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WHO statement on the Fifth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV
IHR Emergency Committee concerning ongoing events and context involving transmission and international spread of poliovirus
Training on ship inspection and issuing of ship sanitation certificates, November 2013, Qatar
Third meeting of the IHR emergency committee concerning Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), 25 September 2013
IHR assessment and advocacy mission to Qatar, September 2013
Subregional training on the diagnosis and detection of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), September 2013, Jordan
WHO Regional Office and the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) training to pilot test the IHR training toolkit for epidemiologists, August 2013, Jordan
Assessment of surveillance functions at points of entry, July 2013, Oman
Meetings of the IHR emergency committee concerning Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), July 2013
Multicountry expert workshop to strengthen capacity requirements for IHR at ground crossings, Turkmenistan, June 2013
IHR mission to United Arab Emirates, June 2013
Assessment missions to Cairo, Egypt and Sana’a, Yemen for the establishment of laboratory quality management system, May and June 2013
National influenza centers in Morocco and Islamic Republic of Iran to serve as regional reference laboratories for influenza surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean
National influenza centres in Oman and Islamic Republic of Iran to serve as regional reference laboratories for influenza surveillance in the Region, April 2013
Laboratory quality management system training workshop, 14-17 April 2013, Muscat, Oman
Building the capacity requirements at points of entry for Iraq and Jordan, March 2013, Jordan
Department of Communicable Diseases team of the Regional Office visits Pakistan to advocate for capacity enhancement, February 2013
IHR assessment mission to South Sudan, February 2013
Multi-stakeholder workshop held on IHR implementation in Sudan, February 2013
WHO training on laboratory biorisk management and on shipping of infectious substances
Public Health Emergency Operations Centre Network (EOC-NET): Report of the consultation, 19–20 November 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
Multi-country workshop on laboratory quality management, November 2012, Egypt
Regional stakeholders’ meeting to map out the needs for implementing IHR core capacities during the extension period (2012–2014) November 2012, Morocco
Health preparedness at mass gatherings, October 2012, Iraq and Jordan
Meeting of risk communication focal points, 18-20 September 2012, Tunisia
Subregional workshops on IHR national legislation, 2−4 July 2012, Marrakech, Morocco, and 9−11 September 2012, Cairo, Egypt
Sub-regional meetings on legislation and laboratory capacity for implementation of the IHR held in Morocco and Egypt, July and September 2012
Assessment missions for Libya and Afghanistan, July 2012
Biorisk management advanced training programme, May 2012
Assessment of national core capacities in Qatar and Yemen, April 2012
PulseNet Middle East and Global Foodborne Infections Network: Joint meeting in Amman, Jordan, 25-29 March 2012
Intercountry meeting on strengthening of surveillance and response capacities under the IHR, Beirut, Lebanon, 26-28 March 2012
National advocacy workshop on IHR (2005), Saudi Arabia, 22–26 October 2011
IHR core capacities assessment mission
Core capacities monitoring and implementation workshop
TEPHINET programme directors' meeting
Third IHR implementation i-course
IHR capacities tabletop exercise workshop
All hazard emergency preparedness and biosafety/biosecurity workshop in Oman
Workshops on monitoring IHR core capacities implementation
Assessment of core capacities and action plans for IHR implementation in Iraq
Assessment of national surveillance and response capacities in Yemen
Intercountry meeting on IHR implementation

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  • 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%

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