Ministry of Health and WHO officials, including Dr Kandeel and Dr Abid, engage with participants during the final session. Photo credit: WHO Egypt11 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The WHO Country Office in Egypt and the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, in collaboration with the Expanded Programme on Immunization at the Ministry of Health and Population and supported by the Pandemic Fund, conducted a 3-day training of trainers workshop in Cairo. Using an interactive, skills-focused approach that combined field visits, case studies and hands-on exercises, the workshop aimed to strengthen the capacity of surveillance officers to support peripheral-level field investigations and ensure timely response to vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. A total of 25 surveillance officers from central and governorate levels across 10 governorates participated in the training. Participants visited 4 surveillance sites, applying skills gained in field investigation, rapid case...