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The World Health Organization and member countries in South-East Asia Region are prioritizing enhancing field epidemiology workforce as part of strengthening capacities to respond to health emergencies.
“One of the lessons from COVID-19 pandemic is that field epidemiology workforce is a critical component of national health security systems. Continued efforts are needed to invest in field epidemiology capacity strengthening,” said Ms Saima Wazed, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, in her message to the three-day ‘Regional…