Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation
The Critical Decade: Climate Change and Health.
Climate Commission - Australia
This 48-page Australian report explains how the human species is increasingly exposed to climate change and the significant risks to our wellbeing, health and survival
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-02
Infectious Disease: Challenges to Eradication
AAAS
A summary of a US discussion on eradicating infectious diseases
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-11-28
Graduated Drivers Licensing Programs Reduce Fatal Teen Crashes
National Institutes of Health
A US press release describing the results of three studies that found that programmes that grant privileges to new drivers in phases — known as graduated licensing programs — dramatically reduce the rate of teen driver fatal crashes
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-25
What Should We Learn from the Nuclear Crisis?
AJISS
A 4-page Japanese commentary setting out the lessons to be learned from the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, EnergyPosted: 2011-10-07
At the Crossroads: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
UN
This 162-page report provides a snapshot of how DRR (disaster risk reduction) and CCA (climate change adaptation) are being integrated in the Asia Pacific region
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-09-12
Rebirth on the Bayou - Lessons from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Brookings
This US aticle draws disaster mitigation lessons from the Hurricane Katrina experience
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-09-10
Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions - The Horn of Africa: Drought and Famine Crisis
WHO
This 29-page public health risk assessment is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by this emergency, with up-to-date technical guidance on the major public health threats faced by the displaced population
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-26
Not Doing Enough: Unnecessary Sickness and Death from Cholera in Haiti
CEPR
This 20-page US paper argues that it is not too late to bring the 10-month old cholera epidemic under control and save thousands of lives by ramping up treatment and prevention efforts
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-08-24
Africa’s Victories over Malaria
Inside Story
An Australian article reporting on progress in combatting malaria in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-08-18
Financing the Response to AIDS in Low-income & Middle-income Countries
UNAIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation
An 18-page analysis of global AIDS assistance financing for 2010
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-08-18
The Debate Over Generic-Drug Trade
CFR
An updated US backgrounder examines how policymakers are looking at ways to structure an international drug-trade regime that ensures developing nations' access to medicines, including for so-called lifestyle ailments such as diabetes, without discouraging future research and development efforts by drug companies
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-08-09
Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions - The Horn of Africa: Drought and Famine Crisis
WHO
This 29-page public health risk assessment for the The Horn of Africa: Drought and famine crisis is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by this emergency, with up-to-date technical guidance on the major public health threats faced by the displaced population
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-07-26
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
CRS
This report provides background information on the Global Fund, discusses changes the Global Fund has made to improve the efficiency of its programs and address allegations of corruption, outlines U.S. funding for the Fund, and analyzes issues Congress might consider as it debates the appropriate level of U.S support to provide the Fund
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-07-13
Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for Adaptation Assistance
CGD
This 53-page US paper quantifies and makes available in an accompanying dataset the vulnerability of 233 countries to three major effects of climate change (weather-related disasters, sea-level rise, and reduced agricultural productivity)
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-06-30
Earthquakes - What to Do?
Public Safety Canada
A 20-page Canadian guide explaining what steps should be taken before, during and after an earthquake
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-06-09
Beyond Aid: Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery
CGD
This 4-page US policy brief explores the various legal channels through which the U.S. government could, after future overseas disasters, leverage the power of migration to help limited numbers of people
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-06-08
The Long Road: Australian Humanitarian Agency Response to the 2010 Floods in Pakistan
Australian Council for International Development
This 24-page report summarises the scale and context of the disaster and highlights the key challenges in recovery and rebuilding facing the people of Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan and the international community
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-05-10
An International Response to Central Asia’s Severe Disaster Risks
Brookings
A US paper on efforts to deal with the cumulative risks which Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) face
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, RegionalPosted: 2011-05-05
The Nongovernmental Sector in Disaster Resilience
Rand Corporation
The 52-page report of a US conference held to to generate a national policy agenda that summarizes the challenges to involving NGOs in disaster response and recovery and to identify potential policy and programme recommendations to address these challenges
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-04-12
The Japanese Nuclear Incident: Technical Aspects
CRS
A 16-page US report provides information on technical aspects of the nuclear incident, with reference to human health
Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-04-04
Disaster Resilience and Recovery: Two Sides of the Same Coin
ASPI, Unisys Defence and Security
An 11-page Australian speech highlighting the need to re-examine how we can prevent disasters or minimize their impact on the community
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-03-28
U.S. Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview
CRS
A 5-page overview of the US tsunami programmes
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-16
An Emergency Management Framework for Canada
Public Safety Canada
