| Dokumendiregister | Sotsiaalministeerium |
| Viit | 1.4-2/2096-1 |
| Registreeritud | 26.08.2024 |
| Sünkroonitud | 27.08.2024 |
| Liik | Sissetulev kiri |
| Funktsioon | 1.4 EL otsustusprotsess ja rahvusvaheline koostöö |
| Sari | 1.4-2 Rahvusvahelise koostöö korraldamisega seotud kirjavahetus (Arhiiviväärtuslik) |
| Toimik | 1.4-2/2024 |
| Juurdepääsupiirang | Avalik |
| Juurdepääsupiirang | |
| Adressaat | WHO |
| Saabumis/saatmisviis | WHO |
| Vastutaja | Triin Uusberg (Sotsiaalministeerium, Kantsleri vastutusvaldkond, Euroopa Liidu ja väliskoostöö osakond) |
| Originaal | Ava uues aknas |
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Meeting on prevention of drowning in western European countries
/2
Leeuwenhorst, Kingdom of the Netherlands 18–20 November 2024
5 August 2024 Original: English
Scope and purpose
Drowning is a leading cause of injury death in the WHO European Region, killing 20 000 people each year.
Two important milestones have been passed recently to ensure that drowning prevention receives greater
prioritization and attention. The first was the passage of United Nations General Assembly resolution
A/RES/75/273 on global drowning prevention in 2021, which proclaimed 25 July as World Drowning Day.
The second was adoption of World Health Assembly resolution WHA76.18 in 2023, under which WHO
accepted the role and mandate requested by the General Assembly to coordinate drowning prevention within
the United Nations system.
Further, WHO is currently completing, with Member States, a first global status report on drowning
prevention. This will document data and sources on the burden of drowning, as well as uptake of published
WHO evidence-based recommendations for how drowning can be prevented. The report will be published by
WHO headquarters before the end of 2024, and a regional report specific to the WHO European Region will
be published in early 2025.
Research commissioned by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, along with evidence examined during
production of the global status report, has highlighted several issues that are either unique or particularly
relevant to prevention of drowning in WHO European Region. The first is that the epidemiology of drowning
is different from that in other regions: the burden of drowning is particularly great (with the highest rate of
any WHO region) among middle-aged males. This highlights the gaps in WHO recommendations for
prevention, which are principally focused on prevention of childhood drowning. Second, national government
coordination of drowning prevention – including strategies and action plans – is very limited. The majority of
preventive action is implemented by civil society via lifesaving organizations or Red Cross/Red Crescent
Societies – either independently or on behalf of governments. The third issue is the importance of regionally
pertinent risk factors for downing, such as alcohol and cold-water shock.
All these issues will be discussed in detail during the meeting, with the following objectives:
1. to highlight the burden and circumstances of preventable drowning in western Europe;
2. to highlight opportunities for scaling up governance and management approaches to national
coordination of drowning;
3. to promote collaboration between national policy entities and nongovernmental lifesaving
organizations for coordinated national prevention and response to drowning;
4. to explore opportunities for the European Union and its various entities, including the European
Commission and the Parliament, to support the objectives of drowning prevention.
The meeting is expected to identify actions relevant to the burden of drowning in countries, as well as
mechanisms for government entities and civil societies to coordinate implementation and monitoring.
This meeting is hosted and financially supported by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Please see the attached correspondence sent from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. One or more attachments may be included.
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Meeting on prevention of drowning in western European countries
/2
Leeuwenhorst, Kingdom of the Netherlands 18–20 November 2024
5 August 2024 Original: English
Scope and purpose
Drowning is a leading cause of injury death in the WHO European Region, killing 20 000 people each year.
Two important milestones have been passed recently to ensure that drowning prevention receives greater
prioritization and attention. The first was the passage of United Nations General Assembly resolution
A/RES/75/273 on global drowning prevention in 2021, which proclaimed 25 July as World Drowning Day.
The second was adoption of World Health Assembly resolution WHA76.18 in 2023, under which WHO
accepted the role and mandate requested by the General Assembly to coordinate drowning prevention within
the United Nations system.
Further, WHO is currently completing, with Member States, a first global status report on drowning
prevention. This will document data and sources on the burden of drowning, as well as uptake of published
WHO evidence-based recommendations for how drowning can be prevented. The report will be published by
WHO headquarters before the end of 2024, and a regional report specific to the WHO European Region will
be published in early 2025.
Research commissioned by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, along with evidence examined during
production of the global status report, has highlighted several issues that are either unique or particularly
relevant to prevention of drowning in WHO European Region. The first is that the epidemiology of drowning
is different from that in other regions: the burden of drowning is particularly great (with the highest rate of
any WHO region) among middle-aged males. This highlights the gaps in WHO recommendations for
prevention, which are principally focused on prevention of childhood drowning. Second, national government
coordination of drowning prevention – including strategies and action plans – is very limited. The majority of
preventive action is implemented by civil society via lifesaving organizations or Red Cross/Red Crescent
Societies – either independently or on behalf of governments. The third issue is the importance of regionally
pertinent risk factors for downing, such as alcohol and cold-water shock.
