About the Authors

Martin Gerdin

martin.gerdin@ki.se

Affiliation Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters, Health Systems and Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Mike Clarke

Affiliations All-Ireland Hub for Trials Methodology Research, Centre for Public Health, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Royal Hospitals, Belfast, United Kingdom, Evidence Aid, Oxford, United Kingdom

Claire Allen

Affiliation Evidence Aid, Oxford, United Kingdom

Bonnix Kayabu

Affiliation Evidence Aid, Centre for Global Health & School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

William Summerskill

Affiliation The Lancet, London, United Kingdom

Declan Devane

Affiliation National University of Ireland Galway & West Northwest Hospitals Group, Ireland

Malcolm MacLachlan

Affiliation Centre for Global Health & School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Paul Spiegel

Affiliation United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland

Anjan Ghosh

Affiliation Extreme Events and Health Protection, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Rony Zachariah

Affiliation Operational Research, Médecins Sans Frontières- Brussels Operational Centre, Gasperich, Luxembourg

Saurabh Gupta

Affiliation Department of Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Virginia Barbour

Affiliation Medicine Editorial Director, PLOS, Brisbane, Australia

Virginia Murray

Affiliation Extreme Events and Health Protection, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

Johan von Schreeb

Affiliation Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters, Health Systems and Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: MG declares no competing interests. MC is a founder and current Director of Evidence Aid. CA is employed as Knowledge Manager for Evidence Aid. BK is employed as Coordinator for Evidence Aid. WS is a member of the Evidence Aid Advisory Board. DD is a member of the Evidence Aid Advisory Board. MM is a member of the Evidence Aid Advisory Board. PS declares no competing interests. AG declares no competing interests. RZ declares no competing interests. SG is a member of the Evidence Aid Advisory Board. VB is Medicine Editorial Director, PLOS; and a member of the Evidence Aid Advisory Board. VM is an editor of PLoS Currents Disasters and employed in the UK as the Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection at Public Health England. VM is actively engaged as part of her work to build a better evidence base for preparedness, response, and recovery to extreme events. VM is the Vice-Chair of the UNISDR Science and Technical Advisory Group where they are working to show that science is useful, usable, and used for disaster risk reduction. VM is a member of the Evidence Aid Advisory Board. JvS declares no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: MG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MG, MC, CA, BK, WS, DD, MM, PS, AG, RZ, SG, VB, VM, JvS. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: MG, MC, CA, BK, WS, DD, MM, PS, AG, RZ, SG, VB, VM, JvS. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: MG, MC, CA, BK, WS, DD, MM, PS, AG, RZ, SG, VB, VM, JvS.