Editorials - Disasters

Helping people make well-informed decisions before, during and after disasters: the Evidence Aid initiative

• By: By Mike Clarke, Claire Allen and Bonnix Kayabu
• On: November 07, 2011, 19:46

Keywords:

• The Cochrane Library
• Disasters
• Evidence synthesis
• Global health
• Humanitarian emergencies

As we watch the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Turkey and the ongoing flooding in Thailand, the need for reliable information on the effects of interventions and actions, by people engaged in disaster planning and response, feels ever more pressing. Evidence Aid, a global initiative that arose within The Cochrane Collaboration, is trying to meet this need ...