This chapter considers some drivers and strategies that can be used to inform, supplement or further develop an effective lessons identified process. It identifies the key aspects of learning lessons from actual incidents and exercises, and also determines the benefits of learning lessons from...

This chapter discusses the role of public health agencies in risk awareness, readiness, response and recovery from disasters, using the example of New Zealand and its response to the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010. It examines the legal aspects relating to emergency planning, response and recovery; ...

This book aims to assist 'non-expert' public health professionals and the well-qualified lay-person to gain a rapid overview of pandemic influenza. It comprises 16 chapters written by experts with real-life experience of their subjects. It provides a comprehensive overview of pandemic influenza...

This chapter focuses on the role of vaccination in an influenza pandemic. Major sections are: seasonal influenza vaccines - the basis for pandemic vaccine development and production; the key challenges of pandemic vaccine development and production; current status of pandemic vaccine development...