Activities

Under the European Union’s CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 53 (P53) eight training sessions have been recently conducted in the Kyrgyz Republic. Four trainings for the Northern regions took place in the Republican Center of Quarantine and Especially Dangerous Infections - Ministry of Public Health on 20-22 November and 4-6, 11-13 and 19-21 December 2018. Other four trainings for the southern regions took place  Osh anti-plague Department of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic on 18-20, 21-23 ...

Under Project 53 (P53) of the European Union Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (or EU CBRN CoE) the Afghanistan National Public Health Institute (ANPHI) of Ministry of Public Health has organized a series of a Laboratory training-workshops on "Bio-safety and Bio-security” at the Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) and Afghanistan National Public Health Institute (ANPHI) training centre on February 16-20, February 23-27 and March 2-6 2019 with...

Under the European Union’s CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 53 (P53) three training sessions have been recently conducted in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The trainings took place in Shymkent, 14 – 18 January, Taraz on 21 – 25 January and Aktau, on 11 - 15 February 2019 with the title “Safety work with Extremely Dangerous Pathogens (EDPs)”. These workshops provided training to Kazakhstani experts in the field of bio-safety and bio-security, specialising on how to work with sampl...

Protective control measures that are poorly implemented or maintained are a recognised source of lab-acquired infections. Out of date and non-serviced laboratory equipment can put laboratory users at risk of infection. Faulty microbiological biosafety cabinets are of particular concern as they may expose laboratory users to aerosolised pathogens. As part of the EU funded CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 53 (P53) “Strengthening National Legal Framework and Provision of Specialized Training on Bio-Safety an...

Project 53 (P53) in cooperation with Mongolia’s National Biosafety Committee (NBC), organized a Laboratory Training-workshop on "Biosafety and Biosecurity” at the Food Safety National Reference laboratory of the State Specialized Inspection Agency last January 8-10, 2019. Fifteen Mongolian specialists participated and received certification in this training, representing the National Emergency Management Agency, the General Laboratory of the Armed Forces, the General Authority for Border Control,...

A series of three short courses took place between the 17th and 21st December 2018 at Public Health England (PHE), Porton Down in the UK.  The training was delivered to scientists from Kazakhstan who represented two institutes in Almaty (NCB Central Reference Laboratory and KSCQZD) and two institutions in Astana (Centre for Influenza Sentinal Surveillance and the National Reference Laboratory for the Control of Viral Infections). Professor Christopher H. Logue & Delaram Akhavein from the Novel and D...

The European Union’s CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 53 (P53) has conducted three trainings on “Safety Management of Extremely Dangerous Infectious Diseases” in Kazakhstan. The three workshops were held in Kyzylorda, 19-23 November, Taldykorgan on 26-30 November and Almaty, on December 10-14 2018. The workshops provided training to national experts on field biosafety, sampling, packaging and transportation of infectious samples and materials, usage of specialized laboratory and hospital equip...

Pakistan is one of the seven partner countries benefiting from the European Union funded CBRN Centre of Excellence Project 53. The aim of the project is to strengthen the National Legal Frameworks and provide specialist training on Bio-safety and Bio-security. Both elements being fundamental to effective public health provision. Between the 19th-23rd November 2018, the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad hosted Prof. Christopher H. Logue & Dr. Jane Shallcross from the Novel and Dangerous Pathogens...

The EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 53 (P53) Implementation Unit in Mongolia (PIU) in cooperation with Mongolia's National Biosafety Committee (NBC) organized a Training-workshop on "Biosafety and biosecurity" during 6 and 7 of November 2018 in Ulaangom city located in Uvs aimag. Fifty-six professionals participated in the workshop representing the local Center for Zoonotic Diseases, Emergency Management Administration, Inspections Department, Customs Office, Environment and Tourism Departments, ...

Under EU CBRN COE Project 53, the Tajik Research Institute of Preventive Medicine, and the Afghanistan and Tajikistan Regional Biosafety Training Centre in Dushanbe conducted seven courses to increase the number of qualified specialists from Tajikistan who are able to support the management of biosafety and biosecurity on a global scale. A total of 68 specialists were trained, between June and October 2018, during the seven trainings, which consisted of theoretical elements (lectures and seminars) and practical exer...

The training ‘Principles, Practices & Interpretation of Molecular Diagnosis of Especially Dangerous Pathogens’, took place at the National Centre for Zoonotic Disease (NCZD), in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia between September 26th and 28th 2018. This, predominantly laboratory based training forms part of Project 53 of the EU CBRN Centers of Excellence initiative, supported by the European Union. Eight participants from a range of institutions with laboratories working with biological material (Clinical mic...

