Health system resource gaps and associated mortality from pandemic influenza across six Asian territories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Southeast Asia has been the focus of considerable investment in pandemic influenza preparedness. Given the wide variation in socio-economic conditions, health system capacity across the region is likely to impact to varying degrees on pandemic mitigation operations. We aimed to estimate and compare the resource gaps, and potential mortalities associated with those gaps, for responding to pandemic influenza within and between six territories in Asia.

Methods and findings

We collected health system resource data from Cambodia, Indonesia (Jakarta and Bali), Lao PDR, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. We applied a mathematical transmission model to simulate a "mild-to-moderate" pandemic influenza scenario to estimate resource needs, gaps, and attributable mortalities at pr

SUBMITTER: Rudge JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3283680 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature