The National Certification Committee of Lebanon submitted its basic national documentation for certification with data up until the end of 2001. It was accepted by the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Certification Commission.
Annual updates were received from Lebanon for the years 2002–2005 and accepted.
Final national documentation for regional certification was submitted, including 2006 data, and was accepted in 2007.
Abridged annual updates were received and accepted for the years 2007–2008. The abridged annual update for 2009 was received in 2010 and its acceptance was deferred until the National Certification Committee could provide evidence that surveillance had improved to the required level for certification.
Abridged annual updates and annual updates were submitted and accepted for years 2010-2012.
National Certification Committee for Lebanon
Year of establishment: 1995
Chaired since 2012 by:
Dr Ghassan Issa
Pediatrician
Pediatrics Department
Sahel General Hospital & Lebanese University
Beirut
LEBANON
Previously chaired by:
Carlo Akatcherian
Hotel Dieu Hospital and Saint-Joseph University
Membership ended by: 2012
