About ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Global Influenza Program

Purpose

  • ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Global Influenza Program improves global capacity to prevent and mitigate seasonal and pandemic influenza (flu).
  • ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø builds and maintains strong global surveillance systems to detect and respond to flu threats to support global health security.
  • The Global Influenza Program also helps improve availability of effective vaccines for seasonal and pandemic flu in the United States and in countries across the globe.
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Overview of ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Global Influenza Program

The ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Influenza Division Global Program works with a wide range of global partners to build capacity to respond to flu threats.

Core activities include:

  • working with partners to establish, expand, and maintain flu surveillance and laboratory capacity,
  • helping develop global and local pandemic plans and flu prevention policies,
  • supporting targeted research projects to address critical needs, and
  • building the evidence base for flu vaccine program expansion.

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø also serves as a WHO Collaborating Center to monitor seasonal flu, detect novel flu, and identify candidate vaccine viruses for use in making seasonal and pre-pandemic flu vaccines. Visit ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's role as a Collaborating Center and to learn more.

Program impact

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Influenza Division Global Work by the Numbers
Influenza Division Global Work by the Numbers

Influenza Division Global Work by the Numbers

  • 8 regional hubs located in Africa, Asia, and South America
  • 16 countries supported through the Partnership for Influenza Vaccine Introduction (PIVI).
  • 40+ cooperative agreements with partner countries or organizations to increase capacity to respond to seasonal and pandemic flu.
  • 125 countries where the Influenza Division has engaged in activities since 2004.
  • 14 countries in which Influenza Division's international work informed immunization policy decision making.
  • 45+ Global Influenza Branch field staff are embedded in countries across the world.
  • 1000+ partner organizations, including ministries of health, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions.
  • 190+ countries have received support from the Influenza Division through the International Reagent Resource (IRR) since 2016
  • 989+ Global Influenza staff publications (with 48,787 citations since 2004)
  • 5+ million influenza vaccines donated to low and middle income countries since 2012.
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Program priorities

Improving global capacity to prevent and mitigate seasonal and pandemic flu by:

  • optimizing surveillance and response activities
  • generating evidence for flu vaccines and antiviral use
  • strengthening equitable seasonal flu vaccine policies and programs
  • enhancing novel, pandemic, and seasonal preparedness.
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Seasonal influenza surveillance defends against global emerging threats and supports pandemic preparedness
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Global Influenza Program Enhances Global Health Security

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Global Influenza Program Enhances Global Health Security

Seasonal influenza surveillance defends against global emerging threats and supports pandemic preparedness

Seasonal

  • Surveillance capacity to detect influenza
  • Laboratory capacity to identify viruses
  • Data to inform vaccine strain selection
  • Vaccine infrastructure and uptake
  • Evidence base to support policy decisions
  • Reduce health and economic impacts of influenza

Pandemic

  • Identify concerning activity and ensure rapid response
  • Identify viruses with pandemic potential
  • Develop pandemic candidate vaccine viruses
  • Infrastructure for pandemic vaccination campaigns
  • Pandemic preparedness planning
  • Mitigate health and economic impacts of emerging threats
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Global flu updates

For the latest summaries of global flu surveillance, visit . A summary of flu activity in the United States is available in the weekly FluView report.

and Resources for Travelers is available.

Resources

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's role as a Collaborating Center

The African Network for Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology (ANISE)

International: Evaluation and Capacity Review Tools

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases