The Global Flu Consortium Announces Commencement Of Operations To Assist Businesses With Avian Bird Flu Preparedness

Main Category: Bird Flu / Avian Flu
Article Date: 10 Mar 2006 - 3:00 PDT

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The Global Flu Consortium is pleased to announce that it has commenced operations at its Washington, D.C. office at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue. Global Flu Consortium is a full-service preparation, strategy, and Avian Bird Flu pandemic response provider. Dr. Roscoe Moore, previously U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, heads the company's team of public health and emergency planning business experts. Global Flu Consortium offers proactive companies, multi-nationals, and key national institutions all of the tools necessary to help meet the dangers of a global flu pandemic.

The Global Flu Consortium offers the following products and services:

-- Flu planning, management and service expertise;

-- A 24x7 call center;

-- Public health and emergency preparedness consultation;

-- Strategic information analysis and business intelligence;

-- Preparedness products, plans and processes;

-- Pharmaceutical and distributor relationships;

-- Medical facility and specialists access; and

-- Facility management and quarantine capacity.

At an Avian Flu Business Preparedness Conference held on February 14, 2006, organized by the University of Minnesota, Mike Leavitt, U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services, stated, " ... States can expect little help from the federal government and need to get their emergency plans in order. Avian Flu, when it occurs, will severely test the best-laid plans ... and many companies are not making any plans at all." Mr. Leavitt continued, "We are overdue and ill-prepared. Local communities are going to have to take the lead. Those expecting the federal government to ride in and come to their rescue are going to be sorely disappointed." Finally, Mr. Leavitt said, "Is this Y2K all over again? Is this crying wolf? This (pandemic) will happen with certainty. We don't know if H5N1 is the spark ... in 1918 they had no idea what was coming." Global officials at the World Health Organization echo Mr. Leavitt's concern and call to action.

Dr. Roscoe Moore, CEO of Global Flu Consortium, stated, "Oxford Economic Forecasting, an internationally respected consulting firm, estimates that if there were a global flu pandemic, it could entail a loss of four to five percent of world GDP, which, according to Oxford, would amount to a staggering figure of $1.5 to $2 trillion. With our exceptional team of experts and affiliated medical institutions, Global Flu Consortium has the potential to help businesses dramatically decrease the financial and human impact of a global flu pandemic."

To secure the Global Flu Consortium support for your business, or institution, or for your country or state planning and preparation against the potential devastation of the Avian Flu, visit our Global Flu Consortium website at http://www.globalfluconsortium.com

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