Preparing for an influenza pandemic in Singapore
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
; : 497-503, 2008.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-358784
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ABSTRACT
The national strategy against pandemic influenza essentially consists of 3 prongs (i) effective surveillance, (ii) mitigation of the pandemic's impact, and (iii) render the population immune through vaccination. When the pandemic hits Singapore, the response plan aims to achieve the following 3 outcomes:
(i) maintenance of essential services to limit social and economic disruption, (ii) reduction of morbidity and mortality through antiviral treatment, and (iii) slow and limit the spread of influenza to reduce the surge on healthcare services. The biggest challenge will come from managing the surge of demand on healthcare services. A high level of preparedness will help healthcare services better cope with the surge.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 - Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
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Other Respiratory Diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Singapore
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Influenza Vaccines
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Quarantine
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Communicable Disease Control
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Population Surveillance
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Global Health
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Epidemiology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Contact Tracing
Type of study:
Screening study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article