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Nebil Achour is an Associate Professor in Disaster Mitigation and Course Leader for the MSc Healthcare Management program at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. He specializes in healthcare resilience to disasters, hospital safety, and global healthcare leadership. He holds a PhD in Disaster Mitigation Engineering from Kanazawa University (Japan) and has over 20 years of experience in disaster risk reduction, including roles at Loughborough University and WHO collaborations. His research focuses on enhancing healthcare infrastructure resilience through innovation in emergency planning, disaster mitigation strategies, and global health policy. He has authored over 50 publications and received awards for research excellence.
Education:
- PhD in Disaster Mitigation Engineering, Kanazawa University (Japan)
- MSc in Disaster Mitigation Engineering, Kanazawa University (Japan)
- BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering, Tunis Advanced School of Science and Technology (Tunisia)
Research Interests: Innovations in healthcare emergency planning, global challenges in healthcare resilience, hospital staff resilience, disaster prevention, and sustainability in healthcare infrastructure. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to strengthen healthcare systems against natural hazards and pandemics.
Key Achievements:
- Member of the WHO Hospital Safety Index revision panel
- Co-chaired international resilience workshops (FIReS Webinars 2021–2022)
- Recipient of the Best Paper Award (CIB World Congress 2010) and Emerald Literati Awards (2015–2016)
Grants & Consultancy: Led the £11M HaCIRIC research center, advised WHO on hospital safety in multiple countries (e.g., Montenegro, Jordan), and contributed to global health resilience frameworks. His research spans national and international collaborations, including post-earthquake investigations and pandemic response strategies.
Professional Activities: Editorial roles in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness and International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. Active in committees such as the CIB World Building Congress and TRC Journal of Medicine. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