A 20-page second edition of Canada's framework designed to guide ministers responsible for emergency management to work together to improve and enhance the emergency response
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-11
Building Community Resilience to Disasters
Rand Corporation
Based on findings from a literature review and a series of community and regional focus groups,this 104-page US study provides a definition of community resilience in the context of national health security and a set of eight levers and five core components for building resilience. It then describes suggested activities that communities are pursuing and may want to strengthen for community resilience, and identifies challenges to implementation
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-03-08
Counterfeit Drugs and National Security
Stimson Center
This 14-page US report asserts that counterfeit drug trafficking is not only a public health hazard of highest magnitude, it is also a national and international security threat
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-02-25
New Schools in New Orleans
Hoover Institution
This US article reports on the post-flood recovery programme for New Orleans schools
Education, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-21
Sharing Risk: Financing Australia’s Disaster Resilience
ASPI
A 24-page Australian paper considering how private insurance and government assistance can be better leveraged to help communities recover fromnatural disaster
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-14
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of MRSA Infections in Adults and Children
Oxford Journals
This article details evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-11
Cholera, Haiti and MINUSTAH: What Implications for Peacekeeping?
IPI
A commentary on the Haitian cholera outbreak
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-02-10
Pandemics: Lessons Learnt and Future Threats
SDA
The 16-page report of the conclusions of a meeting of health practitioners, industry experts and policymakers to reflect on the H1N1 influenza crisis, and outline the future of European pandemics preparedness
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-02-07
The United Nations' Scientific Fraud against DDT
AEI
This 9-page US paper argues that UN agencies are misleading the public by claiming that malaria can be controlled without insecticides, notably DDT
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-01-25
Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats: The Alexandria Bombing and Egypt’s Unresolved Crisis
CEIP
A US commentary on Egupt's sectarian crisis
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-01-15
World Malaria Report 2010
WHO
This 220-page report summarises information received from 106 malaria-endemic countries and other sources and updates the analyses presented in the 2009 Report
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-12-15
Transcending the Past to Build Haiti’s Future
USIP
The 4-page US report of a meeting held to consider how best to achieve Haiti's recovery
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-12-10
The Complicated Truth About Sea Level Rise
CICERO
A Norwegian article examining the complexities surrounding sea level rise
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-12-02
Current Practices in Canadian Sexual Abuser Treatment Programs: The Safer Society 2009 Survey
Safer Society
The 7-page Canadian survey provides a wide-angle snapshot of assessment and treatment practices which can now be compared with research findings to determine whether they reflect current best practices
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-10-24
Humanitarian Action in Pakistan: A Case for EU Political iInvolvement
ISS
This 7-page analysis argues that high level political action is required by the EU in order that the non-political character of humanitarian aid is respected
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-01
Pakistan After the Floods
CEIP
This US Q&A assesses Pakistan’s response, the country’s aggravated economic problems, the security and political implications, and the slow reaction by foreign donors
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-09-29
Burning Issues for Haiti’s Recovery
Brookings
An 8-page US overview of some of the burning issues in the recovery effort both in Haiti and the US
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-09-18
Pakistan: The Worsening IDP Crisis
Crisis Group
This 24-page briefing on internally displaced persons highlights how Pakistan not only faces an unprecedented natural disaster, but also confronts the twin challenges of stabilising a fragile democratic transition and countering violent extremism
Internal Displacement, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-09-15
A European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps
SWP
A 4-page German commentary urging the establishment of a European Voluntary Corps modelled after the US Peace Corps
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-23
Disaster Politics
CFR
A US article on the relationship of political systems to disaster mitigation
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-08-22
Living From Fire to Fire
Moscow Times
A Russian article commenting on the government's inability to deal with disasters
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-08-19
Building a More Resilient Haitian State
Rand Corporation
This 208-page US monograph supports the development of a Haitian state-building strategy by identifying the main challenges to more capable governance, evaluating existing plans for strengthening government institutions and improving the delivery of public services, and proposing a realistic and carefully limited set of critical actions
Governance & Politics, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-08-17
Ministerial Review into the Public Health Response into the Adverse Events to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine: Final Report to the Minister for Health
Department of Health, Western Australia
The 113-page report into an alarming rise in adverse events following immunisation against seasonal influenza in Western Australia
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-08-15
Enhancing Disaster Recovery: Lessons from Exemplary International Disaster Management Practices
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
This 22-page US paper examines exemplary practices related to long-term recovery and redevelopment from disasters in other countries, and identifies key themes and promising practices relevant to the United States and other countries
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-08-09
Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa: Time for Strategic Action
World Bank
This 310-page report aims at addressing the dearth of strategic information on HIV spread in MENA through a joint effort of the World Bank, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-07-15
