Centre for Health Crises
Building the next generation of health crises experts through research, education
and interdisciplinary collaboration
What we do
What we do
Based on experiences from practical work, research, education and broad collaborations, the Centre for Health Crises wants to build the next generation of health crises experts.
Our activities span across education, research, operations and policy. Health crises can take many forms, such as pandemics, conflicts, extreme weather effects or environmental contaminations. An all-hazards approach is needed to build resilience and work on prevention of health crises, but also to enable an effective response when a crises occurs.
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Who we are
Who we are
The Centre for Health Crises was set up in July 2021, to capture the internal structures built during the COVID-19 pandemic and build on it for coming health crises. The centre is based at KI and works inter-disciplinary across the departments. External collaborations with other universities, agencies and other organisations, both nationally and internationally, are also an extremely important part of our work.
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News and upcoming events at the Centre for Health Crises
Events
News
The centre in the media
On volunteer work in conflict zones
In a radio news report about volunteers who single-handedly travel to conflict zones, our director Johan von Schreeb comments on the dangers and potential hazards of doing so (in Swedish).
Memories of the 2010 earthquake on Haiti
The 2010 earthquake on Haiti had a significant impact on international disaster relief work. Listen to our director Johan von Schreeb talk about his memories of working on Haiti and how the lessons learnt there can be applied in future health crises following natural disasters (in Swedish).