Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in WHO (World Health Organization) Member States: Report of a Member States Survey

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 6/2019. In late 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza Programme consulted its Member States through a survey to better understand the current level of pandemic preparedness among Member States and to identify the capacity areas in which WHO and its partners should focus their technical assistance in the coming years. This 56-page summarizes the methods and findings of the survey, including that while globally 92 of 104 countries indicate they have a national pandemic influenza preparedness plan, 44 of those were developed before the 2009 influenza pandemic and have not been updated since. (PDF)
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