Workshop on infectious diseases opened

JAKARTA: The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 based in Jakarta is sponsoring a training workshop on infectious disease outbreaks.

The workshop will be held from Wednesday till Oct. 18 on Nias island, North Sumatra under the auspices of the U.S. embassy in Jakarta.

The 10-day program will be carried in partnership with the Indonesian National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) along with experts from the Ministry of Health.

The workshop is intended to provide 36 participants with practical training opportunities, using outbreak experiences from throughout Sumatra.

The participants will comprise a variety of public health interests, including health professionals from the Ministry of Health and experts from the Indonesian Military (TNI). --JP