Hand Washing and Personal Protective Equipment. Information for Health Care Managers. Technical Document 4. Updated 21 July, 2009.  This document provides technical information on hand washing and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Influenza (H1N1) Pandemic, to mitigate the risk of transmission and accumulation of infected cases at national and community levels. It is intended for health care managers1 in all countries in the Region of the Americas, which may or may not have probable or confirmed cases of infection. It will be revised as the situation evolves and additional information becomes available.

Responding to a Second Emergency during an Influenza Pandemic  - Recommendations for Health Care Managers. Technical Document 6. Updated 21 July, 2009. This document provides technical recommendations on responding to a second emergency during the Influenza (H1N1) pandemic. It is intended for all countries in the Region of the Americas, in particular to those countries at risk of being affected by natural disasters (or any other type of emergency situation), while engaged in the response to the current H1N1 emergency. The recommendations will be revised as the situation evolves and additional information becomes available.

The Primary Health Care Strategy and the Response to the Influenza (H1N1) Pandemic Technical Document 5. Updated 21 July, 2009. This document provides technical information and recommendations on organizing first level of care services and communities in response to the Influenza (H1N1) pandemic. It is intended for health care managers1 in all countries in the Region of the Americas, which may or may not have probable or confirmed cases of infection. It will be revised as the situation evolves and additional information becomes available.