The first earthquake on 25 April measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale and the second on 12 May measuring 7.3 failed to disrupt services at Kathmandu’s largest public hospitals, including Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Patan Hospital, Civil Service Hospital, Birendra Army Hospital and the trauma centre at Bir Hospital. As of today, more than 8200 people are reported to have been killed in the earthquakes and over 19 000 injured. In Nepal, hospital retrofitting, which involves everything from repairing cracks in walls to installing seismic belts and roof bracing, has been a core part of preparedness plans. “Retrofitting meant that when the earthquakes struck the hospitals did not collapse,” said Dr Roderico Ofrin, WHO’s Health Response Leader. “It is clear that the investment in time and resources paid off.”Preparedness for Emergency Programme says the response to the earthquake by health care providers was resilient because of pre-planning and training initiatives. “The most helpful part during the earthquake response was the hospital emergency preparedness plan. People knew what to do, where to meet and how things will flow when the earthquake happened,” he said.
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Progress Report
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Keywords:
EARTHQUAKES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL PHENOMENA, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, EMERGENCY RELIEF, HOSPITALS, FUNDS, DISEASES, REHABILITATION CENTRES, HEALTH SERVICES, INVESTMENTS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION, HEALTH, IMMUNIZATION, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, WATER, SANITATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, CHILDREN, FAMILY PLANNING, MALNUTRITION, PREGNANCY, WATER SUPPLY, MEDICINE, LATRINES, HUMAN RESOURCES, SPINAL INJURY, MENTAL ILLNESS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, DEATHS, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
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World Health Organization
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13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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