Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

UN Documents

• CONOPS for the UN System in an Influenza Pandemic
• General Principles for UN System operation in the event of a Human Influenza Pandemic
• IASC Materials
  • IASC Contingency Planning Guidelines for Humanitarian Assistance
  • IASC Operational Guidance on Designating Cluster Leads in New Emergencies
• Simulation Materials
• UNCT Training Materials
  • UNCT Lao PDR - Staff Training on Avian and Human Influenza Pandemic Preparedness (March 2007, Part 1)
  • UNCT Lao PDR - Staff Training on Avian and Human Influenza Pandemic Preparedness (March 2007, Part 2)
  • UNCT Nepal - Avian Influenza Training Module (Aug 2006)
• WHO Resource Materials
• Other Training Materials

Checklist

• Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
• Pandemic Influenza Business Checklist (Alberta)
• Health Insurer Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
• Public Utility Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist

History

• A History of Influenza
• Relevant historical information on 1957-1958 Asian Flu
• APEC - From SARS to Flu-Experience of Hong Kong
• Influenza A (H5N1):Will It Be the Next Pandemic Influenza? Are We Ready?

Research

• Articles from Nature.com (some articles are on fee-based basis)
• Pandemic Influenza:Science to Policy
• Influenza Pandemics in Singapore, a Tropical, Globally Connected City
• Modeling targeted layered containment of an influenza pandemic in the United States

Virus

• Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1): a Threat to Human Health
• Avian Influenza Viruses and Influenza in Humans
• The Coming Influenza Pandemic: Lessons From the Past for the Future
• Removing Barriers to Global Pandemic Influenza Vaccination

Economic Impacts

• Protential Economic Impact of Avian Flu Pandemic on Asia
• Global Macroeconomic Consequences of Pandemic Influenza

Prevention and Control of the Next Pandemic

• Using lessons from the past to plan for pandemic flu
• FluAid 2.0, software to assist state and local level planners in preparing for the next
  
  influenza pandemic by providing estimates of potential impact specific to their locality.
• Modeling targeted layered containment of an influenza pandemic in the United States

Essential Services

• Burial/mortuary services
  • Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations
  • Management of Dead Bodies After Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders
  • Pandemic Flu: Guidelines for Funeral Directors
• Water and/or Sanitation
  • Public Health Risk Management Plan Guides for Drinking Water Supplies (Ministry of Health, New Zealand)
    
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/drinkingwater
  • Small Drinking-water Supplies: Public Health Risk Management Kit (Instructions and forms to help for the preparation of a Public Health Risk Management Plan for drinking-water supply)
    
    http://www.moh.govt.nz/water
• Food Supplies/Production/Distribution
  • Food Service Industry: Flu Pandemic Preparedness Planning
    
    (Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association)
• Power and Electricity
  • Ontario Electricity Emergency Plan
• Fire Service
  • New Zealand Fire Service: Fire Service roles and responsibilities in a pandemic(Appendix E, Page 129)
• Telecommunications
  • A Unique Problem: Maintaining Telecommunications during the Pandemic
• Business Continuity Planning
  • Business Continuity Guide for Australian Business (Dept of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia)
  • Kit for Small Businesses (Dept of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Australia)
  • Influenza Pandemic Planning Information for Business Continuity
    
    (Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand)
  • Business Continuity Plan (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
  • Flu Pandemic Business Continuity Guide for SMEs (Government of Singapore)
  • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
  • Kit for Infrastructure Providers
  • Best Practices and Model Protocol
• Labour and Social Affairs, Insurance
  • Guidance on preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic (Department of Labor, US)
  • Pandemic Planning at Work (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, US)
  • A Practical Guide for Employers (The Department of Labor, New Zealand)
• Finance and Banking
  • Preparations for an Avian Flu Pandemic: Distillation of Common Elements in Business Continuity Planning for Financial Systems
  • Supervisory Policy Manual: Business Continuity Planning (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)
  • The US Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC)/Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) Pandemic Flu Exercise of 2007: After Action Report
• Law Enforcement
  • New Zealand Police: Police roles and responsibilities in a pandemic(Appendix E, Page 130)

Guidelines/Information for Tourism Sector

• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  • Guidelines for States Concerning the Management of  Communicable Disease Posing a Serious Public Health Risk
• International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  • Emergency Response Plan : A Template for Air Carriers
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  • WHO recommendations relating to travellers coming from and going to countries experiencing outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza
• UN World Tourism Organization (WTO)
  • Avian Flu Preparedness: Guidance for the Tourism Sector
  • Daily Bulletin
  • Tourism Emergency Response Network (TERN)