https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/education-in-outbreak-epidemiology-strengthens-expertise-and-preparedness-for-future-health-crises The Centre for Health Crises at Karolinska Institutet works to ensure that experience gained from working on health crises internationally can be transformed to benefit Sweden’s crisis preparedness. As part of this, they have conducted a one-day training excerise on global outbreak epidemiology in collaboration with the Swedish Red Cross. Its aim is to provide further education for people who have worked on projects abroad. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:35:19 +0200 https://news.ki.se/gph-welcomes-the-new-erasmus-mundus-students After completing their first semester at Oviedo University in Spain, the new cohort Erasmus Mundus students have now arrived at KI. Representing diverse professional backgrounds and 17 countries, the students bring hands-on experience from humanitarian crises and global health challenges, setting the stage for a dynamic and collaborative semester of learning. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:20:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/kamprad-family-foundation-enables-continued-collaboration-with-medecins-sans-frontieres The Centre for Health Crises and the research group Global Disaster Medicine will deepen their educational collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières over the next three years thanks to new support from the Kamprad Family Foundation. The focus is on pre-deployment training that provides skills and tools for delivering healthcare in resource-limited settings, humanitarian disasters, and health crises both globally and locally. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:15 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ukrainian-combat-medics-share-frontline-experiences-with-swedish-total-defense-actors While in Sweden for psychological rehabilitation through the Repower project, Ukrainian combat medics visited Stockholm for a day of discussions and experience-sharing with Swedish healthcare professionals, decision-makers, and other actors within the Swedish total defence system. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:47:40 +0100 https://news.ki.se/johan-von-schreeb-awarded-the-forskasverige-honorary-award-2025 The director of the Centre for Health Crises, Johan von Schreeb, surgeon and professor of global disaster medicine at Karolinska Institutet is awarded the Forska!Sverige Honorary Award for his outstanding commitment to reducing suffering around the world and for his leading research in a field that is becoming increasingly relevant also in Sweden. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:56:29 +0100 https://news.ki.se/apply-for-nordic-phd-or-postdoc-exchange-in-the-field-of-health-crises The Nordic Health Crises University Network aims, among other things, to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration between Nordic universities in the field of health crises. Over the next two years, it will be possible to apply for funding for a short-term exchange. The visits should focus on health crises, last between 2–6 weeks, and the total cost may not exceed SEK 30,000. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:56:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/training-for-health-crises-makes-us-better-prepared During the ongoing Preparedness Week (Beredskapsveckan), the importance of being ready for crises is highlighted. When infectious diseases spread rapidly, it takes more than medical expertise and knowledge – it also requires the ability to collaborate under pressure. Hedvig Glans, expert coordinator at the Centre for Health Crises, recently participated in an international exercise focused on exactly this. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:15:42 +0200 https://news.ki.se/global-disaster-medicine-in-practice-marit-halmins-field-mission-in-gaza Märit Halmin is an intensive care physician and researcher in the research group for Global Disaster Medicine – health needs and interventions at GPH. This summer, she worked at a field hospital in Al-Mawasi, Gaza – an area declared a humanitarian zone but where bombs fell around the clock. For five weeks, she treated seriously injured children and adults. In tents without running water and with a lack of pain relief, every medical intervention became a battle against time and resources. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:35:49 +0200 https://news.ki.se/meeting-with-ministers-to-stop-attacks-on-healthcare Attacks on healthcare are dramatically increasing in conflicts and wars around the world. The Centre for Health Crises continues to highlight this development. On 9 September, KI researchers Märit Halmin and Johan von Schreeb, together with representatives from Médecins Sans Frontières, the Swedish Medical Association, and the Swedish Association of Health Professionals, participated in a meeting at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to urge Sweden to take clear international responsibility. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:45:46 +0200 https://news.ki.se/nordic-universities-join-forces-in-new-health-crises-network The Nordic Health Crises University Network (HealthCrisNet) gathered for its first-ever meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 27–29 August 2025. Established earlier this year with funding from NordForsk, the network brings together universities from across the Nordic region to strengthen preparedness and resilience in the face of health crises. