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WHO consultation on priority public health interventions before and during an influenza pandemic

27 April 2004

WHO/CDS/CSR/RMD/2004.9

- English - Full text [pdf 348kb]

- Spanish - Full text [pdf 514kb]

- Opening address
Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, Assistant Director-General, WHO Communicable Diseases


- WHO consultation on priority public health interventions
Executive summary

Background
The consultation
Some general conclusions
Conclusions from the working groups


- Surveillance for pandemic preparedness [pdf 68kb]
Background
Underlying principles
Objectives and attributes of the surveillance system
Strengthening national and international surveillance activities
Recommendations and conclusions
Table 1: Recommended objectives, methods, and activities for surveillance at different phases

- Public health interventions (pdf, 77k) [pdf 1.87Mb]
Background
Assumptions and guiding principles
Sources of guidance
Limitations
Recommendations and conclusions
Table 1: Measures at the national level
Table 2: Measures at the international level

- Antivirals – their use and availability [pdf 42kb]
Background
An important role constrained by limited supplies
Use at different phases
Improving availability
Recommendations and conclusions

- Better vaccines – better access - [pdf 38kb]
Background
Obstacles to development, production and licensing
Obstacles to effective and equitable delivery
Strategies and priority actions: expand and expedite production
Strategies and priority actions: increase equitable access
Recommendations and conclusions

- Annexes [pdf 79kb]
Phases in the progression towards a pandemic as a guide to levels of alert and preparedness
Recent WHO documents on influenza and influenza pandemic preparedness
Agenda
List of participants