An international hub for pandemic control is to open later this year in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against future global health threats. Supported by the German government, the hub will specialize in gathering epidemic intelligence, data, surveillance, and analytics innovation.
When crisis strikes, it might seem prudent to turn inward, bring your resources closer to home and batten down the hatches. Despite our global economy, it seems almost instinctual to retreat ‘home’ in the face of danger. This is the wrong approach, Gary Harrold argues.
A new G7-led International Pandemic Preparedness Partnership (PPP) has been launched to help ensure that the world is prepared for the next pandemic.
The way that many of us live has created the 'perfect storm' for the evolution and transmission of infectious diseases like COVID-19 according to a researcher at the University of East Anglia.
The ever-present risk of earthquakes, which on average causes nearly US$40 billion in direct economic loss every year, is why FM Global has released what it claims is the world’s most comprehensive global earthquake risk map.
According to the 2021 Supply Chain Insights Global Survey from IHS Markit, supply chain professionals want to improve supply chain resilience but often lack the tools, data and platforms needed to diversify their supply chains and optimize their processes.
During a recent UK Finance Operational Resilience Webinar, Lyndon Nelson Deputy CEO of the Prudential Regulation Authority, explained how the regulator will approach operational resilience regulation.
A paper published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research looks at employee communication aspects of organizational resilience.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has set out its work programme for 2021-22, this includes a focus on pandemic response and recovery and operational resilience regulation.
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