Abstract Introduction The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) has experienced several
protracted humanitarian crises. The affected population are served by eight Early Warning …

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Methods Sub-Group of the WHO COVID-
19 Social Science Research Roadmap Working Group conducted a rapid evidence review …

Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and training of health-care
workers (HCW), and their perception of the preparedness of hospitals for communicable …

Background Improving response capacities in the EU requires a good overview of capacities
at both country and Union level. The International Health Regulations (2005) Monitoring and …

Objectives: 1) Assess knowledge regarding disaster preparedness for mass gathering
among SRC-EMS providers during the Hajj 2016 2) Explore the relationship between the …

Multiple indices currently exist to measure a country's preparedness for health emergencies.
1–5 However, most of these metrics are based on cross-sectional assessments that do not …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the current state of disaster
preparedness and to determine associated factors among emergency nurses from tertiary …

Objectives To create, develop, test and evaluate an interactive system for education and
training in disaster medicine, adjustable to any organization and giving an objective …

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 …

Seit 2015 herrscht im Jemen ein Bürgerkrieg, der zu einer humanitären und
gesundheitlichen Katastrophe geführt hat. Um drohende Epidemien rechtzeitig zu erkennen …