
KLIMIASHVILI, Rusudan <[email-masked]>

Subject: Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Meeting (AGENDA/SCOPE&PURPOSE - 15.04.21)

Dear Tamar,

Attached please find a provisional program and scope for a webinar on Diabetic retinopathy screening hosted by the WHO Regional Office for Europe on
Thursday, 15 April (12:00-13:30 CET/14:00-15:30 TBS). This event is being organized for policymakers, public health leaders and senior clinicians involved in planning, designing and implementing diabetic retinopathy screening programs in Georgia
and Ukraine. It takes place within the framework of an initiative co-funded by the Government of Denmark to strengthen national capacities to accelerate progress in the implementation of WHO NCD “best buys” for better management of CVD and diabetes through
an integrated primary health care approach.

As indicated in the program, the Ambassador of Denmark to Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia will provide opening remarks in a panel chaired by Nino Berdzuli. Speakers from Georgia and Ukraine will also present an overview of the status of diabetic
retinopathy screening in their respective countries. In 2020, WHO worked with Irina Karosanidze and the Family Medicine Training Centre to assess the feasibility of applying a toolkit to  assess the quality of hypertension and diabetes care in selected PHC
facilities in Tbilisi and inform the alignment of the revised scope of PHC care in NCD management. Following on that project, this event is intended to kick off follow-on work intended to support the integration of priority NCDs into the PHC package of services.
Irina Karosanidze has suggested that Nato Shengelia present the situation in Georgia based on assessment completed in 2020.

I am reaching out to confirm the suggested speaker with you and also
request that the Ministry identify key individuals to participate in this meeting. The Regional Office suggests 15-20 people from each country, drawn from Ministry of Health, NHA, NCDC and relevant clinical institutions. Simultaneous translation into
Georgian will be provided.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Allison