COVID19 – Business Recovery Phase
The following is a summary of the status updates and actions in preparing for the Recovery Phase and addressing new risks which have been identified since the COVID-19 Pandemic outbreak. We have now entered into the Business Recovery Phase, which is estimated could now last until the end of the 2020 calendar year, and businesses […]
Zika and the Multi-Dimensional Development of a Pandemic
The Zika virus is turning out to be a bigger and more unwelcome surprise than expected.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Is Carelessness or Ignorance the Bigger Problem?
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a new threat for humans. Also known as ‘camel flu’, it is a viral respiratory illness first identified in 2012 in Saudi Arabia, where so far it has caused over 280 deaths. Since then it has spread to other countries. As of late June 2015, South Korea was the […]
When the Best Response to a Pandemic is… Don’t!
The Ebola crisis, also a pandemic because of cases in different countries, has hit the nation of Sierra Leone the hardest. National and international health teams have worked round the clock to contain the disease and prevent new outbreaks. Pharmaceuticals companies have ramped up efforts to develop new vaccines. Sierra Leone counts almost 12,000 people […]
Ebola and the Ramifications of Pandemics You Should Consider
Efforts continue in order to stop the spread of the Ebola outbreak and find vaccines to defeat the virus. However, businesses need to be prepared in more ways than one. Although the risk is considered low that a widespread Ebola infection would occur outside West African countries, the potential consequences could be catastrophic and deadly. […]
Current Australian Preparedness against Ebola
As efforts to contain and eliminate the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa continue, countries around the world are making preparations to be ready in case the virus arrives. The Australian government is also making plans to deal with such an event. Ebola already exists in Australia – but fortunately (so far) only as the […]