Improving health system resilience through continuous nowcasting of undetected public health disruption during floods: a multi-country precision intelligence study

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Background:
Climate-exacerbated flooding triggers global public health crises, costing lives, livelihoods, and jeopardising fragile healthcare systems. Despite well-established disaster management frameworks, the timely communication of rapid, locally actionable information remains lacking—leaving vulnerable populations at risk. We developed and operationally validated an open-access monitoring system across six South Asian nations, reporting the public health impact of th... Expand abstract

Authors: Nazir, U; Shehabi, M; Mahmood, H; Stuart, E; Rajapakse, L

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Not peer reviewed
• Preprint server: SSRN
• Publication date: 2026-09-02
• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.7353571
• Language: English
• Keywords: health resilience; digital public infrastructure; global health; universal health coverage; climate adaptation; loss and damage; remote monitoring; early warning