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Panel 2.12: The Health Sector Contribution to Disaster Reduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Marc Gordon
Affiliation:
European Community Humanitarian Office
Jean Luc Poncelet
Affiliation:
Area Manager, Pan-American Health an Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/World Health Organization)
Marcel Dubouloz
Affiliation:
Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre
Salvano Briceno
Affiliation:
Director, United Nations (UN) International national Strategy for Disaster Reduction

Abstract

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.12, The Health Sector Contribution to Disaster Reduction, of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related the healt sector's contribution to disaster reduction as pertain to the damage created by the Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) issues; (2) lessons learned; and (3) recommendations.

Type
WHO Special Report: Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005

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