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Title: Terms of Reference for National Influenza Centres

Pages: 2;

Description: This guideline describes the terms of reference for National Influenza Centres.

Abstract: The terms of reference for National Influenza Centres include being a focal point for WHO and the country on all questions relating to virological and epidemiological surveillance of influenza, and maintaining active communication with the members of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network on isolation of unusual viruses or disease outbreaks.

Subjects: Laboratory

Title: Third International Avian and Human Influenza Simulation Exercise (2008)

Pages: 86;

Abstract: The aims of the exercise are a) Explore the specific implications a pandemic has related to travellers and tourism in an international environment (foreign territory, crossing borders, etc.); b) Increase awareness of and to identify weaknesses in national contingency plans, especially as they relate to the integration of tourism issues; c) Promote intensive surveillance to reduce surprises; d) Encourage fast and sincere reporting by government bodies responsible for early warning especially from the health but also tourism sectors, allowing a rapid detection and implementation of control measures to interrupt successfully the transmission of the virus; e) Provide training on the international dimension of coordination of contingency planning and response efforts (evacuations, social distancing, etc.) including the Concept of Operations for the UN System in an Influenza Pandemic.

Subjects: Public health measures and pandemic preparedness; Travel and trade

Title: Trainee’s Guide: Infection-control Measures for Health Care of Patients with Acute Respiratory Diseases in Community Settings

Description: The objective of the trainee guide is to provide information on early recognition of patients with symptoms of ARDS, to raise community awareness on ARDs and to demonstrate safe techniques for care to patients with ARDS

Subjects: Patient care and safety

Training package: Infection-control Measures for Health Care of Patients with Acute Respiratory Diseases in Community Settings

Title: Trainer’s Guide: Infection-control Measures for Health Care of Patients with Acute Respiratory Diseases in Community Settings

Description: The purpose of this document is to provide trainers with material for training community health workers (CHWs) and other HCWs on the safe care of patients with ARDs at home and in community clinics. This document presents information about certain kinds of ARDs, such as SARS and avian influenza, because these are of potential international concern as risks to global public health, but also includes information that applies to all ARDs.

Subjects: Patient care and safety

Training package: Infection-control Measures for Health Care of Patients with Acute Respiratory Diseases in Community Settings

Title: Training Booklet - Practical Tips for WHO Colleagues Implementing Training

Description: Many training books are written and this booklet is a collection of practical tips based on experience from the authors as well as existing literature. This booklet is by no means complete, and was originally written as part of the facilitators guide of the Rapid Containment training package.

Subjects: Trainer's corner

Title: Training Works

Description: What makes one training experience better than another? Effective training can help providers of family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) services to improve their performance. This handbook summarizes the tasks that should be completed at each stage of training to ensure an effective training course. This handbook will be useful to anyone who has a role in the management, design, delivery, or evaluation of group-based training for healthcare professionals who are currently providing services such as in-service training

Subjects: Trainer's corner

Title: Transmission Dynamics and Impact of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus

Pages: 8;

Abstract: Several countries that have experienced large epidemics caused by pandemic inﬂuenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus have now shared their ﬁndings globally. These reports have been made publicly available through the web sites and ofﬁcial updates of ministries of health as well as through papers published in peer-reviewed literature. This report summarizes some of the key observations from selected countries regarding hospitalization rates, mortality rates and risk groups that may inform preparations being made for the winter inﬂuenza season in countries of the northern hemisphere.

Subjects: General; Surveillance and investigation

Title: Travel and Tourism Under Pandemic Conditions (2009)

Pages: 24;

Abstract: The exercise was designed to identify and address the following: a) rapidly changing situation of the pandemic H1N1 (2009) virus; b) key challenges for the travel and tourism sector in response to the pandemic; c) repercussion of the pandemic on the travel and tourism sector; d) strategies to help limit the negative impacts on the travel and tourism sector.

Subjects: Public health measures and pandemic preparedness; Travel and trade