Interview: Dr Hisham Oumzil from Ministry of Health, Morocco speaks about the important role of national influenza centres and how training for laboratory workers can help maintain this valuable capacity for robust influenza surveillance. #EMARISCONF2017
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted the first Scientific Conference on Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) in Amman, Jordan from 11 to 14 December 2017. The conference was held together with the Fourth Meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance (EMARIS) Network, which is a network of countries in the Region working together to review progress made in surveillance and response capacities for seasonal and pandemic influenza.
