Economic Costs of Flu Pandemic (April 2006)
April 2006
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Federal Government
Congressional Hearings
House Committee on Agriculture
Review
Issues Related to the Prevention, Detection, and Eradication of
Avian Influenza. Serial No. 109-21 (November 16, 2005)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Avian
Influenza - Are We Prepared? November 9, 2005 (Audio)
Presiding: Senator Lugar
Senator
Lugar's Opening Statement
Senator
Biden's Opening Statement
Witnesses: Panel 1
The
Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky - Under Secretary for Democracy
and Global Affairs Department of State
Dr.
Anthony S. Fauci – Director - National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health - Department
of Health and Human Services
Dr.
Julie Gerberding – Director Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention Department of Health and Human Services
The
Honorable Andrew S. Natsios – Administrator U.S. Agency
for International Development
Panel 2
Laurie
Garrett - Senior Fellow for Global Health Council on Foreign
Relations
James
Newcomb - Managing Director of Research Bio-Economic Research
Associates
Congressional Budget Office
A
Potential Influenza Pandemic: Possible Macroeconomic Effects and
Policy Issues (December 8, 2005)
Executive Agencies
Health and Human Services/Homeland Security
Pandemicflu.gov
Letter
to Business Leaders from Secretaries Chertoff, Leavitt, and Gutierrez
Business
Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
National
Vaccine Program Office at HHS (March 2006)
The
HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan (November 2005)
Independent Agencies
National Academies - Board on Global Health
The Threat of
Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? Workshop Summary (2005)
CRS Reports
U.S.
and International Responses to the Global Spread of Avian Flu: Issues
for Congress
(Updated January 9, 2006)
Pandemic
Influenza: Domestic Preparedness Efforts (November 10, 2005)
Nongovernment Organizations
AMR Research
An
Analysis of the Potential Impact of the H5N1 Avian Flu Virus - Wholesale
and Retail Grocery and Foodservice Industry (August 2005)
Asian Development Bank
Potential
Economic Impact of an Avian Flu Pandemic on Asia (November 2005)
BMO Nesbitt Burns Reseach
The
Avian Flu Crisis: An Economic Update (March 2006)
Don’t
Fear or Panic (October 11, 2005)
An
Investor’s Guide to Avian Flu – Special Report Sherry
Cooper and Donald Coxe (August 2005)
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the
University of Minnesota
Home
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center For Strategic And International Studies And The Howard
Hughes Medical Institute
“Avian
Influenza: Breaking News And Public Health And Surveillance Readiness”
(March 23, 2006)
The Center For Strategic And International Studies “Protecting
Critical Banking And Financial Services: Roundtable Series On Private
Sector Avian Influenza Preparedness.” (March 16, 2006)
“Protecting
Critical Banking And Financial Services: Roundtable Series On Private
Sector Avian Influenza Preparedness.”
Model
Operational Guidelines for Disease Exposure Control Draft as
of November 2, 2005 A Draft Prepared by: The Center for Strategic
& International Studies Homeland Security Program
Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Businesses
Believe Pandemic Flu a Threat, But Few Prepared (Press Release)
(January 24, 2006)
Survey
(January 24, 2006)
Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical
Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security
Statement on
Preparations for “Avian Flu” (January 24, 2006)
International Monetary Fund
The
Global Economic And Financial Impact Of An Avian Flu Pandemic And
The Role Of The IMF Prepared by the Avian Flu Working Group1
(in consultation with Departments and the Joint Bank-Fund Health
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