Citation

Patel SS, Grace RM, Chellew P, Prodanchuk M, Romaniuk O, Skrebets Y, Ryzhenko SA, Erickson TB. Confl. Health 2020; 14: e24.

Affiliation

8Brigham Health, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s13031-020-00279-9

PMID

32411293

PMCID

PMC7206701

Abstract

Since 2014, Ukraine has been beset by an armed conflict with international and internal dimensions. The nature of this conflict is multidimensional, and disaster preparedness and response in this context must be as well. Health experts from Ukraine, the United States of America, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, and Norway convened for an educational event in Dnipro, East Ukraine on November 11-15, 2019. At the event, "Emerging Technologies and Countermeasures to CBRN Agents: Advanced Training Response to Conflict and Security Challenges in East Ukraine," over 1,000 participants participated in panel discussions, didactic lectures, and an advanced training on various dimensions of disaster response. This report provides an overview of the key discussions and outcomes of the event.

© The Author(s) 2020.

Language: en

Keywords

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear; Cyberattacks; Emergency preparedness and response; Hybrid warfare; Train-the-trainer; Ukraine