Evaluating the Reliability of Emergency Response Systems for Large-Scale Incident Operations
Rand Corporation
A 224-page US volume describing a method, based on the concept of system reliability, for evaluating the preparedness of emergency response systems
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-07-13
Haiti: A Forward Look
USIP
A 4-page US assessment of the situation on the ground in Haiti five months after the earthquake
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-07-11
Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Power Plant Folly
Gloria Center
An Israeli article casting doubt on the safety aspect of Abu Dhabi's decision to construct a nuclear reactor
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, EnergyPosted: 2010-06-29
Using Incentives to Prevent HIV Infections
CGD
This 66-page US essay argues that foreign assistance reduce the number of new HIV infections provided that bilateral and multilateral aid organizations get serious about creating incentives for success
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-05-31
Aviation Security: Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program
GAO
An 89-page report on the validity of the Passenger Screening Behaviour Deterction Program being used in the US by the TSA
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-05-28
The Global AIDS Transition: A Feasible Objective for AIDS Policy
CGD
This 58-page US essay argues that only dramatically improved and transparently measured prevention efforts can stem the AIDS epidemic
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2010-05-19
HIV/AIDS Monitor: Are Funding Decisions Based on Performance?
CGD
This 56-page US report examines how well the largest funders of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention are linking funding to performance
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2010-05-13
New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan - A Framework for Action
MOH- NZ
Sets out the all the New Zealand government measures to be taken to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2010-05-05
How to Pay “Cash-on-Delivery” for HIV Infections Averted: Two Measurement Approaches and Ten Payout Functions
CGD
This 63-page US working paper proposes a measurement strategy to enable a donor to reward a recipient country’s success at HIV prevention, irrespective of the inputs, activities, or who gets the credit
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-05-03
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza in NSW
New South Wales Health
This 3-page bulletin contains articles relating the the outbreak of H1N1 in Australia in 2009 and the lessons learnt by the health system in managing the disease
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-04-13
The Role of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Road Deaths and Serious Injuries
DrugInfo Clearinghouse
This 23-page Australian paper examines the impact of drug use on road deaths and injuries and outlines a number of strategies that are currently being implemented to minimise and reduce the number of drivers who consume drugs.
Drug Abuse, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-04-13
Protection Against Severe Earthquake Risks in Central Asia
Brookings
This US essay examines the seismic risks that Central Asia faces
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-28
Multidrug and Extensively Drug-resistant TB (M/XDR-TB): 2010 Global Report on Surveillance and Response
WHO
A 71-page global report on TB surveillance and response
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-03-28
Public Health in an Interdependent World: Cash Commodities, Capacities, and Conspiracies
WHO
An 11-page lecture discussing the advances of public health in the first decade of the 21st century. The lecture comments that although the decade produced many gains like spurring the development of new vaccines, it also revealed some problems such as issues due to rapid urbanization and unhealthy lifestyles
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-03-25
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
NHPF
This 9-page publication describes the basics of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the largest federal program solely focused on treating people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The program funds cities, states, and community-based organizations to provide primary care, prescription drugs, and support services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured people living with HIV/AIDS
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-03-23
Haiti After the Earthquake
USIP
A 6-page US brief outlining Haiti's post-earthquake needs
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-18
Climate Adaptation and Federal Megsadisaster Policy: Lessons from Katrina
RFF
This 16-page US issue brief addresses the challenges of dealing with natural megadisasters
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-15
Averting Disaster
"Newsweek"
This US article explains that rebuilding in Haiti can become a model for how the global community can work together to reduce the fallout of such disasters in the future
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-06
Haiti Earthquake: Crisis and Response
CRS
The focus of this 30-page US report is on the immediate crisis in Haiti as a result of the earthquake and the U.S. and international response to date
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-02-04
Consultation Draft Report of the Drug Resistance Working Group
CGD
The 92-page draft report of a working group established to identify practical and feasible ways that donors, multilateral organizations, NGOs, and other actors at the global level could prevent or contain the emergence of drug resistance affecting high‐burden diseases in developing countries through improvements in commonproperty management, information flows, and R&D investments
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-01
Beyond Emergency Relief for Haiti: The Challenge of Effective Development Assistance
Brookings
This US article considers the possible role of the international community in the reconstruction and development of Haiti in the short-to-medium term
International Development, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-01-25
Tragedy and Opportunity for Haiti
CFR
This US article argues that the desire to move fast and "do something" to alleviate suffering in Haiti must be matched to what is a bitter opportunity to secure a more consistent and lasting commitment to Haiti's political and social stability
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-18
Raising Biopreparedness Levels in Europe
SDA
A 72-page report on European preparedness against bioterrorism and pandemics
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-01-08
Risk Assessment Decisions for Violent Political Extremism
Public Safety Canada.
