Information resources

Peer-reviewed articles

Influenza pandemic preparedness in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

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Thematic issue of EMHJ on influenza and other emerging respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

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Clinical management guidelines for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: technical basis and overview

Al Hajjar S, Malik MR, Hallaj Z, El-Bushra H, Opoka M, Mafi AR. 

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The challenges of global case reporting during pandemic A (H1N1) 2009

Stephanie Williams, Julia Fitzner, Angela Merianos, Anthony Mounts, and for the Case-based Surveillance Evaluation Group

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Infographics

Key achievements of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Partnership Contribution implementation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Videos

EMARIS 2017 – Interviews and informational videos

Flyers

Simple actions can protect you from seasonal influenza

Prevention is better than cure

Data

FluID – a global influenza epidemiological data sharing platform

GISRS – Global influenza surveillance and response System

FluNet – a tool for global influenza virological surveillance

Technical guidance

WHO Global Epidemiological Surveillance Standards for Influenza

WHO checklist for influenza pandemic preparedness planning

WHO collaborating centres and essential regulatory laboratories 

Tool for influenza pandemic risk assessment (TIPRA)

Special issue of the Bulletin on Influenza in the 21st Century Volume 90, Number 4, April 2012, 245-320

Public health measures during the influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic Meeting report

WHO activities in avian influenza and pandemic influenza preparedness January - December 2006

Training materials

Community case management during an influenza outbreak
A training package for community health workers

Meeting reports

Third intercountry meeting on the Eastern Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance network - Amman, Jordan 14–16 September 2015

Second intercountry meeting on the Eastern Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance (EMARIS) network - Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 24–27 November 2013

Intercountry meeting on the Eastern Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Illness Surveillance network Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 12–13 December 2012

Subregional meeting on improving public health preparedness for epidemic influenza Amman, Jordan 20–22 August 2013

Meeting on influenza at the human-animal interface Cairo, Egypt 19–21 March 2013 

Intercountry meeting on Human Pandemic Influenza: establishment/strengthening and alternative strategies for surveillance and response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Cairo, Egypt 27–29 April 2010

First consultation of the team of experts on avian and pandemic influenza, Cairo, Egypt 3–7 June 2007