IGNITE Stage: Lessons for disaster preparedness from whole of society approaches to pandemic preparedness

Time and Date: Wednesday 11 May (12:30 - 12:45)
Speaker(s): Ron Waldman,
USAID

Michael Mosselmans,
WFP

Liviu Vedrasco,
International Medical Corps

Description

NGOs, the Red Cross, Governments and the UN have supported a whole-of-society approach to pandemic influenza preparedness. We will discuss how this approach can strengthen the ability to respond to other slow-onset disasters with global implications. We will present private sector, civil-military, humanitarian, health and tourism sector best practice examples.

Presentations

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