The 44-page report of a Canadian project aiming to identify and compare the specific characteristics and factors of those who perpetrate “general” criminal violence and those who perpetrate ideologically motivated violence, to highlight the salient differences among the historical, contextual, attitudinal and protective risk factors of these types of criminal violence and to construct a new tool to assess the risk of violence in ideologically motivated extremists
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-12-22
PEPFAR Prevention Push?
CGD
A US blog describing how PEPFAR will orient its approach to treatment, care and prevention and partnerships with country governments in the fight against AIDS
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-12-16
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Expanded Antiviral Prophylaxis and Adjuvanted Vaccination Strategies for an Influenza A (H5N1) Pandemic
Annals of Internal Medicine
This US article estimates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alternative pandemic (H5N1) mitigation and response strategies.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-11-26
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes
RFF
This 37-page US discussion paper presents a qualitative analysis of three options for mitigating the risk of climate mega-catastrophes—drastic abatement of greenhouse gas emissions, development and implementation of geoengineering, and large-scale ex ante adaptation—against the criteria of efficacy, cost, robustness, and flexibility
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-11-25
North Korea Contingency Planning and U.S.-ROK Cooperation
Asia Foundation
A 24-page US report examining the main issues on which the United States and South Korea would need to coordinate policies in response to possible North Korean instability at each stage of an unfolding contingency, with a focus on different functional areas of cooperation
Governance & Politics, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-11-23
Midterm Evaluation of the Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative
CIHR
A 64-page evaluation of the Canadian governments's Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-11-14
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview
CRS
A 35-page US report providing a synopsis of key events, actions taken, and authorities invoked by WHO, the U.S. federal government, and state and local governments. It then discusses the WHO process to determine the phase of a flu pandemic, selected activities by the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, and selected activities by state and local authorities. Next, it lists congressional hearings held to date, and provides information about appropriations and funding for pandemic flu activities. Finally, it summarizes U.S. government pandemic flu planning documents and lists sources for additional information about the situation
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-09-11
Some Policy Challenges of a Global Nuclear Renaissance
Clingendael
This 22-page Dutch briefing paper discusses prospects and conditions for a global "Nuclear Renaissance". Prospects are triggered by energy security and climate change concerns, whereas conditions are focussing on building confidence meeting public concerns
Energy, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-08-05
Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among International Travellers 2009
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 90-page Canadian report dealing with the risks and treatment of malaria for international travellers
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-08-03
Protecting and Promoting Rights in Natural Disasters in South Asia: Prevention and Response
Brookings-Bern
The 38-page summary report of a workshop held to consider protecting and promoting rights in natural disasters in South Asia
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Human RightsPosted: 2009-07-06
World Disasters Report 2009 - Focus on Early Warning, Early Action
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
While natural hazards cannot be prevented, they only become disasters because affected communities are vulnerable and unprepared. This 204-pagereport argues that early warning without early action is not enough
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-25
Obsolete Pesticides: A Ticking Time Bomb and Why We Have to Act Now
CEPS
This 26-page report calls upon the European Commission to lead and develop an action plan to deal with the threats posed by obselete pesticides
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-05-21
Vaccine Readiness in a Time of Pandemic
AEI
An 8-page US paper discussing the state of vaccine readiness for dealing with pandemics
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-05-19
Swine Flu: Lessons for a Biological Terrorism Event
INSS
An Israeli article drawing lessons from pandemics for dealing with biological terrorism
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-05-12
The African Union and the Challenges of Implementing the “Responsibility to Protect”
Nordic Africa Instiute
