International Health Regulations (IHR)

Biosafety and laboratory biosecurity

Coordinate biosafety and laboratory biosecurity activities with WHO Regional Offices

  • Collaborate with Regional Biosafety programme points of contact (PoC) in each Regional Office for local programme implementation
  • Engage PoCs on status and needs of programmes in their Regions
  • Utilize WHO programmes and WHO CCs to provide biosafety and biosecurity training in the Regions
  • Strengthen communication practices with regional PoCs during disease outbreaks (avian influenza H5N1, pandemic influenza)
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