Pandemic Flu Forum – Why care, why prepare?
May 28, 2007 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
The Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog is a five-week long blog campaign to help Americans prepare for a coming pandemic. Each week, a question will be posted and guest bloggers will write about the relevant issue at hand. Comments are open and welcome from everyone.
Pierre Omidyar, Founder and Chairman of Ebay, posts about “Why care, why prepare?” from his perspective as individual member of society. His points -
1. No matter what gets done at a global level, hospitals and health care may not be there for us when we need it in a pandemic.
2. Families and neighborhoods will be on their own during a severe pandemic.
3. We can’t expect government to tell us what to do.
4. We have to look to ourselves and each other to make it through.
5. Learn as much as we can and think about how we might react should a pandemic occur.
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