The dynamic preparedness metric

Results from a global and regional analysis of health emergency preparedness

Bibliographic Data

ID15374182
AuthorsVernaccini Luca (0000-0002-3673-2786, World Health Organization, corresponding author), Luca Marco Vernaccini, Cynthia Bell (0000-0002-9026-0986, World Health Organization), Rebecca Gribble (0000-0001-8413-8864, World Health Organization), Robert Nguni (0000-0001-6337-6273, World Health Organization), Dalia Samhouri (World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean), Dick Chamla (0000-0001-7149-8684, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa), Ambrose Talisuna (0000-0002-7632-1535, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa), Ihor Perehinets (0000-0003-2941-4875, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe), Phuoung Nam Nguyen (World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific), Reuben Samuel (0000-0001-6674-6401, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia), Stephane de La Rocque (World Health Organization), Jun Xing (0009-0007-4334-4347, World Health Organization), Stella Chungong (World Health Organization), Nirmal Kandel (0000-0001-9267-8828, World Health Organization)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages3482-3482
Publication date2025-10-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-23294-y
PMID41088041
OpenAlexW4415243678
LanguageEN
References cited18

These results emphasize the importance of a dynamic, risk-informed approach to health emergency preparedness assessment. Tracking shifts in hazards, vulnerabilities, and capacities enables refinement of health emergency preparedness and readiness planning, fostering more responsive and effective health security strategies

Biostatistics · Disaster preparedness · Emergency management · Health security · Occupational safety and health · Preparedness · Public health · Tracking (education · Disaster Response and Management · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Epidemiology