WHO supporting evaluation of Libya’s EWARN system
4 May 2021 – WHO has recently completed a country mission to support Libya’s evaluation of the Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN), the only functioning disease surveillance system in the country. The evaluation, which took place between 25 March and 8 April, was the first of its kind and its objective was to assess the effectiveness and...
WHO trains critical care/ICU nurses in the Gaza Strip in response to COVID-19
6 April 2021 – WHO continues to support occupied Palestinian territory during the COVID-19 pandemic with the treatment of patients suffering from severe COVID-19 taking centre stage during a training workshop delivered to nurses working in, or who will be assigned to, COVID-19 intensive care units (ICUs). Basic ICU training was delivered to...
Building Somalia’s capacities in critical and intensive care
8 March 2021 - WHO delivered an introductory intensive care unit (ICU) training workshop to 14 participants selected from different regions of Somalia as an introduction to the fundamentals of critical care management to help build technical and clinical competencies in the management of critically ill patients and develop skills in operating life...
Libya’s EWARN receives electronic boost from WHO
Libyan surveillance officers started the new year by activating a new WHO electronic platform that will help them report surveillance data as part of the country’s early warning and alert response network (EWARN) for COVID-19 and other events of public health concern. EWARN is the only functioning surveillance system in Libya. It is a model...
WHO supports Syria to fight COVID-19 and reactivate influenza sentinel surveillance
8 February 2021 - In 2020, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean conducted a 3-month mission to Syria to provide technical support to the WHO country office and the Ministry of Health for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to follow up on the implementation of recommendations from previous missions and support the...
WHO supports countries transition from EWARN to routine surveillance
WHO is supporting ministries of health in countries experiencing acute or protracted humanitarian crises to transition from the Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) disease surveillance system, designed for emergencies, back to their routine surveillance systems without losing years of investment. EWARN is an adjunct to national...
Strengthening Yemen’s disease early warning system during the COVID-19 pandemic
At the request of the Ministry of Public Health and Population, WHO conducted a technical mission to Yemen from August to September 2020 to provide support to strengthen the country’s surveillance capacities through the electronic Integrated Disease Early Warning System (eIDEWS) and upgrade its real-time electronic application platform. The mission...
WHO missions supporting Yemen to fight COVID-19
WHO recently organized technical missions to Yemen that aimed to support the country’s response measures to COVID-19 by improving care for critically ill COVID-19 patients and strengthening surveillance and laboratory testing to find new cases. The missions, which took place from June to August 2020 in south Yemen, worked with the clinical...
Webinar on Pandemic Preparedness and Framework Convention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
You are invited to a live webinar on Pandemic Preparedness in Eastern Mediterranean Region with a focus on the International Framework Convention on Pandemic Preparedness and Response 6 September 2021 11:00 am Cairo time Register » More information
GOARN: A growing success story of outbreak response and collaboration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
28 April 2020 – The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) marks its 20th anniversary this year on 28 April 2020. Working closely with WHO and United Nations partners, GOARN stands for saving lives and preventing unnecessary morbidity and mortality owing to the spread of infectious diseases. It has grown from 60 to 250 partners of...