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:21:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/limited-health-interventions-in-gaza-new-who-report-highlights-serious-obstacles The research group Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response has been commissioned by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare to monitor and analyse global disasters. This includes providing expert support during crises and serving as a resource for Swedish authorities. A new WHO report, based on data and testimonies from healthcare workers in the field, shows that medical efforts in Gaza during spring have been severely hampered by blockades, attacks, and entry restricttions Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:21:47 +0200 https://news.ki.se/course-that-prepares-participants-for-medical-humanitarian-aid-work-commences-at-karolinska-institutet On 20 January, a new group of participants gathered at Karolinska Institutet (KI) for the first lesson in a slightly different course. The participants are all potential future medical humanitarian aid workers and will be taking the course this spring. It will prepare them for future work in health crises, disasters and low-resource areas. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:18:28 +0100 https://news.ki.se/grant-worth-3-million-enables-creation-of-nordic-health-crisis-network On 10 December, it was announced that the Centre for Health Crises will receive 3 million Norwegian kroner in funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers' research funding body, Nordforsk. The funding will go towards a project to create a Nordic health crisis network. The funding is based on a call for proposals in the area of preparedness and resilience. that the Centre, together with partners in other Nordic countries. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:45 +0100 https://news.ki.se/emergency-medical-teams-global-meeting-in-abu-dhabi-a-venue-for-networking-and-knowledge-sharing For three days 1 300 EMTs, researchers, health professionals, country delegates and others representing 130 countries gathered in Abu Dhabi for the World Health Organization’s Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Global Meeting 2024. Members of the research group Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response, at the Department of Global Public Health at KI, attended the meeting and presented their work to build the EMT global network. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:41:17 +0100 https://news.ki.se/take-the-opportunity-to-apply-for-the-erasmus-mundus-master-programme-public-health-in-disasters Through the research group Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Responses, KI is one of three universities that are part of the Erasmus Mundus Master's programme Public Health in Disasters. The programme is a unique degree in public health in disasters, that provides students with both practical and theoretical knowledge of public health, health care in disasters and global health care and health systems. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:51:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/course-in-disaster-medicine-for-specialist-doctors-conducted-exercises-in-widerstromska-for-the-first-time For three days, the classrooms in the Widerströmska building were particularly buzzing, when the research group Global Disaster Medicine conducted their course ‘Disaster Medicine - Health Care Response to Major Injuries, Health Crises and Disasters’ for specialist doctors. The research group has been running the course since 2018, but this was the first time it was held at Widerströmska. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:10:37 +0200 https://news.ki.se/kth-great-prize-to-johan-von-schreeb Johan von Schreeb, professor of Global Disaster Medicine at Karolinska Institutet, is awarded the KTH Great Prize 2024 "for his efforts to reduce suffering in the world". Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:50:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/renewed-collaboration-between-ki-and-msf-with-support-from-the-kamprad-family-foundation Karolinska Institutet (KI) is renewing its educational collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and will soon launch two new courses. The courses are possible thanks to support from The Kamprad Family Foundation. The focus is on courses that provide participants with the skills and tools they need to work with healthcare interventions in low-resource contexts, humanitarian disasters and health crises, both globally and locally. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:35:53 +0200 https://news.ki.se/vaccines-the-optimal-preparedness-is-that-it-never-happens The very idea of a vaccine is to prevent a disease from occurring. By exposing the body to a small part of an infectious agent that causes a disease, but doing so in a killed or weakened form, the body develops a defense against the disease. In a sense, vaccines can be argued to be the ultimate form of preparedness, as they prevent the disease from occurring in the first place, or at least mitigate it. Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:00:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/infection-control-and-outbreak-preparedness-when-the-virus-is-loose We all recognise the scene from countless horror movies and thrillers. A new, unknown virus is spreading. Panic ensues! Suddenly, the streets of New York are filled with people in yellow hazmat suits with big helmets, carrying stretchers where people lie writhing in terrible agony. But what is does it really look like when we prepare for and manage communicable diseases? The Centre for Health Crises’ expert coordinator knows more. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:51:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/preparedness-for-a-creeping-health-crisis-the-case-of-antibiotic-resistance Some health crises occur suddenly and intensely, for example in the event of an armed attack or an earthquake. Others come more stealthily. One of the clearest and most worrying examples of an insidious health crisis is antibiotic resistance, which will be addressed at a high-level meeting of the United Nations in September. