Health & health facilities

Capacity of health systems to anticipate, mitigate and manage situations arising from natural and man-made hazards, including biological hazards.

Latest Health & health facilities additions in the Knowledge Base

COVID-19 Pandemic
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A GPMB report urges urgent investment in resilient healthcare, cross-sector collaboration, and addressing risks like cyber-attacks and misinformation. Recent outbreaks, including Marburg and H5N1, show global vulnerability to pandemics.
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board
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Documents and publications
The 2024 GPMB report is a call to action for global leaders, policymakers, health professionals, and communities to build a safer, more resilient future. It outlines the key drivers of pandemic risk and provides a roadmap for strengthening our defenses.
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New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health.
Guardian, the (UK)
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Documents and publications
This inquiry examines the state of the UK’s central structures and procedures for pandemic emergency preparedness, resilience and response.
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Documents and publications
This policy brief highlights priority areas for actionable advances in improving food security, nutrition and child health in Burkina Faso in the context of a changing climate.
Loss of life from heatwaves
Research briefs
The rate of heat-related deaths in the U.S. rose 117% in the last seven years, research finds.
Yale Climate Connections
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Documents and publications
The Global SPRP to tackle dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses aims at reducing the burden of disease, suffering and deaths from dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases such as Zika and chikungunya, by fostering a global coordinated response.
A resident of Houston, Texas carries away debris after flooding brought about by Hurricane Harvey
Research briefs
U.S. tropical cyclones, including hurricanes, indirectly cause thousands of deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm. Understanding why could help minimize future deaths from hazards fueled by climate change.
Stanford University
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