Pandemic influenza preparedness and response : a WHO guidance document.

WHO global influenza preparedness plan.

9789241547680 (pbk.)
9241547685 (pbk.)

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.

English

58 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm. + WHO pandemic phase descriptions and main actions by phase : aide memoire ([4] p. ;30 cm.)

RA644.I6 P3665 2009

614.4

Influenza pandemics are unpredictable but recurring events that can have severe consequences on societies worldwide. This revised WHO guidance publication on pandemic influenza preparedness and response acknowledges that pandemic preparedness is centered around health sectors planning but must also be broader. WHO therefore advocates a "whole-of-society" approach to sustainable and ethical pandemic preparedness while focusing in more detail on the role of the health sector. The roles of WHO and national governments are outlined to create a better understanding of how health and non-health sectors, both public and private, all contribute to pandemic preparedness.--Publisher's description.

Cover title.
Corrigendum for p. 32-33 included.
"Global Influenza Programme."
This guidance is an update of WHO global influenza preparedness plan : the role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics, published March 2005 (WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.5).

Includes bibliographical references.

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