Events

National auditors training course for poliovirus containment facility certification

10–14 May 2021 (Virtual)

Building national capacity in TB laboratory biosafety in Uzbekistan

19–28 February 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Preparatory workshop for the evaluation of national laboratory capacities for the management of high threat pathogens

30–31 January 2019, Istanbul, Turkey

Visit to assess the virological reference laboratory of Ukraine’s Public Health Center

21–23 November 2018, Kyiv, Ukraine

Better Labs for Better Health 3rd Partners’ Meeting

9–10 October 2018, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Visit to assess the capacity of the national influenza laboratory in Cyprus

3–5 October 2018, Nicosia, Cyprus

Training in maintenance of biosafety cabinets

30 October–9 November 2018, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Laboratory mentor’s meeting under the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

23–24 May 2018, Prague, Czech Republic

WHO Infectious Substances Shippers Training

18–20 December 2017, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Workshop on seasonal influenza vaccination in south-eastern Europe

13–14 December 2017, Belgrade, Serbia

WHO laboratory training in influenza virology for Ukrainian National Influenza Centre

4–8 December 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia

Biosafety Course for National Influenza Centres

28 November – 1 December 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia

Visit to assess the capacity of the national influenza laboratory in Armenia

22–24 November 2017, Yerevan, Armenia

High threat pathogens preparedness and response workshop for south-eastern European countries

23–24 November 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria

WHO Infectious Substances Shipping Training

15–17 November 2017, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

WHO biorisk management training course

Jurmala, Latvia, 7–9 November 2017

Training of trainers in laboratory quality management system and WHO LQSI tool

September–November 2017

WHO training on influenza virus characterization for national influenza centres

24–25 October 2017, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

Training in laboratory quality management and the WHO Laboratory Quality Stepwise Implementation tool for national influenza centres

9–13 October 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark

WHO information meeting on composition of influenza vaccines for 2018 southern hemisphere influenza season

25–27 September 2017, Melbourne, Australia

Influenza virology training for the National Influenza Centre (Poland) in London

16–27 October 2017, London, United Kingdom

WHO Meeting of National Influenza Centres

17–19 July 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

WHO infectious substances shipping training for national influenza centres

Yerevan, Armenia, 30 May–1 June 2017

Training in genetic characterization at WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Francis Crick Institute

15–26 May 2017, London, United Kingdom

5th mentoring visit to National Influenza Centre in St Petersburg under the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

13–17 February 2017, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

On-site practical laboratory training in influenza virology in Turkmenistan

13–23 December 2016, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Visit to strengthen laboratory systems in Ukraine

13–21 December 2016, Kiev, Ukraine

On-site practical laboratory training in influenza virology in Kyrgyzstan

12–17 December 2016, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Training in antiviral susceptibility assays at WHO CC for Portugal’s National Influenza Centre

13–16 December 2016, London, United Kingdom

On-site practical laboratory training in genetic characterization of influenza viruses in Uzbekistan

12–16 December 2016, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Visit to assess the capacity of the national influenza laboratory in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

29 November–1 December 2016, Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Second Partners Meeting of the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

1-2 December 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia

Visit to assess the capacity of the national influenza laboratory in Montenegro

21–23 November 2016, Podgorica, Montenegro

Training in laboratory quality management and the LQSI tool for national influenza centres

31 October–4 November 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

WHO practical course on virus isolation and antigenic characterization for National Influenza Centres

24-28 October, St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation

4th mentoring visit to National Influenza Centre in St Petersburg under the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

24–28 October 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

Training in maintenance of biosafety cabinets

26 September–5 October 2016, Yerevan, Armenia

Biorisk management training

27–29 September 2016, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

WHO practical course on virological methods for influenza virus isolation and characterization for national influenza laboratory in Turkmenistan

12–30 September 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

WHO practical course on virological methods for influenza virus isolation and characterization for national influenza laboratory in Azerbaijan

12–30 September 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

Advanced course for laboratory mentors through the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

29 August–2 September, Copenhagen, Denmark

3rd mentoring visit to National Influenza Centre in St Petersburg under the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

11–15 July 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

WHO practical course on virological methods for influenza virus isolation and characterization for national influenza laboratory in Uzbekistan

30 May–17 June 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

WHO practical course on influenza virus isolation and characterization for national influenza laboratories

6–10 June 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Biosafety course for national influenza centres of central and eastern European countries

10–13 May 2016, Zagreb, Croatia

Workshop on laboratory systems improvement in eastern Europe and central Asia

9–12 May 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark

One-year milestone meeting of the south-eastern Europe quality assurance mentor programme for national influenza laboratories

9 May 2016, Zagreb, Croatia

WHO practical course on virological methods for influenza virus isolation and characterization for national influenza laboratory in Armenia

18 April–6 May 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

WHO Infectious Substances Shipping Training for national influenza centres

2–4 May 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia

WHO practical course on virological methods for influenza virus isolation and characterization for National Influenza Centre in Kyrgyzstan

18–29 April 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

Workshop on curriculum development for laboratory doctors

16–18 March 2016, Istanbul, Turkey

National Influenza Centre in St Petersburg receives second mentor visit under the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

29 February–4 March 2016, St Petersburg, Russian Federation

Training course on mentoring skills for consultants in antimicrobial resistance

23–25 February 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark

Laboratory training on influenza virology in Montenegro

8–12 February 2016, Podgorica, Montenegro

Biorisk management and infectious substances shipping training

23–27 November 2015, Yerevan, Armenia

National Influenza Centre in St. Petersburg receives first mentor visit under the Better Labs for Better Health initiative

23–27 November 2015, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

4th training in laboratory quality management and use of the LQSI tool

9–13 November 2015, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Meeting of the European Regional Polio Laboratory Network

3–4 September 2015, Antwerp, Belgium