President:

Olga BURDUNIUC, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil., Associate Professor, Head of the Public Health Laboratory Diagnostic Directorate (NAPH), President of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association, Republic of Moldova

Honorary Members:

Ala NEMERENCO, Minister of Health, Republic of Moldova

Alexandru RAFILA, Minister of Health, Romania

Emil CEBAN, Rector, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil., Professor, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Corresponding Member of the ASM, Republic of Moldova

Angela PARASCHIV, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil., Associate Professor, State Secretary of the Ministry of Health

Organizing Committee:

Cătălina CROITORU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova

Stela GHEORGHIȚĂ, WHO Country Office in Ukraine

Elena CIOBANU, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova

Greta BALAN, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil., Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova

Serghei CEBANU, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil., Associate Professor, Hygiene Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova

Nicolae JELAMSCHI, Director, National Agency for Public Health (NAPH), MD, PhD, Republic of Moldova

Angela PARASCHIV, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil., Associate Professor, Epidemiology Discipline, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Republic of Moldova

Victoria NISTREANU, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, Moldova State University, Republic of Moldova

Nicolae STARCIUC, PhD, Dr. Habil. in Biology, Professor, Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova

Leonid VLASYK, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil., Professor, Head of the Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Sibel KIRAN, MD, PhD, Professor, Koç University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Istanbul, Turkey

Joanna SALVI LE GARREC, PhD, Technical Officer, WHO/Europe, Coordinator for the Better Labs for Better Health Initiative, Copenhagen, Denmark

Peter Sousa HOEJSKOV, Programme Coordinator for Food Safety and Zoonotic Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe