Sub-regional meeting on dengue fever and chikungunya

ABSTRACT

The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office organized a sub-regional meeting on dengue fever and chikungunya for the countries of the Red Sea rim from 20-21 August, 2011. The meeting was held in Cairo, Egypt and was attended by 51 participants and 5 organizations. The meeting brought in together, epidemiologists, clinicians, laboratory experts and senior policy and decision makers from the ministries of health and other institutions and a call for action was launched on the concluding day