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Interpreting the Pandemic for Decision Making and Action

Emergency Planning

As the Covid-19 pandemic progresses, causing distributed crises in one country after another, it is like watching all I have taught about for the last four decades flash past in a sort of speeded-up film. My primary message was that a pandemic is as much a socio-economic and behavioural problem as a medical and epidemiological one.

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Pandemic Planning: What is a Pandemic Operating Regime, and do I need one?

Plan B Consulting

Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.

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Pandemic Planning: What is a Pandemic Operating Regime, and do I need one?

Plan B Consulting

Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Non-seasonal influenza retains the potential to cause a pandemic on the level of that of 1918-1920.

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Crisis Management Explained: A Comprehensive Guide

Bernstein Crisis Management

Key activities in this stage include: Risk analysis: Conducting a comprehensive analysis of the organization’s operations to identify potential threats and assess their probability and potential impact.

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PagerDuty Dutonians raise $26,000 in Step Challenge for Humanity Matters by AJ Dullard

PagerDuty

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us some important lessons. The PagerDuty APJ (Asia Pacific Japan) Team initially partnered with Humanity Matters for a company volunteer activation with PagerDuty.org in February 2021. And as a regularly active team, EMEA was highly motivated to put our best foot forward every day!”

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How to Navigate the Cybersecurity Minefield of Remote Work

LogisManager

According to an INTERPOL report , between January and April 2020, there was a significant increase in malicious cyber activities attributed to the pandemic shift to WFH. A risk-based approach to cybersecurity involves several key steps: Risk Identification: Document all potential threats and vulnerabilities.