| Dokumendiregister | Sotsiaalministeerium |
| Viit | 1.4-2/2990-1 |
| Registreeritud | 28.11.2025 |
| Sünkroonitud | 01.12.2025 |
| Liik | Sissetulev kiri |
| Funktsioon | 1.4 EL otsustusprotsess ja rahvusvaheline koostöö |
| Sari | 1.4-2 Rahvusvahelise koostöö korraldamisega seotud kirjavahetus (Arhiiviväärtuslik) |
| Toimik | 1.4-2/2025 |
| Juurdepääsupiirang | Avalik |
| Juurdepääsupiirang | |
| Adressaat | WHO Regional Office for Europe |
| Saabumis/saatmisviis | WHO Regional Office for Europe |
| Vastutaja | Helen Sõber (Sotsiaalministeerium, Kantsleri vastutusvaldkond, Euroopa Liidu ja väliskoostöö osakond) |
| Originaal | Ava uues aknas |
Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. |
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: 27 November 2025
TO ALL MEMBER STATES OF THE
WHO EUROPEAN REGION
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: См. наш номер:
Your reference: Votre référence: Ihr Zeichen: На Ваш номер:
Establishing a Member State working group on digital health and artificial intelligence
for the WHO European Region
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have the honour to invite you to nominate two representatives to join a regional Member State
working group that will contribute to the development of a new global strategy on digital health
(2028–2033), the updating of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region
2023–2030 and the operationalization of artificial intelligence as a key transformational shift within
the WHO European Programme of Work (EPW) for 2026–2030.
This initiative follows the decision of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly to develop a new
global strategy on digital health for 2028–2033. It also builds on the adoption of the Regional Digital
Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2023–2030 during the 72nd session of the WHO
Regional Committee for Europe and the adoption of EPW by the 75th session of the Regional
Committee, which identified “unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence for health” as one of its
key transformational shifts, aimed at empowering people to deliver better care and build stronger
health systems for all.
Please note that the WHO Regional Office for Europe will invite relevant partners – such as the
European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and other
United Nations agencies – to join this effort in order to ensure alignment and international
coordination, and to avoid duplication of efforts.
The Member State working group will hold its first meeting in February 2026 (date to be confirmed).
Its online meetings will guide the formulation of a coordinated response to support countries in
leveraging and scaling up digital transformation and artificial intelligence for better health outcomes
at the regional and global levels.
The working languages will be English and Russian. Further details are provided in the attached scope
and purpose document.
– 2 –
The Regional Office would be grateful if your ministry would nominate two representatives to
participate: one expert with a technical background in digital health and/or artificial intelligence, and
another with policy or strategic expertise, not necessarily limited to the digital health domain. This
combination will ensure a balanced perspective and allow us to address both the technical and policy
dimensions of the discussions.
Nominated representatives may come from ministries of health, public health institutes, national
digitalization offices or comparable institutions. The goal is to form a diverse and multidisciplinary
group of professionals who can work collaboratively to advance digital health and artificial
intelligence for better health in the WHO European Region.
We kindly request that you send your representatives’ names, functional titles and contact details no
later than 22 December 2025 to David Novillo Ortiz, Regional Adviser for Data, Artificial
Intelligence and Digital Health ([email protected]).
Once the nominations are received, the Regional Office will contact the participants directly with
further information and documentation.
Thank you for your continued collaboration and valuable support to this important initiative.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat
Director, Division of Health Systems
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Encl: Scope and purpose
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: 27 November 2025
TO ALL MEMBER STATES OF THE
WHO EUROPEAN REGION
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: См. наш номер:
Your reference: Votre référence: Ihr Zeichen: На Ваш номер:
Establishing a Member State working group on digital health and artificial intelligence
for the WHO European Region
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have the honour to invite you to nominate two representatives to join a regional Member State
working group that will contribute to the development of a new global strategy on digital health
(2028–2033), the updating of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region
2023–2030 and the operationalization of artificial intelligence as a key transformational shift within
the WHO European Programme of Work (EPW) for 2026–2030.
This initiative follows the decision of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly to develop a new
global strategy on digital health for 2028–2033. It also builds on the adoption of the Regional Digital
Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2023–2030 during the 72nd session of the WHO
Regional Committee for Europe and the adoption of EPW by the 75th session of the Regional
Committee, which identified “unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence for health” as one of its
key transformational shifts, aimed at empowering people to deliver better care and build stronger
health systems for all.
Please note that the WHO Regional Office for Europe will invite relevant partners – such as the
European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and other
United Nations agencies – to join this effort in order to ensure alignment and international
coordination, and to avoid duplication of efforts.
The Member State working group will hold its first meeting in February 2026 (date to be confirmed).
Its online meetings will guide the formulation of a coordinated response to support countries in
leveraging and scaling up digital transformation and artificial intelligence for better health outcomes
at the regional and global levels.
