exchang letter world health organis commiss european commun consolid intensif cooper letter world health organis sir year seri discuss held world health organis commiss european commun stress side develop intensif cooper visit commiss shortli elect director gener year allow emphasis import attach foster closest collabor organis commiss serv identifi number polici object work procedur ensur cooper conduct effect effici manner cooper hitherto base exchang letter place european commun repres mr richard member commiss repres mr mahler director gener time exchang letter confirm earlier exchang commiss region committe europ conclud joint statement intent conclud mr prat director gener dg commiss mr abdelmoumèn deputi director gener time view reinforc cooper commiss cooper side grown apac produc satisfactori result number domain health research develop humanitarian aid environ chemic produc food safeti communic diseas surveil health monitor signific polit social econom demograph environment scientif develop place previou exchang letter joint statement intent develop transform act health diseas present complex problem set number challeng respond speed determin recent underw radic restructur design make effect respons member hand come forc amsterdam treati confer commun wider power field health commiss role duti extend worldwid whilst natur mean procedur common interest larg number area relat health commit strive high level human health protect health improv effect cooper chang chang world lot good deriv member state european union member countri repres member state european commun repeatedli stress cooper desir avoid unnecessari duplic effort pursu common object reason propos strengthen intensifi exchang letter framework cooper area prioriti procedur arrang framework contain attach memorandum set object prioriti area cooper procedur activ practic arrang implement propos letter memorandum letter repli regard approv side measur prejudic futur conclus gener agreement european commun place arrang enter commiss previou exchang letter joint statement intent measur enter forc date repli gro harlem brundtland director gener letter commiss european commun madam honour acknowledg receipt letter consolid intensif cooper world health organis commiss european commun commiss share view join forc face rapid take place world present formid challeng health system establish protect improv effort cast structur polici prioriti strengthen leadership role health forg influenti partnership meet challeng praisewothi deserv support treati establish european commun requir commun make contribut ensur high level health protect entri forc treati amsterdam power confer european commun act area direct indirect relev health articl ec treati stipul high level health protect ensur definit implement commun polici activ direct action improv public health prevent human ill diseas obviat sourc danger human health articl reiter oblig european commun introduc maastricht treati foster cooper intern organis compet sphere health anticip entri forc maastricht treati statement intent sign point appoint deleg statement conclus framework arrang commiss foreseen establish liaison offic brussel pleas acknowledg progress made point matter practic collabor joint work complementari effort area polici relev health broad descript present commiss commun public document cooper extend deepen seiz opportun express appreci contribut made work commiss note satisfact context intent strengthen brussel liaison offic express visit commiss januari year commiss welcom propos proce exchang letter aim promot closer cooper organis achiev progress shape polici measur concern european commun reduc burden avoid mortal morbid counter risk health improv health health system creat condit advanc knowledg technolog servic health commiss agre pursu goal side aim provid ad member state respect natur procedur mean undertak complementari coordin activ avoid unnecessari duplic effort commiss consid practic step establish framework relat place set previou exchang letter aforement statement intent pleas inform behalf commiss european commun approv measur memorandum letter repli constitut instrument govern relat world health organis commiss european communit david byrn member commiss memorandum framework arrang cooper world health organis commiss european commun principl object world health organis european commun common interest health health relat field commit promot improv health reduc avoid mortal activ impair disabl prevent diseas counter potenti threat health aim make contribut ensur high level health protect place health core intern develop agenda fight poverti protect environ promot social develop rais live work condit commiss world health organis respect legal context devot serv member state partner countri help develop mainten effect health intervent healthi environ effici health system engag actor stakehold health field form collabor action orient partnership aim deliv relief crise outbreak diseas impart knowledg skill draw expertis resourc respect member state add effort achiev coordin design implement health health relat polici dedic forg harmoni relat avoid unnecessari duplic effort pursu common goal partnership health recognis specif compar advantag world health organis commiss world health organis uniqu role advoc health advis full rang health issu provid technic expertis field health role commiss health laid treati european commun govern condit compet respons