1. Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health Research and Innovation Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries IncoNet EaP is a project funded under the 7th European Framework Programme for research - Project number 609528 Anastasia VLYZIOTI Project Manager CeRISS, Greece

2. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Moderator: Marcel Pop, Director, Semmelweis University, Directorate of International Relations 1. A brief introduction to the Research System of Armenia from Seyran Kocharyan, Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia 2. National research programmes and their health policy applications in Azerbaijan – Nabil Seyidov, Deputy Head of Department, Public Health and Reforms Center of Ministry of Health, Azerbaijan 3. Health researches and innovations in the Republic of Belarus – Alena Chumakova, Consultant, Department of Science, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus 4. R. Lugar Center for public health research – unique opportunity for research and innovation on health in Georgia – Ketevan Zaridze, EU/UNICRI Biosafety Projects Manager, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia (NCDC),Georgia 5. Research and innovation of the field of public health in Republic of Moldova – Valeriu Pantea, Head of Centre of Strategic Development and Public Health Management, National Centre of Public Health, MoH, Moldova 6. Primary health care reform in Ukraine: priorities and perspectives – Olga Vysotska, Head of the Board NGO, “Ukrainian Center of Family Medicine” (UCFM), Ukraine

3. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 1.Overview of the current situation in the EaP Countries. 2.Scientific and Research Organisation/Structure of each EaP country Ministry of Health National Academies of Science National Thematic Centers Medical Universities Scientific-research Institutions 3. Best Practices 4. International cooperation 4. Scientific areas of cooperation

4. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Health Research in Armenia Health reforms in Armenia include the Concept Paper of the Health Policy; Health System Challenges  Summary of implemented reforms  Healthcare system management  Healthcare system financing and expenditures  Healthcare services system  Human resources and education  Quality and safety of healthcare services Health Related Challenges ↘Non communicable diseases ↘Communicable diseases ↘Maternal, child and reproductive health ↘Health of elderly

5. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Health Research in Azerbaijan Development of a) new approaches (screening programs, training and educational programs b) national strategies c) state programs and national action plans Best Practices 1)Use of evidence-based medicine among primary case doctors 2)Cancer registry 3)Critical congenital heart diseases among newborns 4)Nutrition, physical activity and access to healthcare among schoolchildren Areas for collaboration  Non-infectious diseases  Patient care, including quality of health care (patient satisfaction)  Use of clinical guidelines and protocols  National health screening programs (cancer, children, women, etc)  Epidemiologic research

6. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Health Research in Belarus Research: State programs of a) health research b) applied scientific research c) from ministries d) innovation projects. Best practices 1)Maternity and child protection service 2)Oncology 3)Acute lymphoblastic leukemia children 4)Transplantology 5)Cardiology 6)Republican hospital of speleotherapy

7. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Health Research in Georgia The Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research offers the laboratory support to NCDC (National Center for Disease Control and Public Health) Best practices Establishment of Novel Molecular Methodologies NGS Tools at the Genomic Center Application Laboratory Capability for Detection and Response Research Projects at NCDC/Lugar Center Donors (among others): WHO, EC/UNICRI, US CDC, ISTC/STCU, NATO, CRDF Partners: from Germany, UK, Norway, USA as well G.Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Ilia State University, Tbilisi State University, Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture Areas of Cooperation: Molecular Ecology, AMR, Transcriptomics, Phylogeography and Population Genomics, Microbial forensics, Host Pathogen Response, Wound Ecology, Environmental Metagenomics

8. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Health Research in Moldova Basic support being provided by the WHO to the Public Health Laboratory Service, which enabled capabilities to extend the range and improve the quality of investigation result Collaboration with international institutions such as: CDC Atlanta, the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), the Scientific Committee of NATO in the prevention of biological, chemical and radiological hazards and various institutions in France, Poland, Italy, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. Areas of cooperation 1.Epidemiological surveillance of parental viral infections 2.Clinical and epidemiological features of acute viral respiratory infections 3.Identifying the risk to health caused by ionizing radiation 4.Estimating health in relation to some psychosocial exogenous factors 5.Estimation hygienic risk factors in the etiology of stroke 6.Optimizing management activities in public health surveillance

9. Session I, Panel II: State of Affairs of National Policies on Health Research and Innovation in EaP countries Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 Health Research in Ukraine Main directions of health care reform in Ukraine  System of branch financing  Public health  Deregulation of pharmaceutical sphere  Primary health care  Government procurement Innovations – the key direction in primary health care reform 1. Provide access of patients to PHS. Family medicine’s new model of care with holistic approach, Personal medical home. 2. Use of medical information systems (electronic health record (EHR), online appointments, Web-based patient education, E-visits) 3. Evidence-based medicine 4. Use of clinical protocols and formulary systems 5. Health care market research 6. Development of modern educational training programs with using of innovation teaching approaches

10. Thank you for your attention! Anastasia VLYZIOTI Project Manager CeRISS, Greece Policy Stakeholders Conference in addressing Health, Budapest, 19-20 April 2016 For your information, please visit;  www. inco-eap.net  www. increast.eu