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Latest e-News
- NDPHS issues its e-Newsletter 1/2013, which provides latest news and updates on recent NDPHS activities, and other interesting events and developments. (Read more)
- NDPHS issues its e-Newsletter 2/2012, which provides latest news and updates on recent NDPHS activities, and other interesting events and developments. (Read more)
Upcoming Events
Latest Events
- 5th Meeting of the Task Group on Occupational Safety and Health (TG OSH), 16 May 2013
- 3rd Meeting of the Task Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, 29 April 2013
- 1st Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Establishment of the NDPHS Secretariat, 11 April 2013
- 21st Meeting of the Committee of Senior Representatives, 11-12 April 2013
Calendar
Useful Links
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Actors and Structure
Partners and Participants
Introduction
The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being is a cooperative effort of ten governments and nine intergovernmental organizations. It constitutes a voluntary and targeted form of co-ordination and co-operation aimed at achieving the NDPHS mission and objectives.
In accordance with the Declaration concerning the establishment of a NDPHS (the Oslo Declaration), “eligible partners will be the Founding partners, EU Member States and Northern Dimension Partner Countries, the European Commission and other relevant EU Institutions, regional co-operation bodies, international organisations and financing institutions. Eligible participants are interested sub-national administrative entities in the Northern Dimension area. Other countries or organisations associated with the Northern Dimension may become Partners or Participants of the Partnership in accordance with national legislation or statutes and through a procedure” which was subsequently adopted by the NDPHS Committee of Senior Representatives (cf. the Rules of procedure for approval of new NDPHS Partners and Participants).
The Oslo Declaration also stipulates that "other interested parties, such as relevant non-governmental organisations and private sector entities may participate in the funding and/or the implementation of activities within the framework of the Partnership, and may be invited to Partnership meetings in the capacity of observers or guests."
Chair and Co-Chair
The Partnership Annual Conference elects a Chair and a Co-Chair from among its member governments to lead the Partnership for a period of two years. The Chair represents the NDPHS and besides other tasks, maintains regular contacts with the NDPHS Partners as well as other stakeholders in the Northern Dimension area. The 8th Partnership Annual Conference held on 25 November 2011 elected Finland and Germany as the Chair and Co-Chair countries, respectively.
CSR Chair
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Ms. Liisa Ollila |
CSR Co-Chair
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Mr. Thomas Ifland Senior adviser Federal Ministry of Health Rochusstrasse 1 DE-53123 Bonn GERMANY Phone: +49 (228) 9413311 Fax: +49 (228) 9414928 E-mail: thomas.ifland@bmg.bund.de |
Partners
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ESTONIA Head of delegation |
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Eesti
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FINLAND Head of delegation Mr Olli Kuukasjärvi |
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Suomi
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GERMANY Head of delegation
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Government of Germany:
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Deutschland
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ICELAND Head of delegation |
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Ísland
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LATVIA Head of delegation |
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Latvija
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LITHUANIA Mr. Kęstutis Miškinis |
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Lietuva
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NORWAY Head of delegation
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Norge
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POLAND Head of delegation |
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Polska
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RUSSIA Head of delegation Ms. Lidia Gabuniya Mr. Vladislav Kurbatskiy Mr. Yuri Proskurnikov |
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Россия
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SWEDEN Head of delegation Mrs. Karin Berlin |
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Sverige
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) Head of delegation
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BARENTS EURO-ARCTIC COUNCIL (BEAC) Head of delegation BEAC Working Group on Health Co-Chairs Ms. Vibeke R. Gundersen
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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO) Head of delegation |
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION Head of delegation
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International Organisation for Migration (IOM):
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NORDIC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Head of delegation |
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JOINT UNITED NATIONS Head of delegation
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) Ms. Svenja Herrmann |
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Participants
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DENMARK Head of Delegation
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