Handbook for the Management of Public Health Events in Air Transport
Updated with information on Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Overview
A wide variety of health events ranging in severity may occur related
to air transport, requiring different responses or, perhaps, no
response at all. The target audience for this guidance document includes
the national focal points (NFP) for the IHR and public health
authorities at PoE, as well as national aviation regulatory authorities,
airport operators and personnel, aircraft operators, air crew and other
stakeholders involved in air transport and emergency preparedness and
response to public health events. This document is complementary to
other WHO publications addressing risk assessment at a national level,
contingency planning at PoE, establishment of capacities and application
of emergency plans at the airport level.