Non-pharmaceutical public health measures for mitigating the risk and impact of epidemic and pandemic influenza

This document provides recommendations for the use of non-pharmaceutical public health measures for mitigating the risk and impact of epidemic and pandemic influenza. The recommendations are based on review of existing guidance documents and the latest scientific evidences that were gathered through a series of systematic literature reviews on the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical public health measures. The findings of the systematic reviews are summarized in the Annex: report of systematic literature reviews.