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Health Consequences Management in a Multi-Hazard Context: A Systematic Review of the Coincidence of Flood and the Covid-19 Pandemic Publisher Pubmed



Yari A1, 2 ; Hasan MK3 ; Yousefi Khoshsabegheh H4, 5 ; Soufi Boubakran M6 ; Motlagh ME7
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  1. 1. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
  3. 3. Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
  4. 4. Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Disaster Risk Management Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Pediatrics, Ahvaz Jundishapur, University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Source: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Published:2024


Abstract

Objectives: The co-occurring flood and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increase the consequences for health and life. This study examined the strategies to manage the health consequences of the co-occurring flood and COVID-19, with a specific focus on these 2 challenges. Methods: This review included all the studies published in peer-reviewed journals between January 1980 and June 2021. Several electronic databases were searched, including Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed. Mixed Methods Appraisal Tools (MMT), version 2018, assessed the articles retrieved through a comprehensive and systematic literature search. Descriptive and thematic analyses were carried out to derive strategies for managing the health consequences of the simultaneous flood and COVID-19. Results: Among 4271 identified articles, 10 were eligible for inclusion. In total, 199 strategies were identified in this review for managing the multi-hazard health consequences of flooding and COVID-19, which were classified into 9 categories and 25 subcategories. The categories included policy making and decision making, coordination, risk communication, logistics, planning, preparedness measures, response measures, social and humanitarian support, and actions of local communities and non-governmental organizations. Conclusions: Managing a multi-hazard and reducing its health consequences requires various actions. Flood management must be needed, and flood-affected people and their health should be protected. © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.