How far are we? National preparedness and response capacities for emerging infectious disease outbreaks in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

• Abrar Ahmad Chughtai,
• Wasiq Khan,
• Lubna Al Ariqi,
• Abdinasir Abubakar,
• Amal Barakat,
• Chiori Kodama,
• Amgad Elkholy,
• Amir Aman,
• Evans Buliva,
• Muhammad Tayyab,
• Sherein El Nossery,
• Tamer El-Maghraby

Affiliations

Abrar Ahmad Chughtai

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales—Kensington Campus, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Wasiq Khan

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness, World Health Organization- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt

Lubna Al Ariqi

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, United Nations, Cairo, Egypt

Abdinasir Abubakar

3 Manager Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Amal Barakat

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness, World Health Organization- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt

Chiori Kodama

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness Unit, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Amgad Elkholy

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness, World Health Organization- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt

Amir Aman

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness, World Health Organization- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt

Evans Buliva

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness Unit, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Muhammad Tayyab

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness Unit, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Sherein El Nossery

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness Unit, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Tamer El-Maghraby

Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness Unit, World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt