Strength and limitations of this study ▪ The findings are a first step in understanding how an influenza pandemic will impact on a lowincome country. ▪ As with all modelling studies obtaining highquality field data with which to 'populate' models is crucial and accessing such data in countries such as PNG is a challenge. ▪ These results and those from future research will permit better pandemic planning and allow intervention strategies to be tailored to the specific demographics and resource constraints found in developing countries.