Guidance and Tools

Links to WHO documents related to international travel and transport- Ports, Airports and Ground crossings :

        

 Health Security Learning Platform

IHR (2005)Third Edition 

Health Security Learning Platform

Available here

   

International Health Regulations (2005)

Third Edition 

Available here in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

 

 

 

 

 

Documents Related to IHR implementation at Points of Entry

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Video presentation on IHR implementation at Ports, Airports and Ground Crossings

 

Available in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese

 

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Assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings

 

Available in English, French, Russian, Spanish

         
 

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Coordinated public health surveillance between points of entry and national health surveillance systems

Available in English, French, Russian

     
 Publications - Ports and Ships    

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IHR Ship Sanitation Certificates Authorized Ports List

 

Available in English

 

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Handbook for inspection of ships and issuance of ship sanitation certificates

 

Available in English, Estonian, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Turkish

         

Handbook for management of public health events on board ships

 

Available in English, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

 

PoE event management step by step guides

Management of events on board ships

 

Available in English

 

 

   

 

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Guide to Ship Sanitation 3rd Edition 

 

Available in English, Russian, Spanish

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International Medical Guide for Ships, Third Edition

 

Available in English

         
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Implementation of Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate/Ship Sanitation Control Certificate

 

Available in Arabic, ChineseEnglishFrench, Russian, Spanish

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Note on arrangements for the issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates

 

Available in English

Publications - Airports and aircrafts       
 
 

Handbook for the Management of Public Health Events in Air Transport

Updated with information on Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Available in English, Chinese, French, Russian

     

PoE event management step by step guides

Management of events in Air Transport

Available in English

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Guide to Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation Third Edition
Module 1:Water
Module 2: Cleaning and Disinfection of Facilities
Geneva 2009

 

Available in English, Spanish

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Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for prevention and control

 

Available in English

Guidelines for testing the efficacy of insecticide products used in aircraft

 

Available in English

 

Guidelines aircraft disinsection insecticides

Available in English

         
Publications - Vector Surveillance and Control
         
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Guidance on policy-making for integrated vector management

 

Available in English 

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Core structure for training curricula on integrated vector management

 

Available in English

         

Handbook for Vector surveillance at ports, airports, and ground crossings

Available in English, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

   

PoE event management step by step guides

Vector Surveillance and Control at PoE

Available in English

 

 

   

 

WHO Specifications and evaluations for public health pesticides - Alpha-cypermethrin

Available in English

 

WHO specifications for and evaluations for public health pesticides - bifenthring

Available in English

         
Publications - Chemical safety
 
 IHR-ChemicalEvents

International Health Regulations (2005) and chemical events

Available in English

   PHImpact-Chemicals

Public health impact of chemicals: knowns and unknowns

Available in English

 

 

   

 

 IntegratedRA

Integrated Risk Assessment

Available in English

     
         
Publications - Radiation     
 
 IonizingRadiation

Ionizing radiation, health effects and protective measures

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

   PR- NuclearRadiologicalEmergency

Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian

 

 

   

 

 Criteria-PR-NuclearRadilogicalEmergency

Criteria for Use in Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency

Available in English, Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish

   TourOperators

Guidelines for Tour operators: Minimising risks associated with ultraviolet radiation exposure

Available in English

         
Publications - Public Health Emergency Response at PoE
         
 

Guide for public health emergency contingency planning at designated points of entry

Available in English, Russian

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Guidelines for Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the American

 

Available in English

 

International travel and health - Mass Gathering

 
 

 WHO Update on "Brazil Health Advice for Travellers to the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games"

Available in English

  

   MassGathering Public Health for Mass Gatherings: Key Considerations

Available in English, Arabic

             

International travel and health

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WHO International and Health web site

 

Available in English

 

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International certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis

 

Available in English

     

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Note regarding the issuance of International Certificate Of Vaccination Or Prophylaxis

 

Available in English

 

 

 

Public Health Emergency Response

Publications - ZICA guidance

Vector control operations framework for Zica virus

Available in English

   

 

Entomological surveillance for Aedes spp. in the context of Zika virus - Interim guidance for entomologists

Available in English

 

 

   

 

 

 

Information for travellers visiting Zika affected countries

Updated 31 May 2016

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

   

 

Travel health advice on Zika virus – For Health Authorities

updated 11 April 2016

Available in English

 

Publications - Zica guidance / notes on aircraft disinsection issues 

 

 

WHO Ad-hoc Advisory Group on aircraft disinsection for controlling the international spread of vector-borne diseases, Geneva, Switzerland, 21 to 22 April 2016 - Meeting report

Available in English

   

 

Aircraft disinsection for mosquito control – Note of 22 February 2016

Available in English

EBOLA Publications

   

Entry screening at airports, ports and land crossings

December 2014

Available in English

    Exit Screening at airports ports and land crossings

Interim Guidance for Ebola virus disease

November 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese

         
   

WHO Interim guidance for international meetings attended by individuals from Ebola Virus Disease affected countries

October 2014

Available in English, French, Russian

     

WHO Interim guidance for Ebola Event Management at Points of Entry

September 2014

Available in English, Chinese, French, Spanish

         
   

Travel and transport risk assessment : Interim guidance for public health authorities and the transport sector

September 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

     

 

 Infographics, posters on Ebola

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Travel by Air to and from Ebola-affected countries)

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

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Travel by Sea to and from Ebola-affected countries

Available in English

         

EBOLA Statements

Statement on the 6th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa (7th July 2015)

Available in English

 

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Statement on the 5th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa

10th April 2015

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

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Statement on the 4th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa

21th January 2015

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

 

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Statement on the 3rd meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa

23th October 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

         

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Statement on the 2nd meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa

22th September 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish 

 

 

WHO Statement on the 1st meeting of the international Health Regulations Emergency Committee

8th August 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

 

 

 

 

 

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Statement from the Travel and Transport Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa

7th November 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

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Press release on Liberia exit screening 

September 2014

Available in English

         
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Statement on travel and transport in relation to Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak

18th August 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French

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WHO Director-General addresses UN Security Council on Ebola

18th August 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

         
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Note for the media : Air travel is low-risk for Ebola Transmission

 

14th August 2014

Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

     
         

 Publications - Public Health Response to H1N1 at PoE

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WHO Interim technical advice for case management of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 on ships

 

Available in English

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WHO technical advice for case management of Influenza A(H1N1) in air transport (May 2009)

 

Available in English

         
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Responding to New Influenza A(H1N1): Options for interventions at international points of entry

 

Available in English

   

WER Article-Public health measures taken at international borders during early stages of pandemicinfluenza A (H1N1) 2009: preliminary results

Available in English, French