17-06-2013
Novel strains of influenza viruses emerge regularly and
unpredictably, each with the potential to develop into an influenza
pandemic that can impact human health and economic well-being worldwide.
Based on lessons learnt from the influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic and
other relevant developments, WHO has updated its pandemic preparedness
guidelines to help countries plan for and thereby mitigate the impact of
any future pandemics.New in the 2013 guidance
This guidance aligns more closely with the disaster risk management structures already in place in many countries and underscores the need for appropriate and timely risk assessment for evidence-based decision-making at national, subnational and local levels.Key elements include:
- a focus on risk assessment at national level to guide national-level actions;
- a revised approach to global phases;
- flexibility through the uncoupling of national actions from global phases;
- inclusion of principles of emergency risk management for health;
- new and updated annexes on planning assumptions, ethical considerations, whole-of-society approach, business continuity planning, representative parameters for core severity indicators, and containment measures.
From other WHO sites
http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/communicable-diseases/influenza/news/news/2013/06/who-releases-new-guidelines-to-help-countries-prepare-for-pandemics
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