WHO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, conducted a workshop for discussing the preliminary results of a review of the Early Warning Alert and Response System (EWARS), on 28 July 2013.

The main objectives of the workshop were to conduct an interactive discussion with concerned persons regarding the preliminary results of a review of EWARS and the possibility of implementing the proposed recommendation (feasibility test) and to identify additional items for review.

The workshop was attended by 34 participants from the Directorate of Communicable and Chronic Diseases, the Directorate of Primary Health Care, Director of Planning and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Health, and concerned WHO staff.

The main recommendation of the workshop was to sustain the collaboration between the WHO and the Ministry of Health for improving EWARS and overcoming the gaps identified.