Of course, preparation for a pandemic is appropriate.

Preparing for a pandemic is similar to being prepared for other disasters.

Boosting immunity in preparation for a global pandemic

Check out our post, Prepare Now to Survive a Pandemic, for more details on preparing for a pandemic.

The occurrence of a flu pandemic is everybody's business.

Some highlights of Canada's pandemic plan include:

Current phase of alert in the WHO global influenza preparedness plan

All countries are urged to develop or update their own plans for dealing with influenza.

The basics for preparing for a pandemic is similar to preparing for a regional disaster, such as hurricane or ice storm, except for a few added precautions:

The goal of this phase is to strengthen pandemic influenza preparedness at the local, state, national and international levels.

pandemic preparedness—building and testing national pandemic preparedness plans, conducting a global response exercise, enhancing health systems, and training clinicians and health managers.

Their occurrence does not call for any change in the present level of pandemic alert.

The irony is that the cost of ensuring adequate pandemic preparedness worldwide is estimated at $3.4 billion a year-yet the projected annual loss from a pandemic could run as high as $570 billion.

…Pandemic preparedness worldwide was estimated to cost $3.4 billion a year, Gates said, ‘yet the projected annual loss from a pandemic could run as high as $570 billion.

The building of capacities in relation to pandemic preparedness and animal health emergency responses are critical...