Hon. Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs
Parliament of Denmark
1240 København K
Denmark
March 2017
Honorable Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen,
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Gavi, The
Vaccine Alliance, we have the great pleasure of inviting the Danish Parliamentary
Committee on Foreign Affairs to appoint representatives to take part as distinguished
guests in a visit to Myanmar on 29 to 31 August 2017.
Equitable access to life-saving vaccines promise to significantly accelerate progress on
women’s and children’s health and advance socioeconomic development. With support
from Gavi and its generous donors, developing countries are making important progress
towards achieving the global health goals faster than ever before and in reaching the
unreached.
The Ministry of Health and Sports and Gavi would like to invite honourable Members of
Parliaments from selected donor countries to take an active part in meetings with different
health stakeholders in Myanmar. It is foreseen that the representatives will witness how
child immunisation programmes are carried out, learn more about the challenges in bringing
vaccines out to those who need them the most and to learn how these programmes are
changing the lives of millions of people in Myanmar and the great opportunities this is
bringing the country. A draft programme for the visit is attached.
If this is requested, Gavi will be in a position to fund the travel and accommodation of up to
two representatives. Gavi will provide local land transportation, meals and interpretation
and other practical arrangements during the official programme.
We hope that honourable Members of the Danish Parliament will be in a position to take
part in the visit and we would be grateful if you could confirm the names of of the
participants by sending an email to
by 1 June 2017.
Yours sincerely,
Hon. Dr. Myint Htwe
Union Minister for Health and Sports
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Dr Seth Berkley MD
Chief Executive Officer
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance