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DESCRIPTION:Strengthening preparedness for public health emergencies is ess
 ential to protect communities and ensure resilient health systems. In this
  context\, on 9&ndash\;10 April 2026\, T&uuml\;rkiye will convene its firs
 t Joint External Evaluation (JEE) Orientation Workshop\, marking an import
 ant milestone in the country&rsquo\;s ongoing preparations for its first J
 EE under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005).A JEE is a volu
 ntary\, collaborative and multisectoral process that helps countries to as
 sess their capacities to prevent\, detect and rapidly respond to public he
 alth threats. As part of the IHR Monitoring and Evaluation Framework\, the
  JEE complements existing assessment approaches by supporting a broader sy
 stems-level review of preparedness capacities across sectors.The workshop 
 will bring together technical focal points and representatives from key in
 stitutions and sectors involved in IHR implementation and emergency prepar
 edness to build a shared understanding of the JEE methodology\, process an
 d tool\, to align expectations and to review relevant findings through a s
 ystems lens to identify cross-cutting strengths\, gaps and priorities. The
  outcome of the workshop will be a shared agreement on focal point roles a
 nd responsibilities\, coordination arrangements and a decision on the conc
 rete next steps to complete the JEE self-assessment phase.The workshop wil
 l serve to initiate the operational preparation of a coordinated\, country
 -led and multisectoral JEE process in T&uuml\;rkiye\, aligned with nationa
 l priorities and existing preparedness structures.Organized in collaborati
 on with the Ministry of Health of T&uuml\;rkiye and with the technical sup
 port of WHO T&uuml\;rkiye and the WHO Regional Office of Europe\, the work
 shop reflects a shared commitment to strengthening health emergency prepar
 edness and multisectoral collaboration for health security.The JEE Orienta
 tion Workshop is&nbsp\;co-funded by the European Union through the EU4Heal
 th programme.
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260411
DTSTAMP:20260415T080202Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260409
LOCATION:Türkiye\,Ankara
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Joint External Evaluation Orientation Workshop in Türkiye
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Strengthening preparedness for public healt
 h emergencies is essential to protect communities and ensure resilient hea
 lth systems. In this context\, on 9&ndash\;10 April 2026\, T&uuml\;rkiye w
 ill convene its first Joint External Evaluation (JEE) Orientation Workshop
 \,<strong> </strong>marking<strong> </strong>an important milestone in the
  country&rsquo\;s ongoing preparations for its first JEE under the Interna
 tional Health Regulations (IHR) (2005).</p><p>A JEE is a voluntary\, colla
 borative and multisectoral process that helps countries to assess their ca
 pacities to prevent\, detect and rapidly respond to public health threats.
  As part of the IHR Monitoring and Evaluation Framework\, the JEE compleme
 nts existing assessment approaches by supporting a broader systems-level r
 eview of preparedness capacities across sectors.</p><p>The workshop will b
 ring together technical focal points and representatives from key institut
 ions and sectors involved in IHR implementation and emergency preparedness
  to build a shared understanding of the JEE methodology\, process and tool
 \, to align expectations and to review relevant findings through a systems
  lens to identify cross-cutting strengths\, gaps and priorities. The outco
 me of the workshop will be a shared agreement on focal point roles and res
 ponsibilities\, coordination arrangements and a decision on the concrete n
 ext steps to complete the JEE self-assessment phase.</p><p>The workshop wi
 ll serve to initiate the operational preparation of a coordinated\, countr
 y-led and multisectoral JEE process in T&uuml\;rkiye\, aligned with nation
 al priorities and existing preparedness structures.</p><p>Organized in col
 laboration with the Ministry of Health of T&uuml\;rkiye and with the techn
 ical support of WHO T&uuml\;rkiye and the WHO Regional Office of Europe\, 
 the workshop reflects a shared commitment to strengthening health emergenc
 y preparedness and multisectoral collaboration for health security.</p><p>
 <em>The JEE Orientation Workshop is&nbsp\;co-funded by the European Union 
 through the EU4Health programme.</em></p>
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