Dr. Lucas Gonzalez' idea to use Wikipedia as a resource for flu pandemic preparation is a good one, and was inspired by the use of Wikipedia as information hub in the immediate post-tsunami days. But, just as the post-tsunami needs were greater than Wikipedia could support -- spawning the South-East Asia Earthquake And Tsunami site -- so too does the effort to head off a global avian flu emergency need its own home. And now it has one: Flu Wiki.
The goal of the site is to be:
a reliable source of information, as neutral as possible, about important facts useful for a public health approach to pandemic influenza
a venue for anticipating the vast range of problems that may arise if a pandemic does occur
a venue for thinking about implementable solutions to foreseeable problems
worldchanging was founded on the idea that real solutions already exist for building the future we want. it's just a matter of grabbing hold and getting moving.