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Health Consequences Management in a Multi-Hazard Context: A Systematic Review of the Coincidence of Flood and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2024

Arezoo Yari ,
Md. Khalid Hasan ,
Homa Yousefi Khoshsabegheh ,
Mohsen Soufi Boubakran  and
Mohamad Esmaeil Motlagh Open the ORCID record for Mohamad Esmaeil Motlagh [Opens in a new window]
Arezoo Yari
Affiliation:
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Md. Khalid Hasan
Affiliation:
Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Homa Yousefi Khoshsabegheh
Affiliation:
Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Disaster Risk Management Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Mohsen Soufi Boubakran
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Mohamad Esmaeil Motlagh*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Ahvaz Jundishapur, University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Mohamad Esmaeil Motlagh; Email: Dr.motlagh.ms@gmail.com.
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Abstract

Objectives:

The co-occurring flood and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increase the consequences for health and life. This study examined the strategies to manage the health consequences of the co-occurring flood and COVID-19, with a specific focus on these 2 challenges.

Methods:

This review included all the studies published in peer-reviewed journals between January 1980 and June 2021. Several electronic databases were searched, including Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed. Mixed Methods Appraisal Tools (MMT), version 2018, assessed the articles retrieved through a comprehensive and systematic literature search. Descriptive and thematic analyses were carried out to derive strategies for managing the health consequences of the simultaneous flood and COVID-19.

Results:

Among 4271 identified articles, 10 were eligible for inclusion. In total, 199 strategies were identified in this review for managing the multi-hazard health consequences of flooding and COVID-19, which were classified into 9 categories and 25 subcategories. The categories included policy making and decision making, coordination, risk communication, logistics, planning, preparedness measures, response measures, social and humanitarian support, and actions of local communities and non-governmental organizations.

Conclusions:

Managing a multi-hazard and reducing its health consequences requires various actions. Flood management must be needed, and flood-affected people and their health should be protected.

Keywords

COVID-19floodhealth consequenceshealth managementmultiple hazard

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Systematic Review
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e84
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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