The report presents the methodology and findings of a seismic non-structural vulnerability assessment of 9 major hospitals in Nepal.The study was conducted by National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) under a contract with WHO-Nepal during March-November 2003.
Nepal has a high seismic risk and low level of preparedness in critical infrastructures including health facilities. In the past, big earthquakes such as the Great Nepal-Bihar earthquake in 1934 have caused huge numbers of casualties and damage to structures.The project "Non-Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Hospitals in Nepal" emphasizes the development of appropriate methodology for carrying out such non-structural vulneribility assessment.
#Earthquake #Preparedness #Construction #Hospitals
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Publisher:
NSET
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(2003
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Type / Script:
Progress Report
in English
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Keywords:
EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, SEISMIC ACTIVITY, NATURAL DISASTERS, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, EARTHQUAKES, CONSTRUCTION, PREDISASTER PLANNING, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
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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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