Pandemic Risk

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Pandemic Risk

dc.contributor.author	Jonas, Olga B.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-02T22:16:55Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-02T22:16:55Z
dc.date.issued	2013-10
dc.description.abstract	This study examines pandemic risk, what it means for development, and how management could be improved, both in countries and internationally. Widely held beliefs—the inevitability of pandemics, which makes them not worth worrying about, health sector exclusive management of the risks, and the nondevelopmental nature of pandemic risk—lead to underestimation, scant preparedness, and inadequate prevention. Examining the reasons why these myths persist could help governments and international organizations improve management of the risks associated with pandemics, since reduction of pandemic risk remains a public service only governments, through their coordinated actions, can provide, and delivery of this service can benefit from systematic application of ‘science of delivery,’ notably by using One Health approaches for early effective control of contagion. Preparedness for pandemics remains low everywhere, but especially in developing countries, with potentially high-cost impacts on health, economies, and society. Low-cost, whole-of-society planning for responses can mitigate these impacts.	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16343
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	flu pandemic
dc.subject	risk governance
dc.subject	human health systems
dc.subject	veterinary systems
dc.subject	mitigation
dc.subject	economic impact
dc.subject	global risk-management tools
dc.subject	coping
dc.subject	prevention
dc.subject	response planning
dc.subject	accountable leadership
dc.subject	One Health approaches
dc.title	Pandemic Risk	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.language.supported	en
okr.sector	Health and other social services :: Health
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Communicable Diseases
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention