Country Preparedness Plans

January 8, 2006

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that all countries undertake urgent action to prepare for a pandemic. Advice on doing so is contained in the recently revised WHO global influenza preparedness plan and a new WHO checklist for influenza pandemic preparedness planning. (PDF links)

WHO recommends that countries should stockpile enough anti-viral drugs to cope with a pandemic, which it estimates would affect 25% of the population, but warns that developing countries in particular are likely to fall well short.

Australia

Australian Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza

Brazil

Contingency Plan

Canada

Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan

Chile

Plan de Preparación para una Pandemia de Influenza (2005)

China

Preparedness and Contingency Plan for Influenza Pandemic

Costa Rica

France

Germany

Influenzapandemieplanung

Hong Kong

Pandemic Flu Framework

Hungary

Hungarian National Plan for the Pandemic Preparedness to Influenza

Ireland

National Pandemic Influenza Plan and Advice for Pandemic Influenza Published

Italy

Piano Nazionale di Preparazione e Risposta ad una Pandemia Influenzale

Japan

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Action Plan of the Japanese Government

Mexico

Plan Nacional de Preparación y Respuesta ante una Pandemia de Influenza

Netherlands

Preparations for an Influenza Pandemic

New Zealand

New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Action Plan

Russia

Contingency Plan

Avian flu plan adopted in August after first cases in Siberia. Protective suits and training in recognizing symptoms recommended for people working with birds. In future there will be no chicken farm workers over 60, or with chronic cardiac and lung conditions.

Vaccine research

Research into vaccines is taking place, but details are a secret under Russian laws.

Anti-viral stocks

Sufficient stocks for each of its 150 million citizens. Drugs for treating people against ordinary flu are also being stockpiled.

Other information

Only trained doctors and biologists may work with birds showing avian flu symptoms. They must wear full protection suits. Ordinary people are discouraged from approaching places where there has been bird flu.