Climate-related disasters are increasing across the globe, but their adverse health impacts
are unevenly distributed. The people most severely affected tend to be from socio …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries faced a shortage as well as maldistribution
of healthcare workers and a misalignment between healthcare needs and worker skills. In …

Climate change is expanding the global at-risk population for vector-borne diseases (VBDs).
The World Health Organization (WHO) health emergency and disaster risk management …

The intersection of health and disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged in recent years as
a field of critical inquiry. Health is recognized as an outcome and a goal of DRR, and the …

Abstract The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 recognizes health
at the heart of disaster risk management (DRM) at the global policy level. Five years on, it …

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 …

Emergencies and disasters typically affect entire communities, cause substantial losses and
disruption, and result in a significant and persistent mental health burden. There is currently …

The WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management
Research Network (TPRN) was established in 2016 in response to the Sendai Framework …

Addressing the psychological mechanisms and structural inequalities that underpin mental
health issues is critical to recovery following disasters and pandemics. The Asia Pacific …

In October 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting to identify key
research needs, bringing together leading experts from WHO, WHO Thematic Platform for …