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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MCIVOR, Claire <<a href="mailto:mcivorc@who.int">mcivorc@who.int</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 10 December 2024 6:41 am<br>
<b>To:</b> Sainimili Tawake <<a href="mailto:Sainimili.Tawake@pacificdisability.org">Sainimili.Tawake@pacificdisability.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Pacific APL survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Dear Sai,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">We are pleased to inform you that we have had a great response to the Pacific APL survey so far. We would like to continue gathering as much input as possible to the survey to support the development
of the Pacific APL. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">We kindly request that you continue to share the survey widely across Government, regional organizations, and civil society organizations across the Pacific. The more input we have on the survey, the
more confident we can be that the Pacific APL is truly meeting the needs of the Pacific region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Please see email text below which can be forwarded with the survey link embedded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Many thanks for your support with circulating the survey widely for regional consultation and input.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">We are pleased to invite you to complete the
<i>Pacific model priority assistive product list (Pacific APL) survey. </i></span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Pacific APL will be a blueprint for Pacific Island Countries and territories (PICs) to develop their own priority assistive product lists, adapted to national needs
and priorities. Countries may use national priority assistive product lists to help identify priority products for financing, procurement and for prioritising workforce training to provide specific assistive products.</span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Development of the Pacific APL is led by a Pacific Assistive Technology Steering Committee which includes members representing government and civil society, and regional
organisations from across the Pacific. The WHO act as a secretariat for this Steering Committee. </span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Your input into this survey is very important to help ensure that the Pacific APL is shaped by Pacific population needs and priorities, and is tailored to the Pacific environment,
resources, lifestyles and cultural values. </span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please do share this survey widely with any colleagues or organizations across the Pacific:
<a href="https://extranet.who.int/dataformv3/index.php/426982" title="https://extranet.who.int/dataformv3/index.php/426982">
<span style="color:windowtext">https://extranet.who.int/dataformv3/index.php/426982</span></a></span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:mcivorc@who.int"><span style="color:red">mcivorc@who.int</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.who.int/fiji"><span style="color:red">https://www.who.int/fiji</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> MCIVOR, Claire<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 19 November 2024 3:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sainimili.Tawake <<a href="mailto:Sainimili.Tawake@pacificdisability.org">Sainimili.Tawake@pacificdisability.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Pacific APL survey</span><span lang="en-FJ"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">As part of the development of the Pacific model priority assistive product list (Pacific APL), we have now created a consultation survey based on feedback from Steering Committee members on which products
should be included in the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">We kindly request that you share the survey widely across Government, regional organizations, and civil society organizations across the Pacific. The more input we have on the survey, the more confident
we can be that the Pacific APL is truly meeting the needs of the Pacific region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Many thanks for your support with circulating the survey widely for regional consultation and input.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">We are pleased to invite you to complete the
<i>Pacific model priority assistive product list (Pacific APL) survey. </i></span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black"> </span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">The Pacific APL will be a blueprint for Pacific Island Countries and territories (PICs) to develop their own priority assistive product lists, adapted to national needs and priorities. Countries
may use national priority assistive product lists to help identify priority products for financing, procurement and for prioritising workforce training to provide specific assistive products.</span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Development of the Pacific APL is led by a Pacific Assistive Technology Steering Committee which includes members representing government and civil society, and regional organisations from across
the Pacific. The WHO act as a secretariat for this Steering Committee. </span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Your input into this survey is very important to help ensure that the Pacific APL is shaped by Pacific population needs and priorities, and is tailored to the Pacific environment, resources, lifestyles
and cultural values. </span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Please do share this survey widely with any colleagues or organizations across the Pacific:
<a href="https://extranet.who.int/dataformv3/index.php/426982">https://extranet.who.int/dataformv3/index.php/426982</a></span></b><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="color:black">Claire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Consultant - Expanding Access to Assistive Technology in the Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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