An McKay, Stephanie Boyce, Matthew Chu-Shin, Shieh Tsai, Feng-Jen Katz, Rebecca text monographic eng

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The historical threat of pandemic influenza and the circulation of novel influenza viruses have led countries to strengthen their efforts in pandemic influenza preparedness planning. A cornerstone of these efforts is the creation of a comprehensive national plan that addresses all of the capacities required to prevent, detect, and respond to novel influenza outbreaks. In 2017 and 2018, the World Health Organization issued updated guidance for national pandemic planning efforts, based on lessons learned from the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) outbreak, the International Health Regulations (World Health Organization, 2005a), and other developments in health security. We have created a tool to assess national-level plans based on these updated guidelines. This tool will allow for countries to identify both strengths and weaknesses in their national plans, identify capacities and sectors that require improvement, and to help frame the updating or drafting of plans in line with the most updated guidance. Stephanie McKay [and four others] In: World Med Health Policy. 2019 vol.11 (2) pages:127-133. doi: 10.1002/wmh3.297. Epub 2019 Jun 13. Influenza, Human prevention and control Pandemics prevention and control Health Security Preparedness https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7169723/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7169723/ 201123 20201123141758.0 D0001C000070