Centre for Health Crises
Building the next generation of health crises experts through research, education
and interdisciplinary collaboration
What we do
Based on experience from work in health crises, we build the next generation of health crises experts through research, education and extensive collaborations.
Our work spans across education, research, field work and policy. Health crises can look very different and include everything from pandemics, conflict, extreme weather, environmental pollution and much more. An ‘all-hazards approach’ is needed to create resilience and improve prevention, but also to have the most effective response when a crisis occur.
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Who we are
The Centre for Health Crises was established in June 2021, with the aim of making the most out of the internal structures and capacities that had been initiated at KI during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to build on those for future health crises. The Centre is based at KI and works interdisciplinary across departments. External collaborations, with other universities, the civil society and organisations, both internationally and nationally, are also very important.
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News from the Centre for Health Crises
It will once again be chaos in the intensive care wards when the next crisis hits
Representatives from the Centre for Health Crises have co-authored an opinion piece, published in Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish), on 26 May, warning that the lack of beds as well as lack of a functioning system for prioritising patients at Swedish intensive care wards leads to failures in responsibility and transparency, and puts ethical stress on the staff. In the piece decision makers are urged to join forces with the profession and work together.