In 2011 the World Health Assembly through resolution no WHA64.5 adopted the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework, with the objective to improve preparedness and response for the next influenza pandemic. As a unique public-private partnership, the framework has three major comonents-virus sharing, benefit sharing and governance. The PIP Framework aims to make the international response to pandemic influenza nimble, flexible, effective and equitable as such 70% of partnership contribution funds from the PIP framework are allocated to enhance preparedness amongst the low and middle-income countries.  Among the beneficiary countries of the PIP Partnership Contribution, there are seven countries from the Region-Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan and Yemen. These countries were selcted based on its geographic distribution in influenza transmission zones, countrt development status and country needs for enhancing influenza epidemiological and laboratory surveillance capacity .