Organization of a 5-day flu virology training, Tbilisi, Georgia, December 4-8, 2017 A) Objective: To strengthen the laboratory capacity of the National Influenza Center of Ukraine by providing training on the following issues: Isolation of the influenza virus in MDCK cell culture, identification of the hemagglutinin subtype of the influenza virus by the hemagglutination inhibition reaction, detection of the project time for the detection of the influenza virus and subtype. A course of lectures and practical exercises were used to teach C) Expected results: Increased knowledge of the staff of the National Influenza Center of Ukraine Project implementation dates: 05/06/17-31/12/18 Budget: $3,817 The person responsible for the implementation of the project: Ana Machablishvili