regard scope natur activ cooper bodi respect differ institut oper arrang govern action strength advantag brought bear cooper order make action field health complementari mutual reinforc whilst prioriti programm work promot joint work coordin action technic field activ make practic arrang routin ad hoc exchang inform share experi area cooper gener collect process dissemin authorit inform data nation administr profession parti interest field health respect data protect requir order provid sound basi monitor health health determin design effecitv polici measur undertak evalu implement activ time introduct correct action develop methodolog tool health monitor diseas surveil analys target action specif health health relat problem assess prioritis health intervent aid health system develop strengthen communic diseas surveil improv respons exchang inform share experi evalu health effect agent environ set scientif technic review health health relat criteria guidelin aim high level health protect order strengthen maintain health risk reduct polici promot health relat research technolog develop take stock result develop advic applic health health relat field mobilis coordin resourc health intervent collabor recognis actor field cooper emerg result natur catastroph second staff purpos mutual inform provis expertis prioriti prejudic issu acquir import requir attent action subject result joint period review prioriti cooper includ develop health indic collect dissemin data health statut health polici system promot evid base approach link communic diseas surveil health monitor network develop methodolog standard analysi report provis advic plan respons malaria hiv aid tuberculosi emerg diseas anti microbi resist threat develop sound polici effici system gear sustain health develop includ allevi poverti effect tackl prioritis health scourg threat combin effort develop market transit countri criteria guidelin sefeti health protect physic chemic biolog agent health research technolog develop prioriti reduct tobacco consumpt negoti adopt implement framework convent tobacco control exchang inform dissemin good practic smoke abat activ pursu context prioriti agre meet form set exchang inform document share experi enhanc cooper elabor criteria guidelin draw instrument document legisl relev set databas facilit access provid advic technic support health health relat matter elabor report conduct analysi financ project particip committe work group conform rule applic particip joint undertak work assign task parti provis expertis second staff procedur world health organis commiss european commun agre establish undertak procedur conduct cooper activ relat hand commiss european commun world health assembl execut board world health organis commiss invit attend meet world health assembl execut board region committe particip deliber accord respect rule procedur practic applic observ commiss provid report world health assembl execut board region committe report director gener world health organis submit world health assembl execut board commiss submit memoranda director gener determin scope circul director gener world health organis consult commiss european commun draw attent compet govern bodi world health organis question particip commiss work bodi specif case negoti intern agreement statu european commun agreement parti invit particip work committe work group respect item agenda world health organis commiss common interest conform rule applic particip relat hand director gener world health organis commis director gener world health organis member commiss respons public health consult question mutual interest consult aim achiev coordin widest applic relev instrument document adopt parti director gener world health organis member commiss respons public health accompani high level offici side particip gener rule year exchang view review relev activ current futur plan work order stock state enhanc cooper commiss world health organis director gemer world health organis member commiss respons public health suitabl measur ensur close liaison cooper offici parti purpos senior offici appoint parti follow progress cooper act point contact coordin respect complementari practic arrang meet held gener rule year hand director respons public health director gener health consum protect commiss accompani senior offici servic concern matter cover memorandum commiss liaison offici hand region director region director europ head cluster liaison offici world health organis review progress work prioriti area cooper exchang inform examin futur collabor project identifi meet event call cooper effort coordin prepar report meet mention regular ad hoc meet held offici parti notif particip liaison offici cover practic matter cooper implement project particip committe group work parti prepar document financi cooper cooper commiss world health organis form financ side project undertaken parti financi assist commiss activ undertaken world health organis progress project context financi cooper review meet refer financi assist commiss activ undertaken world health organis accord quot agreement unit nation european commun principl appli financ financ commun programm project administ unit nation quot enter forc august verif claus agreement european commun unit nation enter forc januari modifi clarifi agreement commiss world health organis light modif clarif agreement commun unit nation activ receiv financi assist commiss subject specif project agreement