An appraisal of peer-reviewed published literature on Influenza, 2000-2021 from countries in South-East Asia Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza poses a major public health challenge in South-East Asia Region (SEAR). To address the challenge, there is a need to generate contextual evidence that could inform policy makers and program managers for response preparedness and impact mitigation. The World Health Organization has identified priority areas across five streams for research evidence generation at a global level (WHO Public Health Research Agenda). Stream 1 focuses on research for reducing the risk of emergence, Stream 2 on limiting the spread, Stream 3 on minimizing the impact, Stream 4 on optimizing the treatment and Stream 5 on promoting public health tools and technologies for Influenza. However, evidence generation from SEAR has been arguably low and needs a relook for alignment with prioriti

SUBMITTER: Ranjan Wijesinghe P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149947 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature