The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 placed human health at the
centre of disaster risk reduction, calling for the global community to enhance local and …

In the interconnected world, safeguarding global health security is vital for maintaining
public health and economic upliftment of any nation. Emergency preparedness is …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health workforce has experienced
re-deployment from core functions such as health promotion, disease prevention, and health …

Global health faces the triple challenge of preparing for future pandemics while responding
to current ones in the midst of a climate crisis. In this commentary, we discuss the …

Introduction Global, national, and local studies revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has
significantly reduced institutional childbirth. However, it is not well understood how the …

Measuring disaster preparedness has been a challenge as there is no consensus on a
standardised approach to evaluation. This lack of clear definitions and performance metrics …

Abstract In 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic posed a major challenge to the world. Since the
world is constantly exposed to communicable diseases, comprehensive preparedness of …

Introduction. Assessments of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic so far are negative.
They can be summarized as: the world was not prepared, action was insufficient, public and …

Objectives A systematic review was conducted with the aims of identifying sectors
mentioned in the public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) literature …

Public health practice is only possible when different stakeholders, from policymakers to civil
society representatives, come together to tackle health problems to improve people's health …