Influenza

WHO/Europe guidance documents

Guidance Framework for Assessment of Country Response to Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 2009
A tool developed by WHO/Europe to help countries perform their own national evaluation of the pandemic response, meant to complement the tool developed by the ECDC.
How to become a WHO-recognized National Influenza Centre: Guidance on the process for influenza laboratories in the WHO European Region
The purpose of this document is to clarify to Member States, to national influenza laboratories and to institutions recognized by WHO as National Influenza Centres (NICs) the process of obtaining WHO recognition as a National Influenza Centre (NIC). Recognition by WHO is the formal acknowledgment that the national influenza laboratory complies with the WHO NIC terms of reference (ToR).
WHO European guidance for influenza surveillance in humans
This document contains practical suggestions for implementing hospital and outpatient-based site surveillance.
Hospital preparedness checklist for pandemic influenza: Focus on pandemic (H1N1) 2009
This document explains what hospitals need to do to be prepared for and function effectively during an influenza pandemic, highlighting issues related to pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Areas covered include communication, continuity of services, infection prevention and control, case management and surveillance.