Health Working Group Agendas

January 20, 2021

Agenda:

• Introduction of new WHO Representative – Dr Victor Stefan Olsavszky
• Update on health situation in Tajikistan – WHO
• Joint Annual Review preparation – MOHSP
• Monitoring of COVID-19 supplies – UNICEF
• AOB

December 10, 2020

Agenda:

• Update on Covid-19 response (WHO, 10mins)
• Investment Case for Primary Health Care Management Course in Tajikistan. Benefits and costs of training PHC managers and investing in a national scale-up (SDC and Swiss TPH, 20mins)
• Monitoring of Covid-19 supplies (All, 10mins)
• AOB

October 15, 2020

Agenda:

• Presentation on Establishment of PHEOC (updated)
• Presentation on Intra-Action Review
• New 5 year USAID-funded activity: Healthy Mother Healthy Baby

October 1, 2020

Agenda:

• Update on   development of new TJK Health strategy 2021-2030
• Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report

September 17, 2020

Agenda:

• Update on Health Covid-19 situation in Tajikistan (MOHSPP, 20 mins)
• Information on Additional Financing for the World Bank Tajikistan Emergency COVID-19 Project (MOHSPP, 15 mins)
• Brief status update on Covid-19 Vaccination and COVAX Facility (WHO-GAVI, 5mins)
• AOB

September 3, 2020

Agenda:

• Update on COVID-19 situation (WHO – 5 min)
• Briefing on schools and COVID-19 (WHO – 10 min)
• Presentation on the Resource Mapping and Expenditure Tracking Exercise (RMET) implemented by the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Tajikistan and discussion (GFF – 45 min)

August 6, 2020

Agenda:

• Discussion on health needs of migrants and refugees in Tajikistan
• WHO tools available (WHO EURO Migration and Heath team
• Migration and health in Tajikistan (IOM)
• Update on refugees and stateless persons in Tajikistan (UNHCR)
• Discussion
• Updates from partners on interventions focusing on communicable diseases (JICA)
• AOB
• WASH in Health Care Facilities (WHO)

July 23, 2020

Agenda:

• Update on progress with revision of national SPRP on COVID-19 (WHO)
• PHEOC Coordination and Monitoring (WHO)
• Epidemiology/National WG on epidemiology (WHO)
• Laboratories/National WG on laboratory (WHO)
• PPE procurement (ADB)

July 9, 2020

Agenda:

• Update on progress with revision of national SPRP on COVID-19;
• Update on  progress with laboratory diagnostics of COVID-19 in TJK

June 25, 2020

Agenda:

• CPRP review – progress update (WHO)
• Briefing on the Social Economical Impact Plan (UNDP)
• Sustainable financing of essential services: focus on immunization (WHO)
• Coordination of Covid response at PHC level (GIZ)
• Reporting to CRG by DCC health (EU)
• AOB

June 18, 2020

Agenda:

• WHO Technical Mission recommendations and discussion on how to implement them (WHO) ​(see recommendations document and WHO power point presentation)
• Discussion on capacity of PHC system to respond to covid-19 and how to support (SDC)
• Update from monitoring subgroup and AKDN platform (Unicef/AKDN)
• AOB

June 11, 2020

Agenda:

• Data surveillance and reliability – WHO
• Update from the monitoring subgroup – Unicef
• Other relevant updates – all
• AOB

June 4, 2020

Agenda:

• Covid sitrep (WHO)
• Country-level coordination, planning and monitoring
  1. Partner coordination based on WHO mission outcomes (WHO)
  2. Update from the monitoring sub-group (Unicef)
  3. Joint-monitoring platform progress (AKDN)
• Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE)
  1. Update from the RCCE subgroup (UNICEF)
  2. Other relevant risk communication initiatives ongoing
• National Laboratories
• Case management
  1. Update on support to oxygen supply (JICA)
• Infection Prevention and control
  1. AOB​

May 28, 2020

Agenda:

Sitrep for Tajikistan (WHO, 5 min)

Country-level coordination, planning and monitoring

1. Partner coordination in light of WHO mission outcomes (WHO, 5 min)
2. Update from the monitoring sub-group (Unicef, 5 min)
3. Joint-monitoring platform progress (AKDN, 5 min)

Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE)

4. Update from the RCCE subgroup (UNICEF, 5 min)
5. Other relevant risk communication initiatives ongoing (all, 5 min)

National Laboratories (5 min)

Case management

6. Update from procurement subgroup (WB) (5 min)
7. Update from ventilator repair subgroup (JICA) (5 min)

Infection Prevention and control 

8. Development, distribution and training on protocols for infection prevention and control (WHO, 5 min)

AOB

1. ​​​Remaining questions from the DCC Health to the WHO mission 
2. ​​ ​WHO proposal of ‘supply portal’ presentation

May 21, 2020

Agenda:

1. Sitrep for Tajikistan (WHO, 10m)
2. Update on WHO Covid support mission (WHO, 10m)
3. Country-level coordination, planning and monitoring
   1. Emergency Operation Center (WHO, 10m)
   2. Joint-monitoring platform (AKDN, 10m)
4. Risk communication and community engagement 
   1. ​Update from the RCCE subgroup (UNICEF, 10m)
5. National Laboratories (WHO, 10m)
6. Case management (10m)
   1. Update from procurement subgroup (WB)
   2. Update from ventilator repair subgroup (JICA)
7. Infection Prevention and control 
   1. Development, distribution and training on protocols for infection prevention and control (WHO, 10m)​
8. AOB​

May 14, 2020

Agenda:

1. Sitrep for Tajikistan (WHO, 10m)
2. Country-level coordination 
   1. Emergency operation center
   2. Designated COVID-19 treatment hospitals and facilities
3. Risk communication and community engagement (Unicef, 10m)
   1. National Communications Strategy
4. National Laboratory system (USAID, 10m)
   1. Update from lab subgroup
5. Case management (10m)
   1. Update from procurement subgroup (WB)
   2. Update from ventilator repair subgroup (JICA, GIZ)
6. Infection Prevention and control 
   1. Development, distribution and training on protocols for infection prevention and control
7. Discussion (30 mins)
8. AOB

May 7, 2020

Agenda:

• Situational update including ongoing WHO mission (WHO);
• Update on PPE procurement subgroup and on the ventilator request by MFA (WB) 
• AoB

April 30, 2020

Agenda:

• Situational update (WHO);
• Questions & Answers (all).

April 23, 2020

Agenda:

• Situational update (WHO Regional Office);
• Update on the COVID-19 partner platform (https://covid-19-response.org/) and on the operational national plan related to key pillars (WHO);
• Interest in COVID-19 procurement working group (WB);
• Communication activities and coordination (WB, UNICEF);
• Q&A.

April 9, 2020

Agenda:

• Situational update (WHO and MOHSP)
• Presentation by the World Bank on the USD 11.3 million covid-19 project
• Short description and update on WHO-led COVID-19 Partners Platform
• Matrix additions – timeframe and geographical indication
• AoB (including unanswered questions from the previous meeting)

March 30, 2020

Agenda:

• Presentation of National Operational Plan
• WHO request on filling technical / medical professionals spreadsheet.
• AOB / Questions and Answers

• Latest developments around the ‘National Program of  Strategic Development of Healthcare and Social Protection for 2021 – 2030’;
• AOB incl. updates from ongoing missions.

• Update following the JAR and next steps on NHS 2021-2030 (WHO);
• Presentation on the Global Financing Facility followed by discussion (Mr. Jakub Kakietek, Health Economist, GFF Focal Point for Tajikistan);
• Health Sector Development Partner Matrix (EU).