All these issues will be discussed in detail during the meeting, with the following objectives:
1. to highlight the burden and circumstances of preventable drowning in western Europe;
2. to highlight opportunities for scaling up governance and management approaches to national
coordination of drowning;
3. to promote collaboration between national policy entities and nongovernmental lifesaving
organizations for coordinated national prevention and response to drowning;
4. to explore opportunities for the European Union and its various entities, including the European
Commission and the Parliament, to support the objectives of drowning prevention.
The meeting is expected to identify actions relevant to the burden of drowning in countries, as well as
mechanisms for government entities and civil societies to coordinate implementation and monitoring.
This meeting is hosted and financially supported by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark
Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
Date: 21 August 2024
Ms Helen Sõber Adviser European Union Affairs and International Co- operation Department Ministry of Social Affairs Suur-Ameerika 1 10122 Tallinn Estonia
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Head office: UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01
Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Our reference: Notre référence: Unser Zeichen:
JP/cp Your reference: Votre référence: Ihr Zeichen:
Dear Ms Sõber,
Meeting on prevention of drowning in western European countries Leeuwenhorst, Kingdom of the Netherlands, 18–20 November 2024
It is my pleasure to inform you that the WHO Regional Office for Europe, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, plans to hold a meeting to discuss prevention of drowning in western European countries. This follows on from the first WHO workshop on scaling up drowning prevention in high- burden countries in Europe, held in Minsk, Belarus, in February 2020.
The aim of the meeting is to highlight the burden and circumstances of preventable drowning in western Europe, and to identify opportunities for scaling up governance and management approaches to national coordination of drowning. The meeting will also provide the opportunity to enhance collaboration between national policy entities and nongovernmental lifesaving organizations, and will explore opportunities for the European Union and its various entities to support the objectives of drowning prevention.
I am delighted to invite you to nominate a delegation of up to three stakeholders in drowning prevention to participate in this meeting. Reflective of the intersectoral nature of drowning prevention, we request that the delegation comprise representatives of relevant ministries and government agencies involved in drowning prevention (including health), along with representatives from national lifesaving and rescue organizations.
The working language will be English, and no simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
WHO will cover local costs for confirmed participants, including accommodation and catering. All transport to the venue is to be covered by participants.
I look forward to receiving your nominations, giving the names, functional titles and addresses of the proposed participants at your earliest convenience, but not later than 27 September 2024. We will then communicate with them directly, and provide them with the necessary documentation and administrative information in good time.
Mr Jonathon Passmore is responsible for this activity, and it would be appreciated if you would address your reply to him at [email protected].
Sincerely yours,
Mr Robb Butler Director Division of Communicable Diseases, Environment and Health
– 2 –
Encls: Scope and purpose
Copy for information to: Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit- Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr William Mart Laanemäe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark
Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
Date: 21 August 2024
Ms Helen Sõber Adviser European Union Affairs and International Co- operation Department Ministry of Social Affairs Suur-Ameerika 1 10122 Tallinn Estonia
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Head office: UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01
Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Our reference: Notre référence: Unser Zeichen:
JP/cp Your reference: Votre référence: Ihr Zeichen:
Dear Ms Sõber,
Meeting on prevention of drowning in western European countries Leeuwenhorst, Kingdom of the Netherlands, 18–20 November 2024
It is my pleasure to inform you that the WHO Regional Office for Europe, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, plans to hold a meeting to discuss prevention of drowning in western European countries. This follows on from the first WHO workshop on scaling up drowning prevention in high- burden countries in Europe, held in Minsk, Belarus, in February 2020.
The aim of the meeting is to highlight the burden and circumstances of preventable drowning in western Europe, and to identify opportunities for scaling up governance and management approaches to national coordination of drowning. The meeting will also provide the opportunity to enhance collaboration between national policy entities and nongovernmental lifesaving organizations, and will explore opportunities for the European Union and its various entities to support the objectives of drowning prevention.
I am delighted to invite you to nominate a delegation of up to three stakeholders in drowning prevention to participate in this meeting. Reflective of the intersectoral nature of drowning prevention, we request that the delegation comprise representatives of relevant ministries and government agencies involved in drowning prevention (including health), along with representatives from national lifesaving and rescue organizations.
The working language will be English, and no simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
WHO will cover local costs for confirmed participants, including accommodation and catering. All transport to the venue is to be covered by participants.
I look forward to receiving your nominations, giving the names, functional titles and addresses of the proposed participants at your earliest convenience, but not later than 27 September 2024. We will then communicate with them directly, and provide them with the necessary documentation and administrative information in good time.
Mr Jonathon Passmore is responsible for this activity, and it would be appreciated if you would address your reply to him at [email protected].
Sincerely yours,
Mr Robb Butler Director Division of Communicable Diseases, Environment and Health
– 2 –
Encls: Scope and purpose
Copy for information to: Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit- Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr William Mart Laanemäe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia