1. Modeling Issues Arising from the Threat of Emerging Diseases in Resource-Poor Countries: Pandemic Flu

2. Detect Contain Mitigate
Problem: poor/no surveillance
Solution: efficient sentinel surveillance
Modeling’s Role: identifying sentinel populations, effects of reporting delays
Problem: lack of infrastructure
Solution: use of existing social structures, social restrictions
Modeling’s Role: social modeling, resource allocation
Problem: limited PH resources
Solution: involve international community, optimal resource allocation
Modeling’s Role: effect of resource allocation, overall effects of goals
Modeling may be more important in resource poor settings since there are more times when we must prioritize one intervention over another.