Global Healthcare Crises: How Information Technology can Address Pandemics and Disasters

Overview

The global march of the bird flu has heightened the sense of urgency in the international community for strategies to effectively prevent and respond to health-related crises. This IBM white paper presents an information and communication technology framework for the prevention of and response to pandemics such as the bird flu and the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). It provides keen insights into the technology challenges that governments and healthcare organizations face in coordinating their response to pandemics and other health crises.