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Volume 18 Issue 2

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News and comment: Matt Minshall writes about the need to embrace nature for sustainability, while Thomas Lahnthaler explores how the Covid-19 pandemic revealed the gaps in our crisis leadership approach

Hazards: This issue includes reports on arson-related wildfires, the Mocha Cyclone in Bangladesh; Auckland’s flood; and the role of political and business leaders during climate change 

Antimicrobial Resistance: Our feature includes a string of articles discussing antimicrobial use and misuse: A team from ICARS explores tackling the issue of poultry in low- and middle-income countries. Anita Punwani examines the need for a multidisciplinary, global effort to address AMR within the context of global governance and the achievement of the UN SDGs. The issue also includes a discussion on AMR and gender; using artificial intelligence as a solution; AMR in conflict zones; and climate change’s influence on AMR

Misinformation: Where Kunwar Khuldune Shahid examines how vaccine transparency affected people in South Asia during the pandemic, Shefalika Maini explores how anti-vax movements affected health globally. While Luavut Zahid interviews WHO’s Tina Purnat on infodemics

Resilience & Response: Was downgrading the Covid-19 pandemic as a threat a good idea, asks Jeannie Barr; the Edition also includes lessons and crisis response from the Boate Kiss tragedy in Brazil; High-reliability principles and mindfulness in non-technical environments; Europe’s health financing stress post Covid-19 and the Ukraine war; crisis response lessons from early Antarctic explorers; and Lina Kolesnikova’s discussion on defensive behaviours and the future

Solutions: Mobile phlebotomy in the UK; water access and the work being done by Wateroam; WHO's initiative to improve emergency medical teams

Plus: News, events and frontline

Articles

Gendered perspectives on antimicrobial resistance (236.9KB) 03/07/2023, There’s limited understanding of antimicrobial resistance in many parts of the world. But the intersection of gender is even more overlooked. Luavut Zahid reviews the situation…
Free to read: Addressing AMR in poultry production (282.3KB) 30/06/2023, AMR affects low and middle-income countries by posing a threat to public health through the transmission of resistant bacteria. A team from ICARS looks into this issue
Free to read: Taking on water woes (249.7KB) 30/06/2023, Water access is turning out to be one of the biggest issues of our time. Lim Chong Tee highlights the work being done by Wateroam...
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