The working languages will be English and Russian. Further details are provided in the attached scope
and purpose document.
– 2 –
The Regional Office would be grateful if your ministry would nominate two representatives to
participate: one expert with a technical background in digital health and/or artificial intelligence, and
another with policy or strategic expertise, not necessarily limited to the digital health domain. This
combination will ensure a balanced perspective and allow us to address both the technical and policy
dimensions of the discussions.
Nominated representatives may come from ministries of health, public health institutes, national
digitalization offices or comparable institutions. The goal is to form a diverse and multidisciplinary
group of professionals who can work collaboratively to advance digital health and artificial
intelligence for better health in the WHO European Region.
We kindly request that you send your representatives’ names, functional titles and contact details no
later than 22 December 2025 to David Novillo Ortiz, Regional Adviser for Data, Artificial
Intelligence and Digital Health ([email protected]).
Once the nominations are received, the Regional Office will contact the participants directly with
further information and documentation.
Thank you for your continued collaboration and valuable support to this important initiative.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat
Director, Division of Health Systems
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Encl: Scope and purpose
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
Member State Working Group on Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence for the WHO European Region
/2 /1
27 November 2025 Original: English
15 May 2025 Original: English
Scope and purpose Background
In September 2022, during the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe,
Member States adopted the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region
2023–2030, and agreed to provide an update every two years, reviewing and updating the list of
illustrative actions as necessary.
In May 2025, during the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly, Member States decided to
develop a new global strategy on digital health for 2028–2033 and to submit a draft strategy for
consideration by the Eightieth World Health Assembly in 2027, after consideration by the 160th
session of the WHO Executive Board.
In October 2025, at the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, Member
States adopted the WHO European Programme of Work (EPW) 2026–2030, which identified
“unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for health” as one of its transformational
shifts, aimed at empowering people to deliver better care and build stronger health systems for
all.
Objectives
The WHO Regional Office for Europe is establishing a Member State working group on digital
health and AI to contribute to:
• the development of the new global strategy on digital health (2028–2033);
• the update of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2023–
2030; and
• the operationalization of AI as a key transformational shift within the EPW 2026–2030.
Profile
We would be grateful if each Member State could nominate two representatives to participate:
one expert with a technical background in digital health and/or artificial intelligence, and another
with policy or strategic expertise, not necessarily limited to the digital health domain. This
combination will ensure a balanced perspective and allow us to address both the technical and
policy dimensions of the discussions.
Nominated representatives may come from ministries of health, public health institutes, national
digitalization offices or comparable institutions. The goal is to form a diverse and
Scope and purpose Page 2
multidisciplinary group of professionals who can work collaboratively to advance digital health
and artificial intelligence for better health in the WHO European Region.
Member State Working Group
The Member State working group will hold its first meeting in February (date to be confirmed).
Meetings will bring together member state representatives nominated by Member States and
WHO staff.
The discussions will guide the formulation of a coordinated response to support countries in
leveraging and scaling up digital transformation and artificial intelligence for better health
outcomes at the regional and global levels, respectively.
A report will be produced following each meeting. The working languages will be English and
Russian.
Methodology and Timeframe
Q1/Q2 2026 – Technical review and expert input
The draft documents will be shared with the working group of member state representatives for
review and feedback between February and May.
Work on refining the documents will continue based on technical contributions.
Q3 2026 – Regional and Member State consultations
A revised version of the documents will be presented to Member States of the WHO European
Region for formal consultation in June. In the case of the new Global Strategy on Digital Health,
regional consultation will ensure cross-regional alignment and incorporation of Member State
perspectives from the different WHO regions.
Q4 2026/Q1 2027 – Final drafting and Submission
The finalized update of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region
2023–2030, and any other relevant documents, will be submitted to the Seventy-sixth session of
the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in October 2026.
The draft Global Strategy on Digital Health for 2028–2033 will be submitted for consideration
by the Eightieth World Health Assembly in 2027, through the Executive Board at its 160th
session.
WHO Secretariat will provide the necessary online tools to facilitate communication and
knowledge exchange among Member States and with the Secretariat.
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: 27 November 2025
TO ALL MEMBER STATES OF THE
WHO EUROPEAN REGION
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: См. наш номер:
Your reference: Votre référence: Ihr Zeichen: На Ваш номер:
Establishing a Member State working group on digital health and artificial intelligence
for the WHO European Region
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have the honour to invite you to nominate two representatives to join a regional Member State
working group that will contribute to the development of a new global strategy on digital health
(2028–2033), the updating of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region
2023–2030 and the operationalization of artificial intelligence as a key transformational shift within
the WHO European Programme of Work (EPW) for 2026–2030.