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:10:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/laboratory-preparedness-and-the-importance-of-making-use-of-experience Correct and functioning diagnostics are a basic prerequisite for knowing what is happening and what it is we are dealing with, both in everyday life, but not least in a health crisis. Therefore, the need for adaptable and scalable laboratory and diagnostic capabilities is central to rapid and adequate management in many health crises, whether infectious diseases or chemical spills. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:47:25 +0200 https://news.ki.se/priorities-for-intensive-care-the-theme-in-special-issue-of-lakartidningen Priorities for intensive care in times of crisis are something that has interested the Centre for Health Crisis Expert Coordinator Märit Halmin for some time. She is the guest editor of a special issue of Läkartidningen on the subject, where she writes alongside several other experts in the field. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:53:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/preparedness-in-intensive-care-and-the-need-for-prioritisation Healthcare is a societal function that needs to function both in everyday life and in a health crisis. In any health crisis, be it a natural disaster, war in an unstable Europe or a new pandemic, the number of patients in need of care will increase. Among them, a certain proportion will be critically ill in need of intensive care. This will require difficult decisions and prioritisation from their doctors. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:21:45 +0200 https://news.ki.se/secondment-to-world-health-organization-results-valuable-experience-for-epidemiologist Epidemiologist Moa Herrgård has spent six months seconded to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Centre for Health Emergencies in Amman, Jordan. The overall focus of her work has been to enhance health emergency preparedness and response in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Region. Looking back, she thinks the secondment has taught her a lot that will benefit work at KI. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:12:23 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-workshop-on-rapid-response-briefs-in-health-crises How can we help decision-makers during health crises, by developing rapid and useful decision bases, built on research and proven experience? With this question in mind, the Centre for Health Crises gathered a group of curious participants in Aula Medica on Thursday 29 May for a full-day workshop on creating rapid response briefs for decision-making in health crises. Fri, 31 May 2024 16:34:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/the-centre-for-health-crises-welcomes-that-government-assignment-utilises-our-expertise In recent weeks, the Swedish Government has issued several new assignments in health crisis preparedness, to be carried out by the National Board of Health and Welfare, including an assignment to establish a national reinforcement resource (nationell försörjningsresurs) for disaster medicine. Mon, 27 May 2024 15:37:56 +0200 https://news.ki.se/general-physicians-practise-handling-mass-casualty-events The large hall at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm was buzzing with life on Friday morning 12 April when general physicians from all over Sweden practiced mass casualty management and triage, using the simulation exercise AnTriEx, which is developed and instructed by the research group Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Responses at KI. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:00:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/course-in-trauma-and-disaster-aims-at-going-national A lorry explodes on the E4 motorway, there is a fire at the Hovet arena, someone takes hostages at Tom Titts, there's an explosion at Arlanda - it all happens at the same time and the medical services in Region Stockholm have to deal with a large number of injured patients at once. Fortunately, it was all just an exercise. The exercise, which is part of the TKS course, now aims to be developed into a national course concept. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:24:57 +0200 https://news.ki.se/an-opportunity-to-learn-from-each-other-when-120-medics-from-the-front-line-in-ukraine-came-for-a-visit On Thursday, 28 March, the Sune Bergström auditorium at Karolinska University Hospital was filled with Ukrainian paramedics, when the hospital, together with the Centre for Health Crises at Karolinska Institutet, arranged a visit dedicated to the exchange of experiences, discussions, and guided tours. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:44:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/global-awareness-in-focus-when-university-management-visited-gph On Wednesday, March 6, the university management, President Annika Östman Wernerson, Vice President Martin Bergö and University Director Veronika Sundström visited the Department of Global Public Health, to gain a better insight into the department's activities. Key issues discussed included global awareness, the department's strengths and how dialogue can strengthen cooperation. In addition to the university management, the department's management team and Dean Carl Johan Sundberg participated. