by Nadine Sulkowski F.ISRM
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of urban resilience and the need for robust pandemic preparedness in primary healthcare systems. The aim of this article is to explore the relationship between urban resilience and primary healthcare pandemic preparedness, highlighting the importance of investing in infrastructure, training, and resources, as well as strengthening community engagement and participation. Its objectives are to:
- Define urban resilience and primary healthcare pandemic preparedness
- Examine the weaknesses in urban resilience and primary healthcare systems exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Identify strategies for building urban resilience and improving pandemic preparedness in primary healthcare systems
- Introduce the Erasmus+ VET empowerment4pandemias project as an innovative initiative towards building pandemic resilience in the primary healthcare sector.
By achieving these objectives, this practitioner-orientated paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing conversation about how to build more resilient cities and primary healthcare systems in the face of public health emergencies.
