The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Member States unanimously adopted the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework in May 2011. The Framework has two aims: (1) to improve the sharing of influenza viruses with pandemic potential; and (2) to increase the access of developing countries to vaccines and other life-saving products during a pandemic. Implementing the PIP Framework enables Member States to meet their obligations under the International Health Regulations, or IHR (2005), and advance implementation of public health emergency preparedness.
The PIP Framework contributes to national and regional preparedness, alert and response priorities across all focus areas of the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases for Public Health Emergencies (APSED) framework.