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:40:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-centre-for-health-crises-seconds-member-of-staff-to-cholera-outbreak Zambia is currently experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in over two decades. The acute diarrhoeal disease can be deadly if not treated, however with rapid and correct help, the majority of people affected can be treated successfully. The Centre for Health Crises as seconded members of staff to cholera outbreaks before, and on the 26th of January, Caroline de Groot went to Zambia, via the Centre’s collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:48:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/epidemiologist-seconded-to-who-will-bring-valuable-insights-back-to-ki The eastern mediterranean region is currently facing a brewing health crisis, brought on not least by the war in Gaza. The danger of spread of infectious diseases means that effective epidemiological surveillance and action is key. To assist in these efforts, the Centre for Health Crises has seconded epidemiologist Moa Herrgård via our membership in WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:17:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-phd-thesis-looks-beyond-survival-in-humanitarian-settings Beyond surviving after an injury comes living. To what extent a person is able to return to the life and independence previously enjoyed is an important aspect of recovery and rehabilitation is often a crucial factor in that. Nonetheless, it is a factor often overlooked in humanitarian settings and it is an area where more research is needed. Bérangère Gohy’s PhD thesis looks beyond survival, to how recovery is measured and what the patients’ road to regained independence looks like. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:34:38 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-student-combines-master-studies-with-field-work-in-disasters It began with a text message in the early hours of the morning. A few hours later he was on a plane to Morocco, reading the first reports and trying to start a secondary data analysis of the situation. Within the 48 hours after the earthquake, he was in the most affected region. He had barely gotten back from that mission, when he was asked to go to Libya and to do the same thing all over again, this time in a heavily flooded town. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:58:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/research-passion-and-personal-experience-unite-in-phd-thesis-on-breast-feeding-in-humanitarian-emergencies The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends infants to be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development, and health. But in some contexts, such as in a humanitarian emergency, adopting and maintaining optimal breastfeeding practices could be challenging. Unpacking what the challenges and opportunities of breastfeeding support in humanitarian emergencies are, and how to conduct such support effectively, is the topic of Nieves Amat Camacho’s PhD. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:48:48 +0200 https://news.ki.se/global-disaster-medicine-becomes-a-separate-research-group-at-the-department-of-global-public-health Due to organisational adjustments at the department, Global Disaster Medicine – Health Needs and Response becomes a research group of its own from the 1st of October. However, they have already existed for more than twenty years, but in the form of a team called Centre for Research on Health Care in Disaster. In connection to becoming a research team, the name has also slightly changed, to present the group’s focus clearer. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:17:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-expert-coordinator-with-a-passion-for-quality-of-care-and-improvement-work Lisa Strömmer is the new expert coordinator, in emergency surgery, at the Centre for Health Crises. She looks forward to, among other things, develop existing courses and work to make sure that emergency surgery as a competence is maintained in crisis preparedness, health crises and as a part of the total defense (Totalförsvaret). Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:18:45 +0200 https://news.ki.se/the-centre-for-health-crises-lends-expert-support-to-who The Centre for Health Crises is currently supporting the WHO’s EMT (Emergency Medical Teams) initiative, through mentorship to the Ministries of Health in Georgia and Armenia in their development of EMTs. The director of the Centre, Professor Johan von Schreeb, has just returned from spending ten days in the two countries, working with the Ministries and other partners. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 23:01:45 +0200 https://news.ki.se/kis-only-erasmus-mundus-master-programme-will-continue-to-teach-students-public-health-in-disasters KI’s only Erasmus Mundus Master programme, the Master programme Public Health in Disasters, will continue, following a renewed agreement between the three collaborating partners; KI, Universidad de Oviedo and the University of Nicosia. Course leaders look forward to continuing to provide students with the latest tools to work with public health in disasters and advance research in the field. And the new format of the programme allows for all students to come to KI. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:43:20 +0200 https://news.ki.se/public-health-in-focus-during-ministers-visit-to-ki Lifestyles, the pandemic and dental care were some of the topics under discussion when Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed visited Karolinska Institutet on 28 August, the same day as the autumn term kicked off. