'Adapting methodology from resilience theory in ecology' the article develops 'an empirical model of the response of the New York City public health ecosystem to sudden disaster'.
'An innovation lab for technologies designed to improve community resilience and save lives through early disease detection and rapid disaster response.'
"This article briefly highlights how the tsunami affected [Burmese migrant workers], exacerbating pre-existing difficulties in access to health care, and how Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding".
"Using evidence on mental health in developing countries, we argue that addressing mental health problems is an integral part of health system interventions aimed at achieving some of the key MDGs".
Article on the potential influence of fake blogs.
"A hospital doctor in the poor rural area around the Mekong Delta in Vietnam has used his PC and some cheap parts to create a homemade endoscope".
The Pandemic Preparedness Capacity Map identifies by country the diverse range of current NGO capacities that indicate the level of community preparedness or that could potentially be leveraged in a pandemic situation. It identifies those capacities already on the ground as an indicator of the level of preparedness of communities as well as response capacities of NGOs – including health programs, disaster preparedness programs, food security programs, community outreach and media programs, etc.
