This session, hosted by the WHO GISRS Unity Studies Network in coordination with the WHO South-East Asia Region, will explore how Unity protocols are being applied and adapted in real-world settings to investigate respiratory virus transmission during the interpandemic period. The webinar will feature two case studies from England and India, offering practical insights into protocol implementation and preparedness strengthening.In this webinar

In this webinar,

• Jamie Bernal-Lopez, from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), will present on implementing the First Few X (FFX) protocol to investigate single human avian influenza A(H5N1) cases in England.
• Farzana Islam, from the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), India, will share experiences in adapting and exercising the household transmission investigation protocol for influenza and RSV among residents of Delhi, India.

Webinar Link:

📍 Online | Zoom Meeting

🔗 Zoom Link: https://who.zoom.us/j/92805862289 (Click here to Join)
🔐 Password: Unity-25

No registration required

The Investigations & Studies Global Initiative, also known as the Unity Studies, provides a pandemic preparedness and readiness framework for conducting targeted investigations and studies that are critical to the risk assessment of any emerging or re-emerging respiratory pathogens of pandemic and epidemic potential.