Consultation on estimation of burden of influenza in EMRO

ABSTRACT

The Communicable Disease Surveillance, Forecasting and Response [CSR] unit in the Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region [EMR] of WHO organized a consulta-tion meeting on the tools for estimating the burden of Influenza and other Acute Respiratory Infections [ARI] in Cairo during the period 15-17 May 2012. In this consultation, experts from GIP in WHO HQ, University of Edinburgh, Royal College London in UK, Field Epidemiology Training Program in Pakistan and WHO Temporary Advisers participated and discussed application of WHO manuals and guidelines in the EMR