Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak 

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus, an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The pandemic caused severe social and economic disruption around the world, widespread supply shortages and disruptions.

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How the lessons of COVID-19 ensured a rapid response to the mpox outbreak

The global health community has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and enabled rapid access to vaccine financing during the early stages of the mpox health emergency..
World Economic Forum
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Documents and publications
2024

The future of excess mortality after COVID-19

Swiss Re Institute projects excess mortality in the US and UK over the next 10 years under different scenarios, by analysing excess mortality trends globally and disaggregating the underlying factors driving them.
Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)
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Documents and publications
2024

Managing compound events in the COVID-19 era: A critical analysis of gaps, measures taken, and challenges

This study examines (1) emergency preparedness and response measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) the feasibility of current Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies for managing compound pandemic-natural hazard events in Sri Lanka.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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Documents and publications
2024

Using creative methods for public health messaging: Experiences from an informal settlement in Kenya during the pandemic

This report provides an overview of Action Against Covid-19 Transmission in Nairobi (ACT Nairobi), a community-based, participatory public health project in an informal settlement of the city.
Stockholm Environment Institute
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Documents and publications
2024

Factors that influenced preferences regarding use of public and private tornado shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

This study examines factors shaping individuals' preferences for use of tornado shelters in public and private facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing over 6000 surveys collected in Spring and Summer 2020 across the United States.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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Documents and publications
2024

Compound mortality impacts from extreme temperatures and the COVID-19 pandemic

This study estimates the mortality attributable to extreme heat and cold events, which dominate the UK health burden from weather hazards, in England and Wales in the period 2020-2022, during which the COVID-19 pandemic peaked in terms of mortality.
Nature Communications
Man from South Korea walking through the streets waring a face mask for COVID-19 protection
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How to avoid the next pandemic

According to the authors, better management of three key aspects—international cooperation, isolation, and available technology—could have curtailed the COVID-19 disease outbreak in its initial stages.
Natural Hazards Center
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Lessons from COVID-19: Preparing for future pandemics means looking beyond the health data

The time to conduct extensive research and develop policies based on calm, reasoned judgements is now, when the last pandemic is behind us and the next is yet to come.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID-19 showed the importance of community-engaged research

This research approach is intended to build trustworthy relationships and yield mutual benefits. Community-engaged projects have garnered attention over the past two decades as they focus on tackling inequities, which arise during public health crises.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Documents and publications
2024

The COVID-19 quandemic

This paper argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed yet another important socio-political dynamic that can best be captured by the concept of a quandemic – a portmanteau of “quantification” and “pandemic”.
Globalization and Health (Springer Nature)

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