Abstract

With markedly increasing urbanization around the world, strengthening of urban disaster response capacity is a global priority. Four billion people in the world’s cities are estimated by the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations to have inadequate urban infrastructure and services. Cities are becoming increasingly at risk for a myriad of disasters due to a confluence of environmental, political, economic, and social factors. Well-functioning urban emergency health response systems are critical to the survival and well-being of one's population.

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