Current areas of work: 

1.      International Health Regulations (IHR)

2.      Communicable Diseases Surveillance

3.      National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan (NIPPP) 

1.  International Health Regulations 

• Strengthen national disease prevention, surveillance, control and response systems
• Strengthen public health security in travel and transport
• Strengthen WHO/PAHO global alert and response systems
• Strengthen the management of specific risks

2.  Communicable Diseases (CD) Surveillance (including Tuberculosis Surveillance) 

• CD surveillance design
• CD surveillance training
• CD surveillance assessment

3.  National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan 

• Promote the improvement, continual update and implementation of NIPPP
• Strengthen capacity to detect and respond to any Pandemic Influenza Virus