Renata P Louie

Cooperative Crisis Management and Avian Influenza: a Risk Assessment Guide for International Contagious Disease Prevention and Risk Mitigation Renata P Louie

The nature of infectious disease outbreaks and their potential for rapid global spread require enhanced preparedness, including a fine-tuned ability to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate, within countries and across international borders on very short notice and with minimal bureaucratic delay. Cooperation must be predicated upon a clear understanding of national and international roles and responsibilities at all phases of a crisis. The importance of communication, collaboration, and cooperation cannot be overemphasized.