WHO leads EIOS training to strengthen disease surveillance in Saudi Arabia
A group photo of the training participants. Photo credit: A. Zuhair 18 April 2024, Cairo, Egypt – Refresher training on the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system has been run by WHO in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The training aims to strengthen the existing event-based surveillance (EBS) system within the national surveillance framework...
Annual meeting for country focal points of pandemic influenza preparedness in the EMR - July 2023
Infectious Hazard Preparedness unit at EMRO organized the first Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP)/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) meeting to discuss influenza and other respiratory preparedness and response regional programme management in Casablance-Morocco between 3-5 July 2023 with the presence of PIP focal points at...
WHO builds surveillance and laboratory capacity on high-threat pathogens and genomic sequencing in Yemen
WHO expert during the training session, Aden Cairo, 5 June 2023 – WHO conducted a technical mission to Aden, Yemen, on 24 May–1 June, to assess and enhance country capacity for the detection and surveillance of high-threat pathogens, such as arboviral and acute watery diarrhoeal disease. Members of the mission held a meeting in the WHO Aden...
Rolling out EMFLU-2: A success story from Saudi Arabia
WHO staff member during the EMFLU-2 training session, December 2022 Cairo, 8 May 2023 – The timely and regular collection of epidemiological data, both at individual and aggregated levels, can allow countries to assess changes associated with the emergence of different respiratory pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential. This data can be...
WHO provides support in north-west Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake
WHO staff member and EWARN counterpart assessing the functionality of the network in Maaret Tamsrin district. Cairo, 20 April 2023 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has undertaken a surge mission to support the emergency response in north-west Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes and close to 1300...
WHO conducts pilot testing of new rapid response team training programme in Nepal, Saudi Arabia and Uganda
Rapid response team members take part of a scenario-based skills drill roleplay in an advanced training session, Saudi Arabia. Credit: WHO Cairo, 16 March 2023 – WHO’s monthly report providing information on health emergencies operational updates highlighted the pilot testing of the new rapid response team training programme in Nepal, Saudi Arabia...
Training workshop aims to enhance timely reporting of sentinel influenza data in Jordan
WHO expert explaining the different WHO platforms for reporting data on influenza and other respiratory viruses (Photo: WHO/A. Aman) Jordan, 17 January 2023 – Experts from the Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness (IHP) programme at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean conducted a mission to Jordan in December 2022 to...
WHO meeting held on global progress towards implementation of the respiratory syncytial virus surveillance pilot project
Participants at a plenary session Cairo, 11 December 2022 – The WHO Global Influenza Programme organized a technical meeting in Jordan, together with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, to review progress in phase 2 of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance strategy. The meeting conducted from 29 November to 1...
WHO supports Lebanon in fighting the cholera outbreak
WHO mission members organized field visits to support the cholera surveillance system in Lebanon Cairo, 6 December 2022 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean recently conducted a technical mission to support the WHO country office in Lebanon and the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health in responding to the ongoing cholera...
WHO mission aims to facilitate integrated surveillance of influenza and other respiratory viruses in Morocco
Mission members attending a meeting with Rabat Regional Health DirectorateCairo, 5 December 2022 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean conducted a technical mission to Morocco to support the country to operationalize the integrated surveillance framework for influenza and other respiratory viruses of epidemic and pandemic...
