The Column Vol 59
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE AHA CENTRE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
The AHA Centre has also been heavily affected by the pandemic, although fortunately no staff has been infected by the virus so far. However, as a regional organisation, many of the AHA Centre’s activities include travel and engagements across the region. Therefore, travel restrictions have caused the Centre to postpone or cancel programmes and events that have been planned.
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE AHA CENTRE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
The AHA Centre has also been heavily affected by the pandemic, although fortunately no staff has been infected by the virus so far. However, as a regional organisation, many of the AHA Centre’s activities include travel and engagements across the region. Therefore, travel restrictions have caused the Centre to postpone or cancel programmes and events that have been planned.
MONTHLY DISASTER REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
MARCH | DISASTER MONITORING & ANALYSIS (DMA) UNIT AHA CENTRE
The month of March ended the first quarter of 2020, with a small reduction (11%) of disaster occurrences when compared to the five-year average for the month, with a majority of the recorded disasters formed by flooding events.
PANDEMICS
THROUGHOUT HISTORY
We have begun the new decade with a significant and complex challenge, as the entire world comes face-to-face with the Coronavirus pandemic. While this may form a new context for many nations and people, it is only the most recent of many pandemics that have challenges the human race throughout history.