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 |
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Health Security Learning Platform Available here |
International Health Regulations (2005) Third Edition Available here in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish |
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Documents Related to IHR implementation at Points of Entry
Video presentation on IHR implementation at Ports, Airports and Ground Crossings
Available in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings
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Coordinated public health surveillance between points of entry and national health surveillance systems |
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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 |
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Handbook for management of public health events on board ships
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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
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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, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish |
Note on arrangements for the issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates
Available in English |
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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 |
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
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Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for prevention and control
Available in English |
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Guidelines for testing the efficacy of insecticide products used in aircraft
Available in English |
Guidelines aircraft disinsection insecticides Available in English |
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Publications - Vector Surveillance and Control | ||||
Guidance on policy-making for integrated vector management
Available in English |
Core structure for training curricula on integrated vector management
Available in English |
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Handbook for Vector surveillance at ports, airports, and ground crossings |
PoE event management step by step guides Vector Surveillance and Control at PoE Available in English |
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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 |
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Publications - Chemical safety | ||||
International Health Regulations (2005) and chemical events Available in English |
Public health impact of chemicals: knowns and unknowns Available in English |
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Integrated Risk Assessment Available in English |
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Publications - Radiation | ||||
Ionizing radiation, health effects and protective measures Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish |
Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency |
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Criteria for Use in Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency |
Guidelines for Tour operators: Minimising risks associated with ultraviolet radiation exposure Available in English |
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Publications - Public Health Emergency Response at PoE | ||||
Guide for public health emergency contingency planning at designated points of entry |
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
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Public Health for Mass Gatherings: Key Considerations | |||||
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Publications - Zica guidance / notes on aircraft disinsection issues |
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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 |
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WHO Interim guidance for international meetings attended by individuals from Ebola Virus Disease affected countries October 2014 |
WHO Interim guidance for Ebola Event Management at Points of Entry September 2014 |
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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
Travel by Air to and from Ebola-affected countries) Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish |
Travel by Sea to and from Ebola-affected countries Available in English |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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Publications - Public Health Response to H1N1 at PoE
WHO Interim technical advice for case management of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 on ships
Available in English |
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 |