26 hospitals (3 completely and 23 partially) are damaged and more than 900 primary health care centers and health posts have been rendered nonfunctional. A total of 46 National Medical Teams and 99 Foreign Medical Teams are working in the affected districts. Ongoing priorities are to manage the injured, increase presence in districts to support district response, prepare for the upcoming monsoon period, restore primary health care services with logistical support (medical supplies, tents) and provide rehabilitation support to the patients discharged from the hospitals. Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) will issue ID cards for people that have under-gone major surgeries and those who require long-term care. WHO emphasized the need for a coordinated response in providing mental health and psychsocial support and has advised against medicalizing problems.
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WHO
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Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
EARTHQUAKES, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, NATURAL DISASTERS, DISASTER-PRONE AREAS, DISASTER RELIEF, DISASTER VICTIMS, SEISMIC ACTIVITY, GEOLOGICAL FAULTS, LANDSLIDES, AID COORDINATION, FOREIGN MEDICAL TEAMS, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH AID, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICAL COOPERATION, HEALTH PERSONNEL, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, DISEASE REPORTING, DISEASE PREVENTION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REHABILITATION, HEALTH CENTRES
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Thematic Group:
WHO
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World Health Organization
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Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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