Strengthening Radiological Emergency Preparedness through a Tabletop Exercise: Lessons from a Multi-Agency Response Assessment in Ukraine
While Ukraine demonstrates functional emergency response frameworks, specific radiological preparedness requires enhancement. Regular multiagency drills, improved staff protection policies, standardized decontamination protocols, and robust public information systems are essential for effective radiological emergency response.
Authors
- Jarno Habicht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7947-3114)
- Landry Ndriko Mayigane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-8040)
- Philip Bacchus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9800-1957)
- Emanuele Bruni
- Zhanat Carr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7553-8831)
- Frederik Copper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-8820)
- Khamdam Akbarov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-2427)
- Yaroslav Levchenko
- Akbar Esengulov
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (DK)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.10250
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- European Commission