Programme
Registration
2026-09-01
08:00:00 – 08:30:00 · Guest and Attendee Registration - REG
Opening Session
2026-09-01
08:30:00 – 09:30:00 · Opening Session [OS]
Message from WHO Regional Director
Dr. Wenqing Zhang — Manager, WHO/HQ
Dr. Sk Md Mamunur Malik — WHO Representative, WHO
Session 1: Global influenza strategy: promoting Better Data. Better Policy. Better Action
2026-09-01
09:00:00 – 09:45:00 · The Global Influenza Strategy: Preparing the World for the Next Pandemic
09:45:00 – 10:00:00 · Current challenges in influenza prevention and control
10:00:00 – 10:15:00 · Epidemiological and Virological Characteristics of Influenza in the Eastern Mediterranean
10:15:00 – 10:45:00 · Group Photo and Coffee Break
10:45:00 – 11:00:00 · Update on the current global and regional status of seasonal, avian and other novel influenza virus subtypes
11:00:00 – 11:30:00 · Panel Discussion: Reducing the threat of seasonal and pandemic influenza: where do we stand in the Eastern Mediterranean Region?
Dr. Sk Md Mamunur Malik — WHO Representative, WHO
Dr. Maryam Bigdeli — WHO Representative, Ministry of Health
Kinda Zureick — Public Health Adviser, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, United States
Wenqing Zhang — Manager, WHO/HQ
Oral Abstract Presentations
2026-09-01
· 11:30:00–12:00:00