STAMINA Newsletter: 1^st Edition

Welcome to the STAMINA project newsletter, a guide to our latest work and news. STAMINA is a H2020 project (No. 883441) developing a smart support platform that will assist pandemic crisis management practitioners at a regional, national and international level. The STAMINA toolset will be accompanied by a set of guidelines on effective implementation of risk communication principles and best practices in cross-organisational preparedness and response plans.

The STAMINA consortium unites a diverse range of experts and organisations, including decision makers, policymakers, national planners, public authorities, health care workers, regional emergency management agencies, first responders, NGOs, social scientists, (bio)informaticians, research organisations and IT experts.

Read more about the project here and check out our latest news.

Latest News

Press Announcement: New EU-funded project launched to build smart support platform for pandemic prediction and management.

Communicable diseases that spread from one human to another have the potential to result in serious cross-border public health threats.In response to this, 37 organisations from across the EU (and beyond) have united to deliver a two-year Horizon 2020 innovation project. The STAMINA solution will assist national planners, regional crisis management agencies, first responders and citizens by achieving five key goals. Read more

Getting the end-user perspective – interview with Charon van der Ham from Crisisplan

Throughout the first months of the STAMINA project, end-user partners have had to define the user requirements for the project, such as the structure, usability, feature range, and output of the planned system. We met with Charon van der Ham, advisor at CPLAN, in order to find out more about their approach to collecting user requirements. Read more

STAMINA gathers insights from experts across Europe

Working with end-users has been an essential early step for STAMINA. Throughout the first months of the project, the partners have been busy hosting 5 local virtual end-user workshops across Europe as well as one collective pan-European one, with the primary aim of identifying the challenges faced by professionals working in the fields of pandemic threats and crisis management. Read more

Events

How do first responders train for real action?

Partners from STAMINA took part in a successful event about public protection and disaster relief. It took place on 20 November 2020 and was hosted by the Public Safety Communications Europe Forum. Some concrete solutions prepared in three EU-funded projects — STAMINA, IN-PREP, and iTRACK — were presented. Read more

Looking forward to digital futures

STAMINA was showcased at the launch of Brunel University London's new Institute of Digital Futures at a virtual event that heralded the importance of digital research and innovation for tackling many of the grand challenges faced by society. This platform enabled participants to view 32 stands of recent research. Read more

Preparing for the next pandemic: the role of civil protection

Nicosia Risk Forum is an innovative event for the area of South-Eastern Europe, which brings together academic, industrial, governmental, policy, and other societal stakeholders with a significant interest in societal safety. #NRF2020 “Preparing for the Next Pandemic – the important role of Civil Protection: A Regional View” was organised under the auspices of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus Dr. Nikos Christodoulides. Read more

Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to the delay in acceptance or the refusal of vaccines, despite the availability of vaccination services. It’s a serious risk to the people who aren’t getting vaccinated as well as the wider community. Read more

What are the different COVID-19 candidate vaccines and how do they work?

Three COVID-19 vaccine candidates are leading the race to become available to immunise populations. But there are substantial differences between them, including their composition, price and distribution capacity. Here’s a look at the three coronavirus vaccines for which we’ve received preliminary results. Read more

G20 release report on digital health interventions for pandemic management

The first G20 report in area of digital health, Report on Digital Health Implementation Approach to Pandemic Management, was announced in advent of the G20 Summit. This report promptly outlines digital health emergency responses landscape and proposed actions and implementation recommendations. Read more

For more information on the STAMINA project please visit our website:

www.stamina-project.eu

Email: info@stamina-project.eu

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 883441. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.

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