Event Information

This workshop aims to gain understanding of Sri Lanka’s health system and emergency response strengths and challenges faced in relation to the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. Alongside this, we will explore the rebuilding in Colombo and lessons learnt across the last 5 years. Through this we will identify potential research and policy opportunities for further strengthening response and preparedness in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.

The event will focus on two main themes: the response to the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings and the rebuilding following the devastating event, covering the following topics:

  • Explosive violence data collection & casualty reporting

  • Communciation & decision making

  • Patterns of blast injuries

  • Opportunities to strengthen emergency response

  • Reverberating effects

  • Mitigating blast injury threats

  • Blast-resilient design in urban settings

  • Sharing best practice

This two-day meeting will include presentations, interactive activities and discussions facilitated by the IBRN team.

Event Date: 2-3 July 2024                    

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Venue: Shangri-La Hotel

Organisers: University of Southampton

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This event was funded by the Clinical Informatics Research Unit.