01842cas a2200313 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019864 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498332682 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Progress Report to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on Fund Initiatives to Promote Avian Flu Preparedness. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (3 pages) Policy Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students There is widespread concern about the possibility of an avian flu pandemic and its implications for humans, and for the global economic and financial system. While the H5N1 virus cannot transmit efficiently from human to human in its present form, a mutation allowing such transmission could lead to a pandemic that might have high costs. Accordingly, the Fund has been active in raising awareness about the potential economic and financial risks of a pandemic, and in helping member countries to undertake contingency planning in their financial sectors. Mode of access: Internet AFP Preparedness imf Business Continuity Planner imf Fund Staff imf Planner imf PP imf Singapore imf Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2006/019 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2006/019/007.2006.issue-019-en.xml IMF e-Library