#HealthNews: Pandemic influenza viruses respect no borders - WHO


The next influenza pandemic is not about 'if' but 'when'.
WHO is helping countries prepare for an influenza pandemic through strengthening core capacities in areas such as surveillance and outbreak response

Pandemic influenza viruses respect no borders. All countries, rich and poor, large and small, must work together to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic whenever it may strike.


Access to life-saving interventions, notably antiviral medicines and pandemic vaccines, made available in a timely and equitable manner to all countries, is essential for response.

WHO works to ensure that all countries, irrespective of their income or development status, have equitable access to the medical and other counter-measures necessary to respond to pandemics.

Key areas where the WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework is working to strengthen national health systems:
🔍Surveillance
🔬Laboratory
🗣️Risk communications
✅Pandemic vaccine approval

132 countries now routinely share seasonal flu viruses with the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System - nearly a 50% increase from 2014.

WHO


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