Preparedness for Health Crises: Planning and Resilience

Gamze KETREZa , Hülya ŞİRİNb

aCommunity Health Center, Muş, Türkiye
bUniversity of Health Sciences Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Ankara, Türkiye

ABSTRACT
A crisis is an extraordinary situation that usually occurs suddenly and unexpectedly, affecting individuals, society and even the whole world, disrupting the normal functioning of institutions, threatening financial resources and the welfare of individuals. Situations such as natural disasters, epidemics, climate change, migration, terrorism are health crises that can occur globally. Crises have a very important place in health services that must continue uninterruptedly. Because they cause irreversible loss of life or illness or disability. Therefore, effective management of health crises is very important. For effective management, it is necessary to be prepared for all kinds of crises and to intervene effectively during the crisis. The planning and preparation phase is very important for an effective intervention in case of a crisis. Good crisis management is ensured by the cooperation and coordination of well-prepared, well-planned, well-organized, well-trained institutions, resilient societies and international organizations. More investment should be made in preparation and planning for future crises, prioritizing public health services. Thus, the damage caused by crises will be significantly prevented.
Keywords: Health crises; resilience; global collaboration

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