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Containment of an Influenza Pandemic Epicenter : Indonesia’s Full Scale Simulation Exercise “ BALI SIMULATION” PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 05 February 2009 18:40
The World is under threat from a likely influenza pandemic in the future, and many countries, including Indonesia, have developed influenza pandemic preparadness plans to mitigated the pandemics inpact. In addition, mathematical modling exeprts have shown that it may be possible to contain the impending at its source- when the first cluster of human to human transmission caused by a new human influenza virus appears.  This first of cases is termed an ˜epicenter

 

In preparation, Indonesia had embarked on a project to developed and test an operational plan to respond to pandemic epicenter, with the objective of stopping (containing) the spread of the virus. From July, a series of meeting to developed documents, hold tabletop exercise, and finally conducted a full scale simulation exercise (the first of its kind in the world.

Indonesia plans included a set of Epicenter Containment  Guidelines, Protocols and Standard Operating Procedure (hereby refered to as the Protocols). These encompass all relevant  governmental sector at different organization levels, NGOs and the community.

 

source : http://www.aseanplus3-eid.info/newsread.php?nid=142&node=3&gid=16

 
 
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