National IHR focal points as well as legal advisors from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen attended a series of subregional workshops on IHR national legislation. The delegates discussed and exchanged country experiences and challenges in strengthening legislative capacity to implement IHR (2005).
Key objectives of the meeting were to identify main gaps in legislation capacities; identify appropriate mechanisms and solutions to address these gaps; and propose a set of recommendations to improve legislation capacities and compliance with IHR.
Related links
IHR (2005): Guidance on implementation in national legislation
