CRJ 18:2 is out now!

The July edition of the CRJ is now available online. Hard copies will be mailed out this week and all subscribers can log in and read the digital edition through the CRJ website. 

This edition brings into focus the intersection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and issues such as health, climate, and conflict. We further take a look at pressing hazards that have gripped the world in the last few weeks, from wildfires to cyclones. This volume also examines resilience, response, and misinformation.

On AMR: A team from ICARS explains the many ways antimicrobial use affects public health in low- and middle-income countries. The team offers sustainable solutions to the challenges posed by the issue. Anita Punwani offers insights into the One Health approach and how it can help us achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Luavut Zahid explains how gender matters when it comes to AMR and why women may have the shorter end of the stick globally.

Meanwhile, Lubna Jerar Naqvi takes a look at how climate change is turning the world into an incubator for superbugs. Shefalika Maini offers an interesting discussion on how anti-vaccine beliefs interact with AMR, while Luavut Zahid interviews WHO’s Team Lead for Infodemic Management on how to counter misinformation. Kunwar Khuldune Shahid reports on vaccine transparency – or lack thereof – in South Asia.

Evie Lunn takes a look at conflict zones and AMR and explains that bold innovations are needed if we are to effectively move forward. Shefalika Maini explores AI prescriptions and how they can help combat AMR.

Onto resilience and response: André Francisco Pugas explores the Boate Kiss tragedy and the creation of the police power of the Santa Catarina Fire Department.

Anita Punwani examines global efforts needed to address AMR

Paolo Garonna looks at navigating post-pandemic challenges and a disruptive war, global health lessons, prospects, and financing gaps, while Jeannie Barr questions the soundness of downgrading Covid-19's threat level. Thomas Lahnthaler explores how the Covid-19 pandemic revealed the gaps in our crisis leadership approach. Andy Marshall explores The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis, where he examines lessons learned from the pandemic.

Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael J Provitera focus on the importance of disruptive leadership in navigating today's rapidly changing and competitive environment, and Gilles Paché offers an interesting discussion on protests, why they fail, and whether supply chain disruptions can be more effective.

Discussing disasters and whether they are avoidable, Gareth Byatt and Ilan Kelman highlight the work being done under the ‘Disasters Avoided’ project being supported by NASA. On the other hand, Brad Borkan and Ilan Kelman examine the relevance of decision-making lessons learned from early Antarctic explorers.

Mark Buckingham writes about the concept of high reliability theory and its relationship to organisational mindfulness in non-technical environments, while Lina Kolesnikova discusses defensive behaviours and escapism, including physical barriers, mental avoidance, and futuristic concepts.

Lina Kolesnikova discusses defensive behavior and escapism

"[In January], when a devastating rainstorm paralysed New Zealand’s largest city, authorities initially decided not to declare a state of emergency, despite major highways being impassable, the international airport terminal flooding, and hundreds of homes being inundated or destroyed by massive landslides," writes Tony Jaques as he examines the failure in leadership and communication during flood response. Similarly, Haseeb Md. Irfanullah offers insights into Bangladesh’s cyclone response post-Mocha Cyclone and how politics intersects with crisis response.

Matt Minshall writes about the need to embrace nature for sustainability, while Carsten Brinkschulte examines how wildfires pose a serious threat to our forests, communities, and the environment, and Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael J Provitera highlight the role of political and business leaders during climate change.

This edition also has some interesting solutions: Each year, over 15 million appointments with the NHS go to waste. Dr Faisal Sattar asks whether mobile phlebotomy is the answer for the UK.

Since 2014, Wateroam has helped more than 250,000 people find access to clean water. Lim Chong Tee highlights water access issues and the work being done by his organisation.

Andy Marshall reviews 'The Premonition: A Pandemic Story' by Michael Lewis

"EMTs will attempt to attend to the most sudden-onset disasters that receive international media coverage, whether they are requested or not, owing to the global drive for humanitarian solidarity," writes Bob Lambrechts, noting that the need for EMTs will increase as interest from low- and middle-income countries increases.

Frontline: Luavut Zahid speaks to Frishta Matin about her work at the Linda Norgrove Foundation, her exile from Afghanistan, and the stifled, untapped potential of Afghan women.

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