Open letter GPM Chair Mayor Kurz on Corona Crisis
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:15+01:0023 March 2020 - "For the first time we are facing a pandemic sparked by the Sars-CoV-2 virus. Together we must find a way to safeguard especially our vulnerable citizens and the health system that supports them. Mayors have the unique position to lead their cities, unite the people and to overcome the biggest obstacle [...]
Working to ensure pandemic preparedness in our cities
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:16+01:00Urban Pandemic Preparedness Working to ensure pandemic preparedness in our cities The total number of infectious disease outbreaks and diversity of pathogens have increased over the past few decades Urbanization directly contributes to the risk of infectious disease (as well as indirectly through ecological changes), and promotes disease emergence in urban populations by providing conditions ideal for [...]
How cities around the world are handling COVID-19 – and why we need to measure their preparedness
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:16+01:00An empty Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona during a partial lockdown of the city as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat coronavirus Image: REUTERS/Nacho Doce 17 Mar 2020 Robert MuggahPrincipal, SecDev Group Rebecca KatzCo-Director, Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University More than half the world's population lives in cities, [...]
