Patient care
WHO
Developing best practice for the management of influenza patients
WHO provides healthcare workers, doctors, nurses and public health specialists, who are on the frontline of the fight against influenza, with evidence based guidance to support the care and treatment of patients.
In focus
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23 March 2012
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Emergency treatment and management of severely ill patients with respiratory distress or shock: Quick check training video
This IMAI quick check training video enhances the capacity of the district hospital’s clinical team in the identification (triage) and emergency treatment of severely ill patients including the early management of patients with severe respiratory distress from pneumonia to septic shock.
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Emergency treatment and management of severely ill patients with respiratory distress or shock: Quick check training video
Information for all levels of the health-care system
WHO understands that patient care occurs in different health care and resource settings around the world. Our aim is to ensure good health care provision for influenza at all levels of healthcare. As a result we have developed information resources that are targeted at different levels of healthcare, ranging from community care to tertiary hospital care.
Our goals
The goals of the Global Influenza Programme are to:
- define best practices in prevention, diagnosis, patient care, treatment and use of antiviral medicines;
- disseminate this information to the medical community; and
- identify areas that require research and collaboration.
Disease outbreak news - influenza
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update
2 May 2012 -
Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
12 April 2012 -
Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia – update
5 April 2012