In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan has been one of the best performers in the
world with extremely low infections and deaths. This success can be attributed to the long …

The purpose of this research is to develop disaster response strategies that can be used
when more than one disaster happens at the same time. When different types of disasters …

Taiwan is on the Pacific Ring of Fire where fre-quent earthquakes and seasonal monsoons
contribute to frequent natural disasters, and in a destruction-reconstruction-destruction …

Objective: This study aimed at exploring the current development status and problems of
health emergency management in China and provides a reference for improving …

Public health is an inter-disciplinary field which is informed by academic research in
medical, educational, economic, political and cultural areas. One area of specialization is …

When a disaster occurs during a pandemic, it would be a case of concurrent crises
(synonymous to cascading disasters or compounding disasters). The single-hazard …

Decision and policy makers in disaster management are compelled to look at alternative
measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. They require integrated measures to both reduce …

World War II. 1 The social, political, and financial consequences of this pandemic will remain
for years and decades. 2, 3 Impacts of COVID-19 are not distributed equally. In a study in …

Abstract On January 23, 2020 China responded to the first wave of COVID-19 by locking
down the city of Wuhan, a city of more than 10 million residents. The National Health …

A review of the disaster literature indicates that emergency responses to pandemics are
often understudied; the current COVID-19 crisis provides an important opportunity to …