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The biennial collaborative agreement for 2010–2011 between WHO/Europe and Estonia identifies the priorities for action and also the results to be delivered.

Health system strengthening

• Progress achieved towards the long-term stability and sustainability of health financing arrangements, and implementation of improved technology assessment system and incentives to promote evidence-based services

• Improved strategic planning, governance, management and implementation of tools for health service provision, prioritizing essential services at all levels (such as primary care, day care, pharmaceuticals, long-term and rehabilitative care, and services at hospitals) with focus on equitable access, continuity, quality, coordination and efficiency

• Improved planning of human resources for health, taking into account long-term needs as well the changing environment and medical practice

• Implementation of the Tallinn Charter and support for policy developments and health system performance improvements

Strengthen the surveillance and response to communicable diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis

• Improved access to, quality of and continuity of HIV, illicit drug use and tuberculosis prevention, treatment and care

• Strengthened core capacity to implement International Health Regulations and cope with major epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases

Address prevention and management of major noncommunicable diseases

• Progressive implementation of national strategies to reduce the avoidable burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries

• Implementation of improved national policy in the area of mental health focusing on premature and avoidable mortality

Support the implementation of health in all policies in the framework of the long-term national health strategy

• Strengthened health system capacity to develop environment and health monitoring and evaluation systems to provide evidence for actions and health impact assessment in relation to environmental policies

• Establishment of system of collection and creation of evidence at country level on the relations between social determinants and health, and developed national capacities to advocate for evidence-based actions, and combine population-based measures and targeted interventions