Dr Andrew Collins This is Me

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1. 1. www.rmets.org

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   Published on: 6/1/2008   Last Visited: 6/23/2008

   Dr Andrew Collins, Director, Disaster and Development Centre, Northumbria University

2. 2. Health Security in Disaster Resilience - Northumbria University, Newcastle UK

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   Published on: 5/30/2008   Last Visited: 6/26/2008

   Dr Andrew Collins, Director of Northumbria University's Disaster and Development Centre says: "It is essential that the role of health in disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority.We need to identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warning systems, using knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels".
   
   Dr Collins believes this requires reducing the underlying risk factors and strengthening the way we resist disasters at all levels, such that all aspects of health play a key role.
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   The research team includes Dr Andrew Collins and Dr Nibedita S Ray-Bennett from the Disaster and Development Centre, School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University and Professor Abbas Bhuiya and Papreen Nahar from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.
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   Dr Collins and Dr Ray-Bennett will be working with their partners in Bangladesh over the coming year including the southern cyclone region, central flood zone and a northern area of the country.

3. 3. Insight

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   Published on: 9/26/2007   Last Visited: 4/17/2008

   Dr Andrew Collins, Director of the Disaster and Development Centre, said: "It is essential that the role of health in disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority.
   
   "We need to identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warning systems, using knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels."
   
   The research team includes Dr Collins and Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett from the Disaster and Development Centre, which is based in the School of Applied Sciences, and Professor Abbas Bhuiya and Papreen Nahar from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.