VISION
Strengthened health systems capable of supporting safe, healthy and secure mass gatherings.
MISSION
To strengthen health security and health system resilience globally for mass gatherings in partnership with communities, government, non-government, industry, and academic organisations.
RECENT POSTS
Novel respiratory viruses in the context of mass-gathering events: A systematic review to inform event planning from a health perspective
Background: Mass-gathering events (MGEs) occur regularly throughout the world. As people congregate at MGEs, there is an increased risk of transmission of communicable diseases. Novel respiratory viruses, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-1 (SARS-CoV-1), Influenza [...]
Drug- and alcohol-related emergency department patient presentations during the 2018 Commonwealth Games: A multi-site retrospective analysis
Objective: To examine the impact of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on ED patient presentations related to drug(s) and/or alcohol. Methods: Retrospective observational study comparing ED patient presentations made pre, during and post the 2018 Commonwealth [...]
Recommencing mass gathering events in the context of COVID-19: Lessons from Australia
Dr Jamie Ranse was invited to speak at the Qatar Health 2021 conference on the topic of mass gathering events. This presentation focused on the recommencement of mass gatherings in the Australian context. In particular, [...]
