Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Preparedness

  1. Sleep health improved unevenly after the pandemic
    Post-pandemic sleep health improved unevenly, with behavioral measures recovering faster than subjective satisfaction. Material deprivation strongly predicted slower improvement trajectories.
  2. E-learning matched face-to-face disaster medicine training in Lebanon
    Quasi-experimental study comparing e-learning and face-to-face disaster medicine education for 205 medical students in Lebanon found no difference in knowledge gains.
  3. Emergency call accessibility is linked to crisis preparedness
    Analysis of emergency call accessibility for disabled persons across EU member states and its role in crisis management preparedness and resilience.
  4. Rohingya refugees showed strong natural immunity and fading vaccine immunity
    Study of antibody durability following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, with implications for vaccination strategy in humanitarian settings.
  5. Suicide prevention training improved preclinical medical students' preparedness
    Preclinical medical students' self-perceived preparedness for mental health crises significantly improved following integration of safeTALK suicide prevention training into curriculum.
  6. Forecasting systems and Drought Management Plans improved drought response timing
    Study reveals how forecasting systems and drought management plans enable European institutions to respond 1-2 months earlier during droughts, with higher effectiveness ratings across 30 countries.
  7. Rural social networks shaped wildfire response in Sweden
    Explore how rural Swedish communities mobilised local networks and resources during the 2018 wildfire crisis, revealing tensions between informal rural resilience and state-level disaster.
  8. Social media supports climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction
    Systematic review examining how social media data and models support climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, identifying current applications and research gaps.
  9. Post-COVID initiatives align unevenly with UHC and health security
    Analysis of 63 post-COVID health policy initiatives reveals 81% alignment with WHO recommendations, but significant gaps between policy commitments and actual implementation of integrated UHC and.
  10. USES OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FOR BUILDING AWARENESS IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION: A CASE STUDY ON SHUSHILAN
    Case study analyzing Shushilan's communication strategies for disaster risk reduction in coastal Bangladesh, examining participatory approaches and local media use.