Search Tag: pandemic response
2021 20 Jul
The initial global outbreak of COVID-19 revealed cracks in pandemic preparedness - from PPE to ventilators and oxygen, hospitals and skilled healthcare workers were stretched the brink in often physically and emotionally gruelling environments. Emerging variants and under-vaccination threaten future waves of the virus. Is your hospital ready?...Read more
2021 04 Feb
The National University of Ireland (NUI Galway) is starting a new project aimed to improve the EU’s preparedness to manage future pandemics through the use of IT solutions. You might also like: Pandemic Control: New Dynamic Metrics for Proactive Action The PANDEM-2 Project, which has just received almost €10 million of EU...Read more
2020 26 Oct
A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific have analysed the pandemic response in Taiwan and outlined a list of recommendations to public health authorities around the world. You might also like: Where Are the Most Effective Anti-COVID-19 Strategies? Taiwan, a high-income jurisdiction, has...Read more
2020 15 Jun
A group of experts is proposing a scorecard that may help to assess governments’ pandemic response and better prepare for future outbreaks. You might also like: Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions – What’s Next? In a comment published in Nature Medicine , the authors propose six recommendations with regard to the implementation...Read more