The CBRN Centres of Excellence Risk Mitigation Project 53, funded by the European Union and managed by the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC), carried out a training workshop on "Biosafety management of extremely dangerous infectious patients" in Karaganda city on September 17-21, 2018. The training was provided by Dr Kim Antonina (head of Karaganda Medical University Infectious Diseases Department) and Maukayeva Saule (head of Semey Medical University Infectious Diseases Department...

In the framework of the European Union's CBRN Centers of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE), Project 53 (P53) is supporting the Government of Afghanistan and it´s Ministry of Public Health with an ambitious program designed to institutionalize Bio-safety and Bio-security programs in Afghanistan and improve capacity of Afghan scientists from Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL), Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVDRL) and Afghanistan Atomic Energy High Commission (AAEHC).  Additionally,...

The South Kazakhstan Medical Academy Republican Scientific Journal “ Vestnik” recently published the abstract titled "Experience of BS&S experts´ training in the framework of the Project 53", authored by Prof. Andrey Dmitrovskiy (Kazakh National Medical University & National Centre for Biotechnology, Almaty branch), Prof. Seidigapbar Mamadaliyev (National Centre for Biotechnology, Almaty branch), Prof. Farida Iskakova, (Kazakh National Medical University), Prof. Lyazzat Yeraliyeva...

During July 9-11, July 12-13, July 23-25, and July 26-27, 2018, the Tajikistan Virology Laboratory of the Research Institute of Preventive Medicine successfully conducted four training seminars titled “Principles, practice and interpretation of PCR method in diagnostics of especially dangerous pathogens” and “Principles, practice and interpretation of ELISA method in diagnostics of especially dangerous pathogens”. The trainings were provided in the framework of EU CBRN COE Project 53. In tota...

Under the scope of the European Union Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) Project 53 (P53) the Ministry of Public Health, Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan conducted a training on “Fundamentals of Bio-safety and Spill treatment” last 22-23 June 2018. The participants of the training were technical heads of regional level laboratories, biosafety managers, department heads of the CPHL and ...

The seminar took place at the Virology Laboratory of the Tajik Research Institute of Preventive Medicine, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on June 11 to 15, 2018. Six specialists from various medical and veterinary labs received a course entitled “Principles, Practices & Interpretation of Molecular Diagnosis of EDPs for Trainers”. The course was a follow up of the successful “train the trainers” seminars carried out by Project 53 during the last year, in which EU Team of Experts would train the p...

As a Member of the United Nations, Mongolia ratified the ‘Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety’ in 1972 and ratified the Biological Weapons Convention, as an outcome, the Government founded the National Biosafety Committee (NBC). The NBC has been operating under the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism to reduce the risk of biological contingency threats, improve disaster prevention, preparedness, and post-disaster management. It also works to strengthen the national legal environment to address comple...

The abstract titled "Experience of BS&S experts´ training in the framework of the Project 53" was presented on the 12-13 of June 2018 during the International Symposium Astana Biotech 2018.   It describes the successful activities carried out by Project 53 in the field of biosafety and biosecurity (BS&S) in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Project 53 is funded by the European Union's CBRN Centres of Excellence Initiative, and is implemented in Central Asia by the International Scie...

  As a Member of the United Nations, Mongolia ratified the ‘Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety’ in 1972 and ratified the Biological Weapons Convention, and founded the National Biosafety Committee (hereinafter ‘NBC’). The NBC has been operating under the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism, but still necessary to reduce the risk of biological contingency threats, prevention, preparedness, and post-disaster management issues, It is necessary to strengthen the national legal enviro...

As a successful outcome of the “Biosafety & Biosecurity in Central Asian Countries – Train the Trainer” Course, financed by the European Union´s CBRN Centers of Excellence Project 53, professors in several Kazakhstan Universities are providing their students with advanced biosafety and biosecurity courses. This Train the Trainers activity was carried out by a renowned European team of experts composed of Prof. Christopher H. Logue and Dr. Suzanna Lewis of PHE and Dr. Ingmar Janse of RIVM....

The CBRN Centres of Excellence Risk Mitigation Project 53, funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC), in coordination with the National Center of Biotechnology, carried out a training workshop on biosafety risk management at the Regional Blood Center Building, in Taraz city on April 26 and 29, 2018. During the workshop 62 doctors from Taraz City and other districts of the Jambyl region were trained in advanced biosafety techniques, such as: proper use o...

