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Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER 3) from 2009 – 2014

Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre will undertake the 60 months project, Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER 3) from 2009 – 2014. The key objectives of the project are to enhance disaster response capacity, reduce mortality, and increase the survival rate of disaster victims at all levels in nine (9) Asian countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam; to establish system for enhancing community-level first responder capacity in disaster-prone communities in the six PEER program countries and to improve the capacity of hospitals and medical facilities to be prepared to manage emergencies and mass casualty events in non-PEER countries in Asia.

New publication

ADPC Newsletter: Safer health facilities from disaster risk reduction initiatives from disaster risk reduction initiatives
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WHO-CDC Bibliography on Safe Health Facilities

WHO has partnered with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) in on the development of an extensive bibliography on Safe Health Facilities. The database of more than 500 citations from many sources and in multiple languages has been refined from over 6000 original citations . The citations have been grouped in the following categories:

assessments
case studies and lessons
exercises and training
facility design and construction
general preparedness
integration and coordination
plans and planning
recovery
security
supply management and essential services
surge capacity
tools and guidelines

CRID (Panama), US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and PAHO have provided guidance on the project. The bibliography complements CRID's collection of about 50 full-text articles on Safe Hospitals. A search engine will be provided to enable searching of the bibliographic database.

World Health Day 2009

Save lives. Make hospitals safe in emergencies

World Health Day 2009 focuses on the safety of health facilities and the readiness of health workers who treat those affected by emergencies. Health centres and staff are critical life-lines for vulnerable people in disasters - treating injuries, preventing illnesses and caring for people's health needs.

They are cornerstones for primary health care in communities –meeting everyday needs, such as safe childbirth services, immunizations and chronic disease care that must continue in emergencies. Often, already fragile health systems are unable to keep functioning through a disaster, with immediate and future public health consequences.

World Health Day 2009 website

WHO Regional World Health Day websites

African Region ¦ Region of the Americas ¦ South-East Asia Region ¦ European Region ¦ Eastern Mediterranean Region ¦ Western Pacific Region

WHO regional web pages on safe hospitals

Around the world, WHO regional offices are working with governments, health workers, academics and other stakeholders to make hospitals safe from disasters. Go straight to regionally specific information and resources on the following special web pages and websites dedicated to this issue.

WHO Americas Regional Office / Pan American Health Organization (AMRO/PAHO)
WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO)
WHO European Regional Office (EURO)
WHO South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO)
WHO Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO)

What is the Hospital Safety Index?

More than half of the 16,000 hospitals in Latin America and the Caribbean are in areas at high risk for disasters. The Hospital Safety Index helps health facilities assess their safety and avoid becoming a casualty of disasters.

The Hospital Safety Index provides a snapshot of the probability that a hospital or health facility will continue to function in emergency situations. It takes into account structural, nonstructural and functional factors, including the environment and the health services network to which it belongs.