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Global Influenza Strategy 2019–2030
The Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 provides a framework for WHO, countries and partners to approach influenza holistically through tailored national programmes – from surveillance to disease prevention and control – with the goal of strengthening...
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20 March 2024
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...
This checklist is an operational tool to help national authorities develop or revise national respiratory pathogen (inclusive of influenza and...
2 August 2023
End-to-end integration of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza sentinel surveillance: compendium of country approaches
The WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) has played an important role in the COVID-19 pandemic response. By leveraging the existing...
15 June 2022
WHO consultation to adapt influenza sentinel surveillance systems to include COVID-19 virological surveillance:...
Sentinel surveillance for influenza and COVID-19 is a resource-effective approach to gathering critical information about both viral infections in patients...
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