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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2024

WHO's Investigations and Studies, Unity Studies: A global initiative creating equitable opportunities for enhanced surveillance, operational research, capacity building, and global knowledge sharing.

Isabel Bergeri, Nicki L Boddington, Hannah C Lewis, Lorenzo Subissi, Sophie von Dobschuetz, Angel Rodriguez, Jorge Jara, Hala Abou El Naja, Amal Barakat, Arash Rashidian and 17 more

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5 · Who and what money

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27 authors.

Isabel BergeriWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1204-1753
Nicki L BoddingtonWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8019-4076
Hannah C LewisWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Lorenzo SubissiWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sophie von DobschuetzWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Angel RodriguezPan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0061-7567
Jorge JaraPan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Hala Abou El NajaWorld Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
Amal BarakatWorld Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
Arash RashidianWorld Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
Eman Abdelkreem AlyWorld Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4603-3911
Lubna Al AriqiWorld Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
Pushpa WijesingheRegional Office for South-East Asia, World Health Organization, New Delhi, India.
Francis InbanathanRegional Office for South-East Asia, World Health Organization, New Delhi, India.
Phuong Nam NguyenRegional Office for the Western Pacific, World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines.
Manilay PhengxayRegional Office for the Western Pacific, World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines.
Linh-Vi LeRegional Office for the Western Pacific, World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines.
Temuulen EnebishRegional Office for the Western Pacific, World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines.
Joseph OkeibunorRegional Office for Africa, World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
Belinda HerringRegional Office for Africa, World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
Elise FarleyRegional Office for Africa, World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.ORCID 0000-0003-4457-4068
Pernille JorgensenRegional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Aisling Marie VaughanRegional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Joshua MottWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6474-8390
Wenqing ZhangWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Richard PebodyRegional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Maria D Van KerkhoveWHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6135-0018

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The World Health Organization's Unity Studies global initiative provides a generic preparedness and readiness framework for conducting detailed investigations and epidemiological studies critical for the early and ongoing assessment of emerging respiratory pathogens of pandemic potential. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the initiative produced standardized investigation protocols and supported Member States to generate robust and comparable data to inform public health decision making. The subsequent iteration of the initiative is being implemented to develop revised and new investigation protocols, implementation toolkits and work to build a sustainable global network of sites, enabling the global community to be better prepared for the next emerging respiratory pathogen with epidemic or pandemic potential.

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Capacity BuildingPandemicsGlobal HealthHumansOperations ResearchWorld Health OrganizationCOVID-19emerging respiratory pathogensinfluenzapandemic preparedness

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PMID38346794
PMCPMC10861351

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