“Analysis of Time to Detect and Time to Respond of Outbreaks and Surveillance Systems Digitization” workshop took place in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 December 2017

The aim of the workshop was to present the timeliness of detection and response analysis of selected diseases and their outbreaks in SEE countries and the challenges faced during process related to digitalization and organization of surveillance systems.

Objectives of the workshop were:

A Workshop on Midterm Seasonal Influenza Surveillance Evaluation in South Eastern European Countries, took place in Belgrade Serbia, on 11 December 2017The overall aim of the workshop was to analyse the current status of influenza surveillance evaluation and the challenges and opportunities related to it in all countries of South Eastern Europe to improve the surveillance evaluation process.

The specific objectives of the meeting were to:

High threat pathogens preparedness and response workshop for south-eastern European countries has been organised on 23-24 November 2017, in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The aim of the meeting was to analyze and improve the capacities and capabilities of national public health laboratories in countries of eastern and south Eastern Europe to prepare for, and respond to, emerging and imported high threat pathogens.

Specifically, the objectives were to:

From November 13^th to 15^th three SECID’s specialists (one from Serbia: Dr Dragana Dimitrijevic and two from Montenegro: Dr Božidarka Rakocevic and Ana Radulovic) conducted a study visit to RIVM (the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment); NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research) and Erasmus MC. This activity was part of the project "Surveillance and Response to Avian and Pandemic Influenza by the National Health Authorities of Countries of South East Europe", financed by CDC, USA.