Resilience

Why

Severe pandemics can be qualified by 3D: disease, death, disruption.

Disruption can range from inconvenient (delay unnecessary trips, wear a mask) to deadly (insulin or vaccines don't get made or cannot travel in time).

Disruption can be caused by disease (my surgeon is ill), death (ditto), or from disruption (self-amplification: the mess creates more mess). Disruption can also be caused by prevention (fear of infection can be entirely appropriate in a deadly pandemic).

The goal is to maximise prevention while maximising function, at least for vital services and supplies.

How

Good prevention for as many as possible, as early as possible.

Think ahead: Needs and Systems, SCIM.

Links

• Resiliencemaps.org or better.
• Resiliencemaps.org/files/fluscim or better.