Activities of the WHO / Mediterranean Control Programme from 1990 to 2004

1. Brucellosis
   • MZCP Consultation on Epidemiology and Surveillance of Brucellosis involving Human Health Care, Heraklion (Crete), Greece, 19-22 October 1992
   • MZCP Training Course on the Establishment of a Human and Animal Brucellosis National Surveillance System, Heraklion (Crete), Greece, 28-30 October 1993
   • Round Table Meeting of an Expert Working Group for the Formulation of Project Protocols on the MZCP Research Project on the Evaluation of Human Brucellosis Treatment Regimes in Endemic Areas, Heraklion (Crete), Greece, 4-5 June 1994
   • MZCP Third Workshop on Human and Animal Brucellosis Epidemiological Surveillance in the MZCP Countries, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, 4 - 5 May 1998
   • Joint IAMZ, Spain/WHO-MZCP International Seminar on Human and Animal Brucellosis, Pamplona, Spain, 16-20 September 2002

   Laboratory Training

   • Joint MZCP/WHO/FAO-CC ISS, Rome/WHO-CC, IZS Teramo, Workshop for Veterinarians on Brucellosis Laboratory Diagnosis Procedures, Teramo, Italy 10-13 January 1995
   • Joint MZCP and MZCP/NPI, Pamplona, Workshop on Laboratory Diagnosis Procedures of Human Brucellosis, Pamplona, Spain, 4-7 September 1995
   • MZCP/International Workshop on Human Brucellosis Laboratory Diagnosis, Damascus, Syria, 28 March - 1 April 2004
   • MZCP/International Workshop on Animal Brucellosis Laboratory Diagnosis, Damascus, Syria, 13-17 June 2004

2. Salmonellosis and Foodborne Infections
   • MZCP Consultation on Improved Methods or New Methods of Epidemiology and Surveillance of Salmonellosis, Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 21-23 September 1992
   • MZCP Consultation on Human and Animal Salmonellosis National Control Activities in the MZCP Countries, Homs, Syrian Arab Republic, 13-15 March 1995
   • MZCP Training Course on the Control of Salmonellosis and Foodborne Infections in the Mediterranean Countries, Anogia, Crete, Greece, 20-22 March 1997

   Laboratory Training

   • Joint MZCP/GTZ/BGA, Berlin, Workshop on Zoonotic Salmonellosis Laboratory Diagnosis Procedures, Berlin, Germany, 13-17 December 1993
   • Joint WHO-CC, IZS Teramo/MZCP Laboratory Training Course on Modern Technology on Salmonellosis Identification in Livestock, Poultry and Food of Animal Origin, Teramo, Italy, 28-30 October 1998

3. Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis
   • MZCP Field Training on Global Strategies for Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis Control, Lisbon, Portugal, 6-10 May 1991
   • MZCP Consultation on Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis National Control Activities and Programmes in the MZCP Countries, Valladolid, Spain, 16-18 November 1994
   • MZCP Training Course in Modern Methods for the Diagnosis and Control of Echinococcosis in Dogs, Nicosia, Cyprus, 22-23 November 1996
   • MZCC Satellite Workshop in the framework of the XVIII International Congress of Hydatidology, Lisbon, Portugal, 3-7 November 1997
   • MZCP Round Table in the framework of the XXth International Congress of Hydatidology, Kusadasi, Turkey, 4-8 June 2001

4. Leishmaniasis
   • MZCP Consultation on Leishmaniasis Research and Control in the Mediterranean Region, Athens, Greece, 8-9 October 1990
   • Joint WHO/MZCP/HPI, Athens, Workshop on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Control of Leishmaniases in the Mediterranean Area, Athens, Greece, 25-27 November 1993
   • WHO/MZCP/IZSS, Palermo, Workshop on New Trends in Leishmaniasis Epidemiology and Control in the Mediterranean Area, Palermo, Italy, 11-13 September 1997
   • Laboratory Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis in Humans and Animals, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 30 March - 3 April 1999

5. RABIES
   • WHO/MZCP Workshop on Strengthening Rabies Surveillance and Control in the MZCP Countries, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey, 15-17 October 1998

6. Veterinary Public Health
   1. Emergency Situations
      • Joint MZCP/WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome/CEMEC, San Marino, Workshop on Veterinary Public Health Activities in Post Disaster Situations, Republic of San Marino, 22-25 April 1991
      • Joint MZCP/WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome/CEMEC, San Marino, Training Course on the Collaboration between Medical and Veterinary Services in Emergency Situations, Republic of San Marino, 25-27 April 1994
      • Joint MZCP/CEMEC, San Marino/WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome, Workshop on Training in Non-Epidemic Emergencies, Republic of San Marino, 6-8 June 1996
      • Joint MZCP/CEMEC, San Marino/WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome, Joint Training Course on Management of Dog and Cat Populations in Normal Situations and in Emergencies, Republic of San Marino, 18-20 March 1999

