The Global Influenza Programme (GIP) provides Member States with strategic guidance, technical support and coordination of activities essential to make their health systems better prepared against seasonal, zoonotic and pandemic influenza threats to populations and individuals.
Events
In focus
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17 - 19 July 2017
WHO Meeting of National Influenza Centres
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May 2017
G20 Health Ministers recognize the importance of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS)
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May 2017
New WHO influenza websites go live:
Updates
Recommendations
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Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2018 southern hemisphere influenza season
September 2017 -
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2017-2018 northern hemisphere influenza season
March 2017 -
Antigenic and genetic characteristics zoonotic influenza viruses and candidate vaccine viruses developed for potential use in human vaccines
last updated September 2017
Recent publications and reports
About influenza
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Influenza virus infections in humans
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Differences among seasonal, pandemic, and zoonotic or variant influenza - Fact sheet on seasonal influenza
- Fact sheet on avian influenza