Objective: Effective response to biological events necessitates ongoing evaluation of
preparedness. This study was a bilateral German–Israeli collaboration aimed at developing …

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The review process was conducted in accordance with the
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping …

Hospitals are an important part of a nation's response to bioterrorism events. At present,
research in this field is still in the initial stage. The number of related studies is small, the …

Background: Biological hazards are one of the most important and common types of hazards
in emergencies and disasters. Hospital preparedness measures for biological hazards are …

Emergency preparedness is a continuous quality improvement process through which roles
and responsibilities are defined to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from the …

Objective: Identification of hospital preparedness challenges against biological events such
as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is essential to improve dynamics, quality, and …

Background The major emerging infectious diseases (MEIDs) have occurred frequently and
become increasingly serious in the world. Sufficient personal emergency preparedness is …

Abstract Background and Aim: Biological incidents are one of the most important threats to
the people's health which can disturb the national security bases and cause public fear in …

Aims: Biological incidents jeopardising public health require decision-making that consists
of one dominant feature: complexity. Therefore, public health decision-makers necessitate …

Assessing public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) can help monitor and improve
systems' capacities and capabilities. Yet, measuring preparedness is a complex process …