Abstract
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the
European region is in a “polycrisis” and “permacrisis” that
goes far beyond pandemic, climate change, and war [1]. The
ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
with hundreds of millions of confirmed cases and over 3
million recorded deaths in Europe so far, is another crisis
that has put health at the top of the scientific agenda [2].
Then, there is the current monkeypox emergency that is
causing additional international concern [3]. And, finally,
there is the devastating war in Ukraine, which unfortunately shows no signs of de-escalation and is exacerbated
by horrific attacks on healthcare facilities and providers
[4]. Other potentially devastating scenarios include climatic
emergencies (tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail), earthquakes
and tsunamis, fires, floods, chemical/biological/radiological
emergencies, plane crashes, terrorism and bioterrorism,
civil unrest, and so on. Specifically, with respect to infectious diseases, the response capabilities of clinical laboratories are necessary to ensure the timeliness, completeness,
and accuracy of case reporting during outbreaks and
enhance feedback and transparency.
European region is in a “polycrisis” and “permacrisis” that
goes far beyond pandemic, climate change, and war [1]. The
ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
with hundreds of millions of confirmed cases and over 3
million recorded deaths in Europe so far, is another crisis
that has put health at the top of the scientific agenda [2].
Then, there is the current monkeypox emergency that is
causing additional international concern [3]. And, finally,
there is the devastating war in Ukraine, which unfortunately shows no signs of de-escalation and is exacerbated
by horrific attacks on healthcare facilities and providers
[4]. Other potentially devastating scenarios include climatic
emergencies (tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail), earthquakes
and tsunamis, fires, floods, chemical/biological/radiological
emergencies, plane crashes, terrorism and bioterrorism,
civil unrest, and so on. Specifically, with respect to infectious diseases, the response capabilities of clinical laboratories are necessary to ensure the timeliness, completeness,
and accuracy of case reporting during outbreaks and
enhance feedback and transparency.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | E235-E238 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Nov 2023 |
