Flipchart: Pandemic Influenza - What People Should Know

Offered by the Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative, this 20-page flipchart features colourful illustrations and simple messages designed to communicate basic ways to prevent pandemic influenza. It is part of a series of low-literacy communication tools designed to be used in interpersonal communication at district and community levels. Specifically, the chart illustrates: symptoms of the flu, how it can spread, how to stop the spread and protect oneself, what to do if sick, how to treat symptoms, when to go to the health facility, where to turn for updates/news - including the H2P Initiative website.

Launched in 2007 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the H2P Initiative is an effort to reduce the risk of excess mortality from an influenza pandemic in over 25 countries with a focus on humanitarian coordination and community-level preparedness. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the overall coordinating agency, with participation by the CORE Group, InterAction, and AI.COMM (managed by the Academy for Educational Development, or AED). The United Nations (UN) agencies focus on national-level planning with governments and official technical and operational guidance around pandemic influenza.