This initiative follows the decision of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly to develop a new
global strategy on digital health for 2028–2033. It also builds on the adoption of the Regional Digital
Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2023–2030 during the 72nd session of the WHO
Regional Committee for Europe and the adoption of EPW by the 75th session of the Regional
Committee, which identified “unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence for health” as one of its
key transformational shifts, aimed at empowering people to deliver better care and build stronger
health systems for all.
Please note that the WHO Regional Office for Europe will invite relevant partners – such as the
European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and other
United Nations agencies – to join this effort in order to ensure alignment and international
coordination, and to avoid duplication of efforts.
The Member State working group will hold its first meeting in February 2026 (date to be confirmed).
Its online meetings will guide the formulation of a coordinated response to support countries in
leveraging and scaling up digital transformation and artificial intelligence for better health outcomes
at the regional and global levels.
The working languages will be English and Russian. Further details are provided in the attached scope
and purpose document.
– 2 –
The Regional Office would be grateful if your ministry would nominate two representatives to
participate: one expert with a technical background in digital health and/or artificial intelligence, and
another with policy or strategic expertise, not necessarily limited to the digital health domain. This
combination will ensure a balanced perspective and allow us to address both the technical and policy
dimensions of the discussions.
Nominated representatives may come from ministries of health, public health institutes, national
digitalization offices or comparable institutions. The goal is to form a diverse and multidisciplinary
group of professionals who can work collaboratively to advance digital health and artificial
intelligence for better health in the WHO European Region.
We kindly request that you send your representatives’ names, functional titles and contact details no
later than 22 December 2025 to David Novillo Ortiz, Regional Adviser for Data, Artificial
Intelligence and Digital Health ([email protected]).
Once the nominations are received, the Regional Office will contact the participants directly with
further information and documentation.
Thank you for your continued collaboration and valuable support to this important initiative.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat
Director, Division of Health Systems
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Encl: Scope and purpose
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
Member State Working Group on Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence for the WHO European Region
/2 /1
27 November 2025 Original: English
15 May 2025 Original: English
Scope and purpose Background
In September 2022, during the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe,
Member States adopted the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region
2023–2030, and agreed to provide an update every two years, reviewing and updating the list of
illustrative actions as necessary.
In May 2025, during the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly, Member States decided to
develop a new global strategy on digital health for 2028–2033 and to submit a draft strategy for
consideration by the Eightieth World Health Assembly in 2027, after consideration by the 160th
session of the WHO Executive Board.
In October 2025, at the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, Member
States adopted the WHO European Programme of Work (EPW) 2026–2030, which identified
“unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for health” as one of its transformational
shifts, aimed at empowering people to deliver better care and build stronger health systems for
all.
Objectives
The WHO Regional Office for Europe is establishing a Member State working group on digital
health and AI to contribute to:
• the development of the new global strategy on digital health (2028–2033);
• the update of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2023–
2030; and
• the operationalization of AI as a key transformational shift within the EPW 2026–2030.
Profile
We would be grateful if each Member State could nominate two representatives to participate:
one expert with a technical background in digital health and/or artificial intelligence, and another
with policy or strategic expertise, not necessarily limited to the digital health domain. This
combination will ensure a balanced perspective and allow us to address both the technical and
policy dimensions of the discussions.
Nominated representatives may come from ministries of health, public health institutes, national
digitalization offices or comparable institutions. The goal is to form a diverse and
Scope and purpose Page 2
multidisciplinary group of professionals who can work collaboratively to advance digital health
and artificial intelligence for better health in the WHO European Region.
Member State Working Group
The Member State working group will hold its first meeting in February (date to be confirmed).
Meetings will bring together member state representatives nominated by Member States and
WHO staff.
The discussions will guide the formulation of a coordinated response to support countries in
leveraging and scaling up digital transformation and artificial intelligence for better health
outcomes at the regional and global levels, respectively.
A report will be produced following each meeting. The working languages will be English and
Russian.
Methodology and Timeframe
Q1/Q2 2026 – Technical review and expert input
The draft documents will be shared with the working group of member state representatives for
review and feedback between February and May.
Work on refining the documents will continue based on technical contributions.
Q3 2026 – Regional and Member State consultations
A revised version of the documents will be presented to Member States of the WHO European
Region for formal consultation in June. In the case of the new Global Strategy on Digital Health,
regional consultation will ensure cross-regional alignment and incorporation of Member State
perspectives from the different WHO regions.
Q4 2026/Q1 2027 – Final drafting and Submission
The finalized update of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region
2023–2030, and any other relevant documents, will be submitted to the Seventy-sixth session of
the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in October 2026.
The draft Global Strategy on Digital Health for 2028–2033 will be submitted for consideration
by the Eightieth World Health Assembly in 2027, through the Executive Board at its 160th
session.
WHO Secretariat will provide the necessary online tools to facilitate communication and
knowledge exchange among Member States and with the Secretariat.