October 1, 2025Public Health ChallengesOpen Access

Preparing to Respond to the Next Pandemic: Impact of Key WHO IPC COVID‐19 Response Products

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Mixed methods evaluation shows WHO guidelines improved work in COVID-19, suggesting better community engagement is needed.

Overall, 97% of surveyed national representatives noted guidelines significantly helped their work.
Of the Member States, 76% utilized risk communication and community engagement interventions effectively.
The evaluation included literature reviews, interviews, and multicountry surveys to assess IPC guidelines' effectiveness.
Identifying gaps in contextualization and knowledge sharing is crucial for sustaining IPC gains before the next pandemic.

Nzegwu et al. (2025) studied this question.

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