This 4-page policy note deals with the concept of R2P and the challenges confronting its implementation in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-05-03
The Swine Flu Alert: Keeping Asia Safe
RSIS
A 3-page Singaporean commentary on Asia's preparedness to deal with the threatened swine flu pandemic
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-04-30
Strengthening Field-based Training in Low and Middle-income Countries to Build Public Health Capacity
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
An Australian re-assessment of how rich countries should support capacity development for communicable disease control in low and medium income countries
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-28
China's Health Care Reform Redux
Nixon Center
This US report discusses the health-care reform process currently under way in China
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-04-24
Where Every Drop Counts: Tackling Rural Africa’s Water Crisis
IIED
This 4-page briefing analyzes the root cause of catastrophic water loss in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-23
AIDS Treatment in South Asia
CGD
This 34-page working paper uses recent epidemiological data on the extent and rate of spread of HIV/AIDS in South Asian countries and alternative scenarios regarding future government efforts to expand access to AIDS treatment in order to estimate the future need for antiretroviral treatment in South Asian countries and the fiscal burden that their governments will shoulder if they decide to provide or finance all of the needed care.
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-03-10
Natural Disaster Preparation and Response: A Guide for State Housing Authorities
AHURI
This 52-page Australian positioning paper reviews the international literature on disaster management, summarises Governments' arrangements to manage disasters and outlines the gaps in knowledge and the methods devised for the project to address these gaps
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HousingPosted: 2009-03-04
Using Crime Prevention to Reduce Deliberate Bushfires in Australia
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 58-page Australian report seeks to assist and inform fire-prevention policies and practices by examining what we know about the risk factors for arson and who commits it
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-02-20
Reducing Harm to Patients from Healthcare Associated Infection: The Role of Surveillance
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
This 386-page draft Australian report seeks to explore options for surveillance systems to monitor health care associated infection and provide timely feedback to jurisdictions, managers and clinicians
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-02-03
The Cholera Crisis in Zimbabwe: Understanding the Policy and Politics
ODI
A UK blog addressing the underlying factors that have contributed to the cholera crisis in Zimbabwe
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-02-02
Clostridium Difficile Infection: How to Deal with the Problem
Department of Health - UK
This 140-page UK guidance outlines new evidence and approaches to delivering good infection control and environmental hygiene
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-01-23
Second International Workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness
Public Health Agency of Canada
This 56-page Canadian report provides an overview of the presentations, discussions, and priorities that emerged from the Second International Workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness.
Ageing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-01-22
Risk Analysis and Preparedness for the next Influenza Pandemic
SDA
The 20-page report of an international meeting of health and security experts to discuss how attention is being given to the disparity in risk analysis from both public and private sector actors engaged in pandemic preparedness throughout Europe.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-01-16
Coupled Contagion Dynamics of Fear and Disease: Mathematical and Computational Explorations
PLoS One Journal
An 11-page US paper exploring the effect of adaptive contact behaviour during epidemics
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-30
Inspections of Cleanliness and Infection Control: How Well Are Acute Trusts Following the Hygiene Code?
Healthcare Commission - UK
A 26-page UK report analyzing unanounced inspections of cleanliness and infection control in a sample of NHS acute trusts
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-17
Ending Zimbabwe’s Nightmare: A Possible Way Forward
Crisis Group
This 16-page report argues that Zimbabwe's inter-party negotiations to implement a power-sharing government under the Global Political Agreement are hopelessly deadlocked. It suggests that a possible route to end Zimbabwe’s nightmare is to quickly establish a non-partisan transitional administration to prepare for new presidential elections in eighteen months and address the disastrous humanitarian and economic conditions now facing the country.
Governance & Politics, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-16