Coping with Crisis: Hong Kong Public Health Officials and the "Bird Flu"
1998
This case focuses on the response of the public health sector in Hong Kong to a new avian-flu virus in 1998. The case analyzes the approach of the government and the public health authorities to mitigate the threat to human life, to effectively communicate with the public, and to do both in the setting of uncertainty.
The abstract: This case focuses on the response of the public health sector in Hong Kong to a new avian-flu virus in 1998. The case analyzes the approach of the government and the public health authorities to mitigate the threat to human life, to effectively communicate with the public, and to do both in the setting of uncertainty.
The case is part of a series produced by the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Case Program. Each case in the series is designed to train public leaders, and introduces actual policy dilemmas along with data to equip students to learn how to apply the rigor of quantitative analysis in the real world. This case may be purchased for a nominal fee; registered educators may obtain a free review copy. The funding source was the Civil Service Development Institute for the Leadership Enhancement and Development (LEAD) Program.
Coping with Crisis: Hong Kong Public Health Officials and the "Bird Flu"
Source:
Husock H. Coping With Crisis: Hong Kong Public Health Officials and the "Bird Flu". HKS Case No. 1430. Harvard Kennedy School Case Program 1998.
https://case.hks.harvard.edu/coping-with-crisis-hong-kong-public-health-officials-and-the-bird-flu.