Guidance for national authorities
Guidance documents by category
Planning and coordination
- Pandemic influenza preparedness and response
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Ethical considerations in developing a public health response to pandemic influenza
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International Health Regulations (2005): Areas of work for implementation
pdf, 376kb
Situation monitoring and assessment
- Surveillance recommendations for Member States in the post-pandemic period
- Interim WHO guidance for the surveillance of human infection with A(H1N1) virus
- Global surveillance during an influenza pandemic
- Countries able to perform PCR to diagnose influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in humans
- WHO Technical Consultation on the Severity of Disease Caused by the new influenza A (H1N1) virus infections
Reducing the spread of the disease
- Reducing transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in school settings
- Case management of Influenza A(H1N1) in air transport
- Guide to hygiene and sanitation in aviation
- Travel guidance
- Infection prevention and control in health care in providing care for confirmed or suspected cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and influenza-like illnesses
- Reducing excess mortality from common illnesses during an influenza pandemic.
- Influenza A(H1N1) patient care checklist
Continuity of health care provision
- Infection prevention and control in health care for confirmed or suspected cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and influenza-like illnesses
- Pandemic influenza prevention and mitigation in low resource communities
- Reducing excess mortality from common illnesses during an influenza pandemic
Communications
- Behavioural interventions for reducing the transmission and impact of influenza A(H1N1) virus: a framework for communication strategies
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WHO Outbreak Communication Planning Guide
pdf, 811kb