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Acknowledgements
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO-EURO), the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), and the
Catholic University of the Sacred Health - Rome would like to thank all the policy-makers,
researchers and other stakeholders who provided the information collected as part of this
research project.
Namely, the working group would like to quote (alphabetically):
in Albania
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Genc Burazeri, MD, PhD Deputy Director, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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Professor Enver Roshi, Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Tirane and
chief of the Epidemiological Observatory, Institute of Public Heath, Tirane, Albania
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Alban Ylli, Head of sector on health policy research, Institute of Public Health
in Armenia
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Dr T. Hakobyan, Head of the WHO Country Office in Armenia
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Varduhi Pertosyan, Director of the Center for Health Services Research & Development,
Associate Dean of School of Public Health American University of Armenia
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Dr S. Soghomonyan, Head of the department of staff management, Ministry of Health,
Armenia
in Azerbaijan
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Azad Hajiyev, Deputy Director of Science, Scientific-Research Institute of Cardiology named
after J Abdullayev, Republic of Azerbaijan
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Professor Nasib Guliyev, Head of Pediatrics Department of Azerbaijan Medical University
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Tural Guliyev, DMD, MPH Public Health Specialist at Public Health and Reforms Center,
Ministry of Health, Azerbaijan Republic
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Jeyhun Mammadov, MD, PhD, MSc Director of Public Health and Reforms Center, Ministry of
Health, Azerbaijan Republic
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Rauf Mammadov, MD Deputy Director Center of Public Health and Reforms, Ministry of
Health, Republic of Azerbaijan
in Georgia
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Nata Avaliani, MD, MPH, Public Health and Health Systems Specialist, Health Research Union
(HRU), Professor of Health Policy and Systems, Georgian Institute of Public Administration
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Ivdity Chikovani, Research Unit Director, Curatio International Foundation
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Mamuka Djibuti, MD, PhD Dean, International School of Public Health Tbilisi State Medical
University, Georgia
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George Gabisonia MD, MPH, Specialist at Maternal and Child Health Division, National Center
for Disease Control and Public Health
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Amiran Gamkrelidze, MD, PhD, Professor, National Center for Disease Control and Public
Health, Director General
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Ketevan Goginashvili, Ministry of Labour and Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
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Ketevan Goguadze, Business Development Unit Director, Curatio International Foundation
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George Gotsadze, Director, Curatio International Foundation
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Maia Kereselidze, MD, PhD, Head of Health statistics department, National centre for disease
control and public health, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Paata Imnadze MD, PhD, Professor, Research Director of NCDC
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Tamar Lobjanidze MSS, Dean School of Health Sciences and Public Health, University of
Georgia
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Lela Shengelia MD, MPH, Head of the Maternal and Child Health Division, National Center for
Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Nino Tsereteli, Executive Director, NGO "Center for Information and Counseling on
Reproductive Health - Tanadgoma"
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the University of Georgia, School of Health Sciences end Public Health, EUPHA Member
in Kazakhstan
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Dr Akhmet Khairushev, MD, PhD, Vice President of The Centre of Injury Prevention and Safety
Promotion
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Dr Vitaliy Koikov, Head of Centre for Research, Expertise and Health Innovation Development,
Republican Centre for Health Development, Astana
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Dr Nassikhat Nurgaliyeva, Teaching assistant Professor, JSC "Astana Medical University",
Astana, Kazakhstan
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Gainel Ussatayeva, MD, MPH, PhD, Executive Director of Central-Asian Association for
Specialists of Public Health, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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M. Vujnovic, Head of the WHO Country Office in Kazakhstan
in Kyrgyzstan
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Bermet Sydygalieva, Nutrition Programme Officer, World Food Programme, UN
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Adyl Temirov, Director of Public foundation "Health Policy Analisys Center"
in Latvia
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Dr Uldis Berkis, Study and Research Administration, Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia
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Kristine Klavina, Head of the Division of the Strategic planning, Ministry of Health of the
Republic of Latvia Dr
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Iveta Pudule, Senior Public Health Analyst, Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia
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Dr A. Rurane, Head of the WHO Country Office in Latvia
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Maris Taube, MD, PhD Associate Professor at the Riga Stradins University, Director of the
National Health Service
in Lithuania
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Phd Asta Garmienė, Director, Kaunas city municipality public health bureau
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Prof. Ramune Kalediene Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Lithuanian University of Health
Sciences
