A Review of International Recommendations for Infectious Disease Epidemics Emphasizing the Strategic Framework for the Prevention and Control of Emerging and Epidemic-Prone infectious Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2019-2023

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases cause human and economic damage to affected countries. In addition, there is a fear of transboundary transmission of the infection and its global epidemic. This documentary has been prepared with the aim of emphasizing the strategic recommendations of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

Documents and recommendations of reputable scientific organizations, especially the World Health Organization, have been collected, reviewed and analyzed.

Four strategic priorities and fifteen strategic areas were extracted based on the documented strategic framework of the Eastern Mediterranean Office of the World Health Organization and its implementation stages were stated.

Recommendations and strategies have been developed with the aim of strengthening the capacity of the Eastern Mediterranean region countries in the prevention, diagnosis and response to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases by improving preparedness and evidence-based interventions, the best guidelines and control measures for infectious diseases. Therefore, health systems could improve their preparedness.