   2. Urban Veterinary Hygiene
      • Joint WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome/CEMEC, San Marino/MZCP Course on Veterinary Public Health Activities in Refugee Displaced and Retournee Communities, Republic of San Marino, 4-8 May 1992
      • Joint Municipality of Rome/WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome/MZCP Workshop on Veterinary Urban Hygiene, Rome, Italy, 17-20 June 1996

   3. Occupational Health
      • Joint MZCP/NPI, Bari/WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome/MZCP, Athens, Workshop on Occupational Hazards in Animal Farming & Related Industries, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 23-27 October 1995

7. Veterinary Epidemiology
   • Joint WHO-CC, IZS Teramo/WHO/FAO-CC, ISS, Rome/MZCP Workshop on Population Medicine and Veterinary Epidemiology, Teramo, Italy, 31 August - 9 September 1992
   • Joint WHO-CC, IZS Teramo/MZCP Training Course for Facilitators in Veterinary Epidemiology, Teramo, Italy, 5-15 December 1994
   • Joint WHO-CC, IZS Teramo/MZCP Training Course for Facilitators in Veterinary Epidemiology, Teramo, Italy, 29 January 1996 - 2 February 1996

8. Various
   • WHO/MZCP Consultation on Zoonoses Research and Control, Paris, France, 25-26 May 1992
   • WHO/MZCP Consultation on the Development of an MZCP Information and Management System, Geneva, Switzerland, 24-26 November 1992
   • Joint WHO/EMRO/MZCP Regional Seminar on International and Intersectoral Collaboration in Surveillance and Control of Major Zoonoses, Nicosia, Cyprus, 19-21 November 1996
   • MZCP/Workshop on Zoonoses Surveillance and Control in the Mediterranean Region, Cephalonia Island, Greece, 30 - 31 March 1998
   • MZCP/Workshop on the Management of Milkborne Zoonoses, Surveillance and Control Programmes in the MZCP Countries, Cephalonia Island, Greece, 1 - 2 April 1998
   • WHO/MZCP Consultation on Intersectoral Collaboration between Health and Veterinary Services in Zoonoses Prevention and Control, Athens, Greece, 27-29 November 1998
   • WHO/MZCP Training Course on Multisectoral Collaboration between Physicians and Veterinarians in the Mediterranean Region, Orvieto, Italy, 21-24 April 1999
   • Joint WHO/MZCP/WHO-CC, Crete Workshop on the Surveillance and Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistant Foodborne Bacteria, Heraklion (Crete), Greece, 29-30 October 1999

9. International Training Courses
   MZCP International Training Course on the Formulation and Management of Projects on Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Zoonoses and Foodborne Infections, Republic of San Marino, 9-14 October 2000
   • MZCP International Training Course on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Systems: Concepts and Applications, Teramo, Italy, 4-11 December 2000
   • MZCP International Training Course on Intersectoral Collaboration in Zoonotic and Foodborne Infections Surveillance Prevention and Control, Canea, Crete, Greece, 19 February-1 March 2001
   • MZCP International Training Course on Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonotic Diseases Intersectoral Surveillance and Control, Beirut, Lebanon, 24-29 June 2002
   • Advanced International Training Course on Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Systems: Concepts, Applications, Verification & Audit, Athens, Greece, 24 February-1 March 2003

10. National Training Courses
    • National Training Course on Management of Activities and Applications of Methods Zoonotic Salmonellosis Identification in Livestock Poultry and Food of Animal Origin, Kuwait, State of Kuwait, 21-25 April 2001
    • National Training Course on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Systems: Applications & Audit, Nicosia, Cyprus, 18-22 June 2001
    • National Training Course in Brucellosis Intersectoral Surveillance, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey, 5-9 November 2001
    • National Training Course on Human and Animal Brucellosis Prevention, Surveillance & Control, Cairo, Egypt, 11-16 May 2002
    • National Training Course on Intersectoral Brucellosis Epidemiological Surveillance, Damascus, Syria, 13-17 October 2002
    • Upgraded National Training Course on Intersectoral Brucellosis Surveillance, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey, 6-10 October 2003
    • National Training Course on Intersectoral Brucellosis Surveillance, Prevention and Control, Kuwait, State of Kuwait, 13-17 March 2004
    • National Training Course on Intersectoral Brucellosis Surveillance, Prevention and Control, Cairo, Egypt, 5-9 June 2004
    • National Training Course on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Systems Applications Nicosia, Cyprus, 22-26 November 2004

11. Other Activities
    • Quarterly publication of the "MZCC Information Circular" with significant scientific information and original articles on zoonoses, veterinary public health activities and foodborne infections
    • Publication of integrated reports of the most important meetings organised by the MZCP
    • Development of web-site page on major MZCP activities (www.mzcp-zoonoses.gr)