Pandemic influenza preparedness and response : a WHO guidance document.

Pandemic influenza preparedness and response : a WHO guidance document.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.
Description:	58 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Influenza, Human -- epidemiology. Influenza, Human -- prevention & control. Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control. Immunization Programs -- organization & administration. Health Planning -- organization & administration. Disaster Planning -- organization & administration. Population Surveillance -- methods. Influenza -- Treatment -- Planning. Epidemics -- Prevention -- Planning. Emergency management -- Planning. Influenza -- Epidemiology. Influenza -- Prevention.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7780724

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Other authors / contributors:	World Health Organization. Global Influenza Programme.
ISBN:	9789241547680 9241547685
Notes:	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. Also available online.
Summary:	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.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Roles and Responsibilities in Preparedness as a Whole-of-Society Responsibility
4. The WHO Pandemic Phases
5. Recommended Actions Before, During and After a Pandemic
Annex 1. Planning Assumptions
Annex 2. Revision Process