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Strengthening Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS): Workshop for New Directors of National Influenza Centres [1]

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Date: 2024-08-27

Background

For over 70 years, National Influenza Centres (NICs) recognized by the World Health Organization have been the cornerstone of the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). These institutions serve as key points of contact between WHO and its Member States for sustaining the global virological and epidemiological surveillance required to prepare for and respond effectively to epidemics and pandemics. Currently, 129 Member States have WHO-recognized NICs. NICs have a range of capacities, with some having only basic surveillance functions, while others have highly advanced capabilities to perform the full scale of analyses from detection to genetic characterization for surveillance and diagnostic purposes, as well as research functions. Maintaining and expanding these core capacities is one of the primary objectives of the WHO Global Influenza Programme (GIP) through the collaborative surveillance of GISRS. Considering the specific capacities and needs of different NICs, the GIP has developed this induction course in close collaboration with the WHO Collaborating Centres on influenza and partners.

Scope and objectives

GIP will conduct an in-person workshop for newly appointed directors of WHO-recognized NICs.

The specific objectives of the meeting are to:

Equip NIC directors with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively carry out routine influenza surveillance, early warning, and response activities in the global context.

Provide a comprehensive understanding of the role of NICs in sustaining global virological and epidemiological surveillance for responding to influenza epidemics and pandemics within the broader context of global and WHO initiatives, such as the Global Influenza Strategy, the International Health Regulations (2005), the Global Architecture for Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience, and a mosaic of event-based surveillance and One Health coordination at the animal-human interface.

Introduce the functions of the WHO Global Influenza Programme and its role in supporting NICs and global influenza surveillance efforts.

Agenda

GISRS’s roles and functions

Influenza virology

Surveillance overview

Data and management

Laboratory overview

Zoonotic influenza and risk assessment

Pandemic preparedness and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

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