Exotic and emerging infectious diseases are emerging more frequently, and impacting more profoundly, all of humanity. Disasters risk reduction efforts over the preceding decades, culminating in the Hyogo and Sendai frameworks, have provided a roadmap for all countries to address emerging disaster related risks. Sudden onset or surprise epidemics of exotic or emerging diseases have the potential to exceed the adaptive capacity of countries and international efforts and lead to widespread unmitigated pandemics with severe flow on impacts. In this article pandemic preparedness is viewed through the lens of international disaster risk reduction and preparedness efforts. Preparing for the unknown or unexpected infectious disease crisis requires different approaches than the traditional approaches to disaster related epidemic events. Countries must be able to position themselves optimally through deliberate planning and preparation to a position where future exotic or emerging infections can be managed without overwhelming public health, and other societal resources.

外来的和正在出现的传染病正在越来越普遍地出现，并且对全人类的影响也更深远。过去几十年来，在兵库和仙台两大框架中，减少灾害风险的努力最终为所有国家提供了应对新出现的灾害相关风险的路线图。外来或新兴疾病的突然发作或意外流行有可能超过国家和国际努力的适应能力，并导致广泛的未缓解大流行，对影响的影响很大。本文通过国际减少灾害风险和备灾工作的视角来看待大流行的备灾。与应对灾难性流行病的传统方法相比，为未知或意外的传染病危机做准备需要采取不同的方法。