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Centre for Health Crises
The Centre for Health Crises mobilises and coordinates interdisciplinary expertise and know-how in health crises. Our vision is a society better prepared for future health crises. We want to build the next generation of health crisis experts through research, education, and collaboration. We work based on an all-hazards perspective, focusing on both health threats and vulnerabilities.
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Areas of expertise
Our definition of a health crisis is a hazardous disruption that causes significant effects on human health and that risks exceeding the health system’s ability to cope with it. Based on this definition, we gather skills and knowledge in a number of areas of expertise. They cover a range of subjects that relate to both hazardous disruptions/health threats and health system vulnerabilities.
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Work and activities
Our work and activities are interdisciplinary and span across questions related to the prevention, preparedness, management, and evaluation of health crises. Our activities are guided by five strategic goals that focus on education, research, expert dissemination, and policy work, as well as our internal role at KI. Moreover, during the period 2024-2026, we have chosen to structure our work around a number of focus areas.
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Networks and collaborations
Collaborations within and outside KI, nationally and internationally, are of the utmost importance to us. We are the coordinating node for the Health Crisis Network at Swedish universities. The network collaborates on common questions and interests. It can also be activated when a health crisis occurs, to make expertise available. In addition, we collaborate with organisations that work in various ways in health crises.
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Organisation
Our vision is a society better prepared for future health crises. Our mission is to build the next generation of health crisis experts, through research, education, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Our organisation is built around a group of core staff and a group of expert coordinators. We have a steering group with representatives from both KI and other universities. We report directly to the KI President.
News, events and updates from the Centre for Health Crises
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Questions and answers about heat and high temperatures
The summer heat is here and with it questions about how we should handle high temperatures and what we should do to feel well in the heat. Our expert coordinator in extreme weather, climate and health, Petter Ljungman answers questions about health and heat.
Health care has become a target in wars around the world
"Attacks on health care facilities and health care staff are increasing dramatically in armed conflicts around the world. Despite UN resolutions recognising their right to protection, attacks on them have become part of modern warfare. The Swedish Government should act immediately to ensure that international law is respected and perpetrators are held accountable", writes Johan von Schreeb, Director of the Centre for Health Crises, along with Ylva Jonsson Strömberg, Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières Sweden and Tobias Alfvén, President of the Swedish Society of Medicine, in an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
Events
News
Contact the Centre for Health Crises
General inquiries
healthcrises@ki.se
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Johan von Schreeb
Director
johan.von.schreeb@ki.se
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Anna Zorzet
Strategic process leader
anna.zorzet@ki.se
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Anneli Eriksson
Strategic coordinator for education
anneli.eriksson@ki.se
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Caroline de Groot
Coordinator university collaboration
caroline.de.groot@ki.se
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Maja Carlberg
Administrative coordinator
maja.carlberg@ki.se
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Åsa Svensson
Communications officer
asa.svensson@ki.se
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Hedvig Glans
Expert coordinator outbreak preparedness and response
hedvig.glans@ki.se
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Helena Hervius Askling
Expert coordinator infectious diseases and vaccine preparedness
helena.hervius.askling@ki.se
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Helena Nordenstedt
Expert coordinator health system resilience
helena.nordenstedt@ki.se
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Jessica Alm
Expert coordinator laboratory and diagnostic surge capacity
jessica.alm@ki.se
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Lisa Strömmer
Expert coordinator emergency surgery
lisa.strommer@ki.se
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Maja Fjaestad
Expert coordinator policy and preparedness
maja.fjaestad@ki.se
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Mattias Öberg
Expert coordinator chemical and toxicological incidents
mattias.oberg@ki.se
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Märit Halmin
Expert coordinator critical care with limited resources
marit.halmin@ki.se
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Petter Ljungman
Expert coordinator extreme weather, climate and health effects
petter.ljungman@ki.se