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:38:18 +0200 https://news.ki.se/collaboration-surge-capacity-and-financing-are-needed-for-the-universities-role-in-crisis-preparedness When the Minister for Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed visited KI on Monday 28 August, he met, among others, the director of the Centre for Health Crises, Johan von Schreeb. During the meeting the Centre highlighted the need for national collaboration on the role of universities in crises, as well as a national ability (surge capacity), focused on people trained in handling health crises, to be ready when the crisis hit. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:07:57 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-episodes-of-riskzonen-in-august-and-september The podcast Riskzonen, featuring well-known KI staff members Mattis Öberg and Emma Frans, is back with a new season! The four episodes were released in May and June, and after a brief break over summer, more episodes will now be released each Monday, starting on 28 August. Each episode features the topic health crisis, in one way or another, ranging from relief efforts in war to antibiotic resistance. The new season is made in collaboration with the Centre for Health Crises. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:05:27 +0200 https://news.ki.se/global-disaster-medicine-health-needs-and-response-forms-part-of-capacity-building-project-to-prevent-the-risk-of-earthquakes-and-health-emergencies Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Responses is part of a consortium led by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, called IPA Care, that aims to address the needs of countries on Western Balkan, along with Turkey, to strengthen their ability to prevent risks related to earthquakes and other health emergencies. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:43:06 +0200 https://news.ki.se/global-disaster-medicine-health-needs-and-response-at-the-2023-wadem-congress Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Response at KI was represented in several ways at this year’s WADEM (the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine) congress, including with presentations and posters displaying new research conducted by the group. Fri, 12 May 2023 15:18:53 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-contributes-explores-the-health-crisis-of-war-through-art-0 The third installment in the seminar series KI Contributes explored the health crises created by war and armed conflict, through the medium of visual art. An Armenian artist and a Swedish surgeon shared their experiences of war and how humans live through it and try to make sense of their difficult experiences. Thu, 11 May 2023 11:47:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/maja-fjaestad-new-expert-coordinator-at-the-centre-for-health-crises Maja Fjaestad is the latest in a line of expert coordinators that have been recruited to the Centre for Health Crises at KI. The LIME-researcher and former under-secretary of state will work in the expert field of policy and preparedness. She looks forward to contributing with a holistic outlook when it comes to health threats. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:23:28 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-centre-for-health-crises-publishes-its-first-annual-report The Centre for Health Crises at KI has published its first annual report, covering activities at the Centre during 2022. Since it is the centre's first year in operation, the report also outline the background to the establishing of the centre, the centre's organisational structure and introduces the staff. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:56:53 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-heat-is-on-building-resilience-to-extreme-heat On January 26th, the Centre for Health Crises welcomed a distinguished panel of both national and international researchers and civil servants to the second KI Contributes seminar. The seminar featured short presentations and discussions around the complex issue of extreme heat, with a focus on how to shape and evaluate heat adaptation plans. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:05:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/bahaa-is-enjoying-the-public-health-in-disasters-programme The autumn semester of 2022 saw a new cohort of students arriving at KI to study the part of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme Public Health in Disasters, which is conducted by the Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters. One of the students who came to Stockholm is Bahaa, who is really enjoying his time at KI and in Stockholm. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:51:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/a-breakfast-meeting-focusing-on-climate-and-health Representatives from centres within Stockholm trio met at KI for a breakfast meeting and a chance to engage in conversations about activities and collaborations within the topic of climate and health. The collaboration group on climate and health creates spaces and opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation in this wide and complex field. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:25:17 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-expertise-in-the-field-of-chemistrytoxicology-at-the-centre-for-health-crises On the 1st of September Mattias Öberg began working 20% at the Centre for Health Crises. His role is to develop the centre’s work with chemical and toxicological health crises. This will be done through, among other things, monitoring, establishing networks, identifying educational and research gaps, as well as identifying how the centre best contributes to the field. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:43:39 +0100 https://news.ki.se/expert-coordinator-in-critical-care-with-limited-resources-starts-working-at-centre-for-health-crises Märit Halmin starts her new role as expert coordinator in the field of ’critical care with limited resources’ at the Centre for Health Crises on the 7th of November. Her role will be to coordinate and develop the centre’s operations within the field. