From the 1990s and onward, governments and global health actors have dedicated
resources and policy attention to threats from emerging infectious diseases, particularly …

Pandemic Preparedness and Response — Lessons from the H1N1 Influenza of 2009 | New
England Journal of Medicine Skip to main content The New England Journal of Medicine …

This chapter explores the ideas, concepts, norms, and agendas that have shaped the
structures and actors governing the field of pandemic influenza preparedness. It begins by …

There is something odd about the way pandemic flu preparations have unfolded in recent
years. On the face of it, there'sa compelling case for undertaking pandemic preparedness …

BACKGROUND: Although the 2009–2010 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic was of low severity
compared with other pandemics of the 20th century, this pandemic was the first opportunity …

This chapter discusses global efforts to prepare for a flu pandemic. It begins by exploring the
history of influenza and why it came to be seen as a global issue. From here, it examines the …

Emerging infectious disease has become a paradigmatic way of thinking about disease in
recent years. In response to the widely-held view that an emerging pandemic is an …

While still significant, the 2009 H1N1 (A) influenza pandemic was generally viewed as
comparatively mild in contrast to past influenza pandemics. Even so, the conventional …

To Pandemic or Not? Reconfiguring Global Responses to Influenza, by Dr Paul Forster, of
the ESRC STEPS Centre, investigates the H1N1 swine flu pandemic of 2009-10 and sets …

Governments throughout the world grapple with threats to the public's health such as climate
change and its devastating impact on displacement, mitigation and environment, enormous …