The Mongolian Government’s National Biosafety Committee (NBC) organized two training-workshops on "Biosafety and Biosecurity" for policy experts and decision makers, as part of the European Union funded Project 53 (P53) of the EU CBRN Centers of Excellence Initiative, whose implementation is led by the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC). Further training workshops for decision-makers and laboratory professionals are planned by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of Project 53 in Mon...

The training “Molecular diagnosis of EDPs by Real-Time PCR in samples processed using a Flexible Film Isolator (FFI)”, took place April 18 to 20, 2018 in the CRL, Almaty, Kazakhstan The three days training was a follow up of the successful “train the trainers” seminars carried out by Project 53 during the last year, in which EU team of  experts would train the persons in charge of carrying out trainings in their respective countries. Project 53 is implemented by the International Scie...

Dushanbe, Tajikistan The fourth Project 53 “Biosafety & Biosecurity: Train the Trainer Course”, hosted at the Regional Tajikistan and Afghanistan Biosafety Training Centre, has been completed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Prof. Christopher H. Logue from Public Health England (PHE) led the training, supported by fellow Biosafety and Biosecurity experts from RIVM in the Netherlands. The team were assisted by local biosafety trainers. The Afghan trainees, pictured above with Project 53 experts and t...

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Under the EU funded Project 53, 12 Mongolian experts attended training on biosafety and biosecurity at the Republic Center for Quarantine of Highly Dangerous Pathogens in Bishkek.  The training course was delivered by Project 53 key expert Prof. Christopher H. Logue supported by fellow experts from Public Health England (United Kingdom) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM the Netherlands). The training modules focused on safe and secure working with d...

Newly trained Biosafety & Biosecurity trainers will deliver Biosafety & Biosecurity training in Uzbekistan  over the coming six months. The Second “Biosafety & Biosecurity: Train the Trainer Course” was successfully delivered by PHE and RIVM under project 53. Twelve trainees were selected to participate from a range of Institutes within Uzbekistan. This training course followed on from the previous week of training of Kazakh trainees, the training was again hosted at the Asfendiyarov ...

Within the Centres of Excellence Project 53 a prime activity is the provision of specialized training on biosafety and biosecurity in central Asian countries. Dedicated Train the Trainer modules were given to 14 carefully selected experts from Kyrgyzstan between 13-17 of November at the Kyrgyz Republic Center for Quarantine of Highly Dangerous Pathogens in Bishkek. The trainings were conducted by prof. Christopher H. Logue and mrs. Amber Lansley from Public Health England (United Kingdom) and dr. Mark van Passe...

October 16th to 20th Dushanbe, Tajikistan   The third Project 53 “Biosafety & Biosecurity: Train the Trainer Course” has been delivered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This third of six, week-long training courses in Central Asia was the first of two to be hosted at the Regional Tajikistan and Afghanistan Biosafety Training Centre. Prof. Christopher H. Logue from Public Health England (PHE) led the training, supported by fellow Biosafety and Biosecurity experts from PHE and RIVM. The team w...

In accordance with the purposes and objectives of the EU funded CBRN CoE Project 53 and as a consequence and continuation of Train-the-Trainer workshop that was provided to Kazakh experts on 2 – 6 October 2017, newly trained trainers from the Kazakh National Medical University, Prof. Andrey Dmitrovskiy, Prof. Ravilya Yegemberdiyeva and Prof. Lyazzat Yeraliyeva conducted Biosafety&security trainings for 3 groups of 5th year students of the specialty General medicine (19 students) within course on infectious...

Twelve newly trained and talented Biosafety & Biosecurity trainers will deliver the course in their respective institutes over the coming six months. The first Project 53 “Biosafety & Biosecurity: Train the Trainer Course” has been completed in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This first of six, week-long training courses in Central Asia ran from October 2nd to 6th and was hosted at the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KazNMU). Prof Christopher H Logue from Public Health Englan...

An exciting training programme developed by the Novel and Dangerous Pathogens Training team from Public Health England in the UK, supported by the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence project 53 “ ‘Strengthening the National Legal Framework and Provision of Specialized Training on Bio-Safety and Bio-Security in Central Asian Countries’” will take place this Autumn. This will see the implementation of this biosafety and biosecurity training phase of project 53 with aims of engaging an expanding netw...