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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Surveillance for human infections with avian influenza A(‎H5)‎ viruses: objectives, case definitions, testing and reporting
The overall objective of continual global surveillance for human infection with avian influenza A(H5) viruses is to detect and characterize any influenza...
These updated guidelines provide recommendations on the management of both severe and non-severe influenza and also includes recommendations on the use...
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...
Seasonal influenza vaccination: developing and strengthening national programmes - policy brief
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that all countries consider implementing an influenza vaccination programme or include influenza vaccination...
Public health resource pack for countries experiencing outbreaks of influenza in animals: revised guidance
This resource pack was developed for the country offices of the World Health Organization and national Public Health institutions, as an overview of the...
Pandemic influenza preparedness framework: partnership contribution high-level implementation plan III 2024-2030 
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 PC Implementation –WHO South-East Asia Region

July to December 2024 - PART B

PIP PC Implementation –WHO South-East Asia Region

July to December 2024 - PART A

PIP PC Implementation –WHO South-East Asia Region

January – June 2024

PIP PC Implementation –WHO South-East Asia Region

October 2023

SEAR updates for the PIP Advisory Group meeting

October 2021

SEAR updates for the PIP Advisory Group meeting

March 2021

PIP Annual reports

PIP Annual Report

SEARO

2021

PIP Annual Report

SEARO

2020

PIP Annual Report

SEARO

2019

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