Table 2. Summary of organisational levels in the five countries, the proportion of jurisdictions with accessible pandemic plans, and coverage of primary health care in the plans.
USA | England | Canada | Australia | New Zealand | Total | |
Organisational level coordinating health system pandemic response | State | Primary Care Trust | Province/Territory | State/Territory | District Health Board | |
Number of jurisdictions/organisations oversighting pandemic planning | 51# | 152 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 245 |
Number of publicly-available pandemic plans * (% of jurisdictions/organisations) | 49 (96) | 20 (13) | 8 (62) | 6 (75) | 6 (29) | 89 (36) |
Number of pandemic plans which make reference to primary health care or ambulatory care (% of available plans) | 37 (76) | 20 (100) | 8 (100) | 5 (83) | 6 (100) | 76 (85) |
Includes District of Columbia
The jurisdictions are shown in Figure S1