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WPRO EHA reviews safe hospitals project 2-4 March 2011 |
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 9 March 2011 – The Emergency and Humanitarian Action (EHA) unit of the WHO
Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO), in partnership with the
University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), conducted the midterm
review of the second phase of the Hospitals Safe from Disasters (HSFD) campaign
on 2-4 March 2011 in Manila.
The second phase of the project aims to expand mapping and assessment of
different levels of hospitals in small and medium sized cities, integrate HSFD
concepts in national development plans and policies, and support further
development and adaptation of tools and resources. This will mainstream disaster
risk reduction in the health sector within the framework of the global campaign
for safer cities in 2010-2011.
More information on WPRO Safe hospitals project
HSFD Project documents |
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One Million Safe Schools and Hospitals Initiative |
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Kathmandu Declaration on Protecting Health Facilities from Disasters |
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Health Ministers from WHO's 11 Member States in
South-East Asia have committed themselves to making health facilities more resilient by adopting the Kathmandu Declaration on Protecting Health Facilities from Disasters. This declaration was adopted at the conclusion of the Twenty-seventh Health Minister’s Meeting in
Kathmandu in September 2009.
Read the declaration |
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Sixty-third World Health Assembly |
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side event on
Will health services function when most needed? Experiences from recent earthquakes
19 May 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
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Theme title: Sustaining Healthcare Facilities Performance during Natural Disasters
Background and Scope
Recent statistics suggest an increase in natural disasters around the world due to climate change and global warming. Although the annual number of fatalities has reduced since the start of the twentieth century, the number of affected people requiring immediate treatment has increased. The discontinuity of medical services in such events has encouraged the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) appeal to not let hospitals be victims of emergencies and it launched a global campaign, Hospitals Safe from Disasters. The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva 16-19 June 2009 concluded by calling for a 50 percent reduction in disaster related deaths by 2015. |
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Thematic Platform: Disaster Risk Reduction for Health |
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 At the 2009 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, participants supported a proposal to establish a Thematic Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction for Health. The launch of this platform, dedicated to protecting public health through disaster risk reduction, coincides with the International Day for Disaster Reduction on 14 October 2009.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Secretariat for International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) have committed to establish the platform, through which local, national and international partners will collaborate on actions to reduce deaths, injuries and illness from emergencies, disasters and other crises. A key goal of the platform is to improve the health and well-being of millions of people at risk through enhanced risk reduction and emergency preparedness, and by integrating risk reduction in disaster recovery and reconstruction for health.
This document describes the platform’s rationale and terms of reference to facilitate these actions on disaster risk reduction for health. |
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International Day for Disaster Reduction 2009 |
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WHO online radio podcast - Providing health care in times of crisis
WHO experts in disaster risk reduction, along with Goodwill Ambassador Jet Li, discuss why it is crucial to make hospitals safe from disasters. Listen to this episode - duration 5 min [mp3 2.9Mb]
Special report
Review of five London hospital fires an their management. London National Health Services sites experienced number of significant fires during 2008/09. The experiences in London demonstrate the critical importance of being prepared for emergencies - this report shares lessons learned to support people in the wider National Health Services when developing local plans. |
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