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:12:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-expertise-in-the-field-of-extreme-weather-climate-and-health-effects-at-the-centre-for-health-crises Petter Ljungman, cardiologist, and Associate Professor at the Institute of Environmental Medicine is the new expert coordinator at the Centre for Health Crises in the field of extreme weather, climate, and health effects. Thereby the centre continues to expand its expertise in various health crises subject areas. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:02:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/who-europes-director-visits-ki-and-the-centre-for-health-crises During a visit to Sweden this week, WHO Europe’s director Dr Hans Kluge had time for a brief, but cordial, visit to KI. Dr Kluge met with Vice President Anders Gustafsson and the director of the Centre for Health Crises, Professor Johan von Schreeb, along with the centre’s strategic process leader Dr Anna Zorzet. The quartet talked about matters of common interest and about initiatives related to health crises in particular. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:27:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-questions-about-working-in-an-ongoing-ebola-outbreak We recognise the images of health care and medical staff in PPE. Maybe we have even experienced an outbreak of the disease where we have lived. But what is it actually like to work in an ongoing Ebola outbreak? Anneli Eriksson, specialist nurse and research specialist at KI, answers three questions about working in the ongoing outbreak in Uganda. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:32:52 +0200 https://news.ki.se/to-contribute-in-an-ongoing-health-crisis-from-ki-to-the-ebola-outbreak-in-uganda Anneli Eriksson, research specialist at the Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters and a specialised nurse with extensive field experience, was on her way to Spain when she turned on her heel and instead headed straight to Uganda, to work in a coordinator role for Médecins sans frontières (MSF) Sweden in their efforts to assist in the current and ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:58:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/first-ki-contributes-seminar-sparked-interesting-conversations On September 23, the Centre for Health Crises kicked off our seminar series KI Contributes, aiming at addressing contemporary health crises, with an interactive panel discussion on the health consequences of extreme heat. The focus was addressing a multi-layered health crisis with effects on both individual and public health. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:45:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/war-injuries-more-than-just-the-bullet-wounds Hearing the word ‘war injury’, one might think of bullet wounds, torn off limbs or burns from explosions. And whilst injuries such as these certainly feature in the palette of suffering that war brings, the reality is more complex, and to some extent perhaps also less cinematic. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:03:50 +0200 https://news.ki.se/anna-mia-ekstrom-wants-to-see-long-term-thinking-and-multitasking-in-dealing-with-health-crises Anna-Mia Ekström has been involved with the Centre for Health Crises since the very beginning and is now a part of its first steering group. Before the Centre was formed, she was a member of KI’s interdisciplinary resource team post COVID-19 (KIRP), and the task force that helped shape the centre. Just like with her many other engagements her aim is to make a difference, especially for the most vulnerable. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:50:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-study-on-the-relation-between-extreme-weather-events-and-death The majority of cold wave related deaths occurred in middle-income countries followed by high-income countries, deaths were likely to occur during heat waves than cold waves or severe winter weather, in particularly in high-income countries and increased CO2 emissions can result in an increased number of deaths during severe weather events. That is the conclusion of a recently published study that looked at extreme weather events and deaths in the years 1999 to 2018. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:58:22 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-research-published-recently-by-the-centre-for-research-on-health-care-in-disasters The Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters has had three articles published so far during the month of May. One covers the development of quality assurance tools for ICUs in Lebanon, whilst the other looks at the experiences of moral challenges among disaster health care responders, and the consequences thereof. The third reviews autotransfusion in low income areas. Wed, 25 May 2022 21:05:32 +0200 https://news.ki.se/johan-von-schreeb-wants-to-create-order-in-chaos When others run away from bad things, Johan von Schreeb can be found dashing towards them. He has a wealth of experience in bringing order to chaotic situations – but as an administrator, he’s a complete disaster. Meet the professor who wants to control the health crises of the future. Wed, 25 May 2022 08:44:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/a-team-from-ki-went-to-moldova-to-conduct-mass-casualty-exercises Six people, members of staff or affiliated, from KI went to Moldova on short notice to support the healthcare system there by conducting mass casualty exercises and training in triage and treatment of war wounds. The work was done through KI’s Centre for Health Crises, on a request from the WHO. