Participants gained hands-on experience during the workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Egypt4 December 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt, in collaboration with the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL) at the Ministry of Health and Population, conducted a 5-day training-of-trainers workshop on WHO-standard susceptibility bioassays for mosquito vectors in Cairo.
Facilitators and participants interact during the training. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Egypt
Supported by the Pandemic Fund, the training – held on 23 to 27 November 2025 – equipped participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to evaluate mosquito resistance to insecticides.
Vector control is a national public health priority. Aligned with wider WHO Egypt support to CPHL as it establishes and operationalizes a vector-borne diseases laboratory, the workshop strengthened Egypt’s capacity to monitor insecticide resistance, an integral component of vector surveillance systems.
