Country readiness strengthening workshop on infection prevention and control for Ebola and Marburg disease outbreak: workshop report, 4–8 December 2023

Overview

This report highlights the sub-regional IPC readiness for Ebola and Marburg disease outbreaks workshop held in Monrovia, Liberia from 4–8 December 2023. This workshop was the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Health of Liberia, and the three levels of WHO. Participants who attended the 5-day workshop included representatives from Ministries of Health (MoH) and WHO country offices of Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Africa and United Republic of Tanzania. This report describes the main goals and achievements of the workshop and concludes with recommendations and proposed next steps for countries involved in the  workshop.