1) establishing and strengthening surveillance;
2) conducting information and education campaigns on good hygiene and basic
sanitation;
3) providing assistance to kindergartens, day-care facilities and schools during
outbreaks;
4) strengthening infection-control measures in both health care facilities and the
community;
5) improving clinical case-management services, particularly for severe manifestations
requiring intensive medical care;
6) exchanging information and disseminating best practices related to the preparedness,
response and management of HFMD, particularly during outbreaks;