New Zealand: Influenza Pandemic Planning Information for Business Continuity

[Sally Furniss]

Influenza Pandemic Planning Information for Business Continuity

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Last Updated May 2006
The World Health Organisation (<abbr title="World Health Organisation">WHO</abbr>) has warned that the current risk from bird flu becoming the next human influenza pandemic is high. The Ministry of Health (<abbr title="Ministry of Health">MoH</abbr>) is currently updating its <cite>Pandemic Influenza Action Plan</cite> and is leading government-wide work to prepare for a possible pandemic in New Zealand.
This site contains two separate sets of information to assist business continuity planning for influenza pandemics.

1. A Business Continuity Planning Guide, which contains a range of information designed for general use by businesses and other organisations in New Zealand.
2. A Pandemic Planning Information Kit tailored for infrastructure providers in the energy, communications, transport, water and waste sectors. This contains a version of the Planning Guide and some associated documents to assist their planning.

Documents

• Business Continuity Planning Guide [ Published 20 October 2005 ]
  This document contains a range of information designed for general use in pandemic planning by businesses and other organisations in New Zealand.
• Information Kit for Infrastructure Providers
  MED, working with the Ministries of Health and Transport, has developed this Information Kit to aid continuity planning by infrastructure providers.
• Application of Insolvency Law in an Influenza Pandemic
  There is likely to be a significant reduction in economic activity in the event of an influenza pandemic. Many companies will be faced with liquidity pressures due to reduced revenue.