Country activities

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The Regional Office is supporting State Parties to implement the IHR through providing technical advice and conducting regional and sub-regional meetings and training workshops to strengthen national capacities, particularly in the areas of:

coordination among the different IHR stakeholders at national level;

field epidemiology; laboratory quality management systems;

national influenza centres; surveillance and response at points of entry;

ship inspection and issuance of ship sanitation certificates.

Intercountry missions and review exercises are carried out regulary in several countries in the Region.

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Statistics and figures

  • Percentage of IHR core capacities activities achieved by countries in the Region in 2011

Surveillance: 80%

Preparedness: 60%

Response: 73%

Points of entry: 50%

Laboratory: 74%

Coordination: 72%

Read more about the IHR core capacities