As our COVINFORM project comes to an end we would like to take the opportunity to highlight some of our outputs. COVINFORM was put in place in November 2020 due to the unprecedented experiences of each and everybody with COVID-19. Due to the novelty of government,...
In Part A of this article, we introduced the COVINFORM Dashboard. We talked about how the Risk Assessment framework presented in the Dashboard is composed of four domains: Threat, Vulnerabilities, Consequences, and Resilience, and how each of these domains are composed of multiple ‘indicators’. In...
The COVINFORM project examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across the EU and the UK. A key output of the project is the Risk Assessment Dashboard which allows users, such as researchers, academics and policymakers, to explore the COVINFORM Risk Score. The COVINFORM Risk Score...
How did EMS responders in different countries, positions, and life stages experience an unprecedented health crisis? In June and July 2023, COVINFORM partners Magen David Adom (MDA: https://www.mdais.org/en) and S.A.M.U.R. Proteccion Civil (SAMUR: https://www.madrid.es/samur) conducted participatory interventions to explore this question. Specifically, the partners organised workshops...
How did EMS responders in different countries, positions, and life stages experience an unprecedented health crisis? In June and July 2023, COVINFORM partners Magen David Adom (MDA: https://www.mdais.org/en) and S.A.M.U.R. Proteccion Civil (SAMUR: https://www.madrid.es/samur) conducted participatory interventions to explore this question. Specifically, the partners organised workshops...
Syndemic view: What it is & how it is relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: The concept of syndemic was coined by medical anthropologist Merrill Singer in the 90s to describe the way epidemics can overlap with social and cultural problems in a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for inclusive communication and information that can be accessed, understood, and acted upon by all throughout a crisis. Designing inclusive and accessible communication requires an understanding of the information needs of different groups, including vulnerable groups. Local governments...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an imminent, continuous, and unprecedented healthcare challenge, which expanded in a disproportional rate worldwide. The governmental structures attempting to mitigate the socio-economic and health challenges which emerged first utilised and implemented pre-existing and contemporary policies, but later adopted practices which...
Exposing housing inequalities The pandemic has brought to light the inequalities that exist in housing. Migrants living in Antwerp, Belgium, were interviewed about their living conditions, and it was found that those who had access to green spaces and gardens felt more comfortable during the pandemic. Meanwhile,...
In an October 2021 press release published by The Guardian, the United Kingdom’s initial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was described as “one of the worst public health failures in UK history, with ministers and scientists taking a “fatalistic” approach that exacerbated the death toll.” Failings...