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:55:19 +0200 https://news.ki.se/christine-felt-empowered-after-the-public-health-in-disasters-erasmus-mundus-masters-programme Christine Fransman was looking for something new in her career and wanted to learn more about health care in disasters when she found the Public Health in Disasters Erasmus Mundus Master's programme at Karolinska Institutet. She has a background in health science and works as a research manager in a hospital in her native Netherlands. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:21:36 +0200 https://news.ki.se/minister-for-education-anna-ekstrom-visits-karolinska-institutet The February sun was glittering in the glazed facades when Karolinska Institutet welcomed Minister for Education Anna Ekström on Monday 28 February. Meanwhile, the situation grew gloomier in Ukraine, which was demonstrated by, amongst other things, a lecture in disaster medicine. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:38:35 +0100 https://news.ki.se/johan-von-schreeb-named-director-of-the-new-centre-for-health-crises Johan von Schreeb, professor of global disaster medicine and director of the Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters at Karolinska Institutet, has been named director of KI’s newly established Centre for Health Crises. The aim is to create a center based on KI’s knowledge and capability, that finds connections between groups and people, with the aim of increasing preparedness for a new pandemic or health crisis. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:35:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/virtual-triage-exercise-prepares-students-to-handle-real-disasters There has been a road traffic accident. Several cars, a lorry and a bus are involved. Almost a hundred people are injured, resources are limited, and the nearest hospital is a long way away. It might not look like that when a group of around ten teachers sit behind their computers at the Centre for Research in Health Care in Disasters at the Department of Global Public Health, but that is what has happened. Although, it has happened virtually, inside the computer. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:06:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/meet-the-erasmus-mundus-students-of-20212022 The students in the 2021/2022 year of the Erasmus Mundus Master programme Public Health in Disasters are about to complete their time in Sweden and move on. We spoke to Rickkye Gan and Collins Santhanasamy about what made them interested in the programme, what they have learnt and what they will take with them from their time in Sweden. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:12:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-doctoral-student-and-nurse-martina-gustavsson-helps-displaced-in-haiti Poverty and violence were already endemic even before an earthquake hit Haiti in mid-August. Thousands of people now live in informal camp sites in the capital Port-au-Prince. KI doctoral student and nurse Martina Gustavsson went there to work with Doctors Without Borders’ emergency response team. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:57:48 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-disaster-medicine-expert-on-site-in-beirut-to-help-coordinate Johan von Schreeb, Specialist in General Surgery and Disaster medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, has been on site in Beirut for a couple of days now. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:37:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/maintaining-health-services-during-challenges-requires-collaboration-flexibility-and-clear-decision-making Key factors for health systems to maintain health services when faced with challenges are collaboration, clear decision-making for health system workers as well as flexible response plans, according to a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet. Wed, 27 May 2020 12:10:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/moral-distress-can-affect-healthcare-personnel-during-covid-19-crisis With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and a healthcare sector under increasing strain, healthcare personnel can find themselves facing difficult situations and moral challenges. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have recently published a paper in the journal Prehospital and Disaster Medicine precising what is known about moral distress, its risk and protection factors and likely implications. They also present suggestions about how the adverse effects can be mitigated. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:53:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/karolinska-institutet-to-give-covid-19-training Karolinska Institutet’s Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters has been tasked by the National Board of Health and Welfare to arrange an education, training and practice package (e.g. on the handling of personal protective equipment) for medical personnel in connection with the Covid-19 outbreak. Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:22:49 +0100 https://news.ki.se/johan-von-schreeb-appointed-professor-of-global-disaster-medicine Johan von Schreeb is appointed Professor of Global Disaster Medicine at the Department of Public Health Sciences, from 15 October 2019. Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:44:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/disaster-medicine-at-ki-collaborating-with-the-who Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:46:14 +0100 https://news.ki.se/johan-von-schreeb-puts-his-research-into-practice-in-mosul Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:24:15 +0100