Identifying key research themes is vital to address the urgent need for Health EDRM research to develop evidence-based policies, programmes and practices for effective all-hazards health emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Four research themes were identified at an expert meeting in 2018. WKC called for proposals and initiated four research projects in 2019. The 2nd core group meeting in 2020 further identified more emerging research needs and two more projects commenced in 2021. 

The WHO Guidance on Research Methods for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management was developed in 2021 in order to facilitate more research that cam provide high-quality evidence for well-informed decision making for Health EDRM. The WHO Global Dissemination Initiative aims to promote the Guidance at various presentations and to encourage active implementation in teaching and training activities across the globe with the support of key participants in the Health EDRM Research Network.

1. Kayano R, Nomura S, Abrahams J, Huda Q, Chan EYY, Murray V. Progress towards the Development of Research Agenda and the Launch of Knowledge Hub: The WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (Health EDRM RN). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(9):4959.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094959. 
2. Nomura S, Kayano R, Egawa S, Harada N, Koido Y. Expected Scopes of Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health EDRM): Report on the Expert Workshop at the Annual Conference for the Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine 2020. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(9):4447.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094447. 
3. Kayano R, Chan EY, Murray V, Abrahams J, Barber SL. WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (TPRN): Report of the Kobe Expert Meeting. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(7):E1232. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071232.
4. Kubo T, Tanasan A, Herbosa T, Buddh N, Fernando F, Kayano R. Health Data Collection Before, During and After Emergencies and Disasters-The Result of the Kobe Expert Meeting. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(5):E893. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050893.
5. Aung MN, Murray V, Kayano R. Research Methods and Ethics in Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management: The Result of the Kobe Expert Meeting. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(5):E770. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050770.
6. Généreux M, Schulter PJ, Takahashi S, Usami S, Mashino S, Kayano R, Kim Y. Psychosocial Management Before, During, and After Emergencies and Disasters-Results from the Kobe Expert Meeting. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(8):E1309. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16081309.
7. Chan EYY, Murray V. What are the health research needs for the Sendai Framework. Lancet. 2017;390:e35–e36. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31670-7.
8. Lo STT, Chan EYY, Chan GKW, Murray V, Abrahams J, Ardalan A, Kayano R, Yau JCW. Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM): Developing the Research Field within the Sendai Framework Paradigm. Int. J. Disaster Risk Sci. 2017;8:145–149. doi: 10.1007/s13753-017-0122-0.

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UNDRR/ISC Hazard definition and classification review (2020)

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Using UNDRR/ISC Hazard Information Profiles to manage risk and implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (May 2022)