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Liubove Murauskiene, Training, Research and Development Centre, Vilnius
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Vaida Taminskiene, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University
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I. Zurlyté, Head of the WHO Country Office in Lithuania
in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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Dr Biljana Ancevska, Pediatritian, ECDCOR TB program coordinator
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Ms S. Chichevalieva, Head of the WHO Country Office in the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
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Neda Milevska Kostova, MSc, MCPPM Executive Director, Centre for Regional Policy Research
and Cooperation “Studiorum”
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Darko Iliev, MD, MSci - President of "Medicine and ecology research center - MERC", Skopje,
Macedonia
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Vladimir Lazarevik MPH, CEO of Healthgrouper - health services research project
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Dance Gudeva Nikovska, Assistant Professor, Dept of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,
University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje and Coordinator of GFATM funded programs,
Ministry of Health
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Kiril Soleski, MD, MSci - Executive director of "Medicine and ecology research center - MERC",
Skopje, Macedonia
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Professor dr Elizabeta Zisovska Chief of the Department of Neonatology, University Clinic for
Gynecology and Obstetrics, Skopje, Macedonia
in the Republic of Moldova
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Dr Angela Ciobanu, Public Health Officer, WHO Country Office in Republic of Moldova
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Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative, WHO Country Office in Republic of Moldova, World
Health Organization
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Ala Nemerenco, WHO Country Office, Republic of Moldova
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Marcela Tirdea, Ph.D, Head of Division, Policies analysis, monitoring and evaluation, Ministry
of Health of the Republic of Moldova
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Lilia Turcan, MPH, free lance consultant on maternal and child health
in Montenegro
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Mina Brajovic, Head of WHO Country Office, Montenegro
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Prof. dr Mileta Golubovic, Associate Professor, Medical Faculty in Podgorica, University of
Montenegro, Centre for Pathology of the Clinical Centre of Montenegro in Podgorica,
Montenegro
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Dr sci. Mensud Grbovic, MD, spec. of occupational medicine, Deputy Minister, Ministry of
Health, Montenegro
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Prof Bogdan Pajovic, spec. of urology, Vice Dean for Science and Research , Medical faculty in
Podgorica, University of Montenegro
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Mr sci. Natasa Terzic, spec. of health statistics and informatics, Director of the Center for
Health System Development, Institute of Public Health of Montenegro
in Tajikistan
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Baktygul Akkazieva, Health System Advisor, Health Policy Analysis Unit (HPAU)/MoH Tajikistan,
WHO Office in Tajikistan
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Dr. Ghafur Khodjamurodov, Head of state surveillance service over medical activity, Tajikistan
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Salomiddin Isupov, head of Management of Health Research and Education
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Salohiddin Miraliev, head of Health Policy Analysis Unit
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Mrs. Dilorom Sadykova, advisor to Minister of Health and Social Protection of Population
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Dr Pavel Ursu, WHO Representative and Head of Country Office in Tajikistan
in Ukraine
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Prof.Vil Bakirov, President of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Doctor of Sciences
(Sociology), Full Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine
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Kseniya Kizilova, Research Fellow, Social and Humanitarian Research Institute, V.N.Karazin
Kharkiv National University
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Saveliy Rudzsky, MD, Assistant Professor, Social Medicine and Healthcare department,
National Bohomolets Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine.
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Prof Gennadiy Slabkiy - director of the Ukrainian Institute of Strategic Researches MOH of
Ukraine
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Alla V. Stepanenko, Professor of Ukrainian Military Medical Academy, MD, professor
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Dr. Mariia Telishevska - analyst NGO "Salus", retired assistant-professor lviv national Medical
University, Ukraine
in Uzbekistan
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Mohir Ahmedov, M.D. and M.P.H., Consultant, Uzbekistan
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Zakhro Djabbarova, MD, MPH, Public Health Researcher
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Dr A. Hammerich, WHO Representative and Head of Country Office in Uzbekistan
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Dr S. Huseynov, WHO Country Office in Uzbekistan
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Dr E. Tsoyi, WHO Country Office in Uzbekistan
Special acknowledgement for supporting the coordination of all the activities throughout the
project to:
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Floris Barnhoorn, European Public Health Association - EUPHA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
The working group would like to thank the following colleagues for their support in liaising with
stakeholders in the selected countries:
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Marina Karanikolos, Research Fellow at the European Observatory on Health Systems and
Policies and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Bernd Rechel, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
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Dr Erica Richardson, Senior Researcher, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies