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Step 3. Develop your Plans
Introduction: pandemics
A pandemic occurs when a new strain of influenza spreads around the globe, infecting many people at once. The reason it spreads quickly is that it is a new virus and people have no immunity. The World Health Organization suggests that this virus has the potential to infect 2530 per cent of the worlds population.
How will it affect my business?
The very nature of an influenza pandemic will be unlike any other modern disaster.
A pandemic may:
arise rapidly and spread quickly;
make people very ill and many will likely die;
generate unprecedented levels of fear and panic;
occur in several waves, each lasting for several months;
require government, business and many community agencies to be involved in a whole-of-society response;
result in health care services not being able to provide direct care in some cases; and
result in very high staff absence rates for some periods during the pandemic.
With these factors in mind, businesses will need to develop contingency plans to manage the impact of a potential pandemic on their business.
Click here for Prudential Practice Guide 233 Pandemic Planning and Risk Management (Oct 2006)
Click here for a pdf version of the 233 page strategy.
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