4th Core Group meets to strengthen regional and multidisciplinary collaboration for HEDRM research and practice
Evidence is vital to well-informed decision making in Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health EDRM). To promote sharing and uptake of knowledge and evidence-based practice in Health EDRM, the WHO Thematic Platform for the Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (Health EDRM RN) was established in 2018. Since its establishment, meetings of the Core Group have been held annually to provide strategic direction for Health EDRM RN.
On 27 October 2022, the WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre – WKC) convened the 4th Core Group meeting online. 26 WHO and global experts attended and identified a strong need for further global, regional, national, and local collaboration to disseminate knowledge and evidence critical to developing and implementing effective policies and programmes for Health EDRM.
The meeting agreed several key actions for the Health EDRM RN for 2023–2024, including:
- increasing regional and multidisciplinary collaboration for effective dissemination of the WHO Guidance on Research Methods for Health EDRM,
- promoting implementation research to inform evidence-based policies and practices, and
- developing the WHO Health EDRM Knowledge Hub as knowledge platforms.
As the Secretariat of Health EDRM RN, WKC has started planning various activities, including webinars with WHO Regional Offices and new research projects for key research themes. More details about the 4th meeting can be found in the meeting report.