Global Influenza Program, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework & Zoonotic Influenza
Providing Member States with strategic guidance, technical support, and coordination of activities essential to make health systems better prepared against seasonal, zoonotic, and pandemic influenza threats to populations and individuals.
IHM helps countries implement the global approach to pandemic influenza preparedness (PIP) and response. The unit coordinates the work related to improve and strengthen sharing of influenza viruses with human pandemic potential and increase access of countries to vaccines and other pandemic related supplies carried out under the PIP framework. Additionally, it is responsible for managing the PIP Partnership contribution funds to support Member States in the SEA region.
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11 April 2025
Surveillance for human infections with avian influenza A(H5) viruses: objectives,...
The overall objective of continual global surveillance for human infection with avian influenza A(H5) viruses is to detect and characterize any influenza...

12 September 2024
Clinical practice guidelines for influenza
These updated guidelines provide recommendations on the management of both severe and non-severe influenza and also includes recommendations on the use...
1 January 2022
Guidelines for the clinical management of severe illness from influenza virus infections
The purpose of this document is to guide clinicians in the care of patients with or at risk of severe illness from influenza virus infection, including...
24 November 2023
Seasonal influenza vaccination: developing and strengthening national programmes...
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that all countries consider implementing an influenza vaccination programme or include influenza vaccination...
9 September 2025
Public health resource pack for countries experiencing outbreaks of influenza in...
This resource pack was developed for the country offices of the World Health Organization and national Public Health institutions, as an overview of the...
19 June 2024
Pandemic influenza preparedness framework: partnership contribution high-level implementation...
The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework's Partnership Contribution (PC) High-Level Implementation Plan III (HLIP III) outlines the strategy...
PIP Partnership Contribution High Level Implementation Plan (HLIP) - II Implementation Updates from SEAR
PIP Annual reports
Updates
14 December 2022, Departmental news