During the disaster response, WHO worked in coordination with many national and international medical teams at the ground being able to cover the affected areas in coordination. Without proper coordination, their efforts are duplicated and that creates gap, there are people somewhere else who could be getting help, but aren't. Medicines and supplies could go to waste. Nepal has withstood all the pressures and has been able to work under stress because of the preparedness and the value it possess, all Nepalese probably have understood in some hard way the value of preparedness and learnt from the experiences. Rebuilding after a disaster is an opportunity to be better prepared for the next.
URL: https://youtu.be/HL_cWHkfwq8
Duration: 00:00 - 07:36 min
Location: Disaster affected areas in Nepal
Content Rating: 'U'
Video quality: 480p
audio quality: Standard
Timeline:
00:55 - More than 31000 lives lost, 1200 health facilities lost after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and 7.3 magnitude aftershock that hit Nepal
01:05 - Response to disaster by Nepal & global health communities was one of the best in recent time, saved many more lives than were lost.
01:25 - 'Nepal falls in an Earthquake zone and we are aware of that, we have to be
prepared' - Poonam Khetrapal Singh, director WHO SEARO
01:55 - all 6 hospitals that were retrofitted and secured their equipment for
emergency period withstood the the disaster and continued their health services
02:23 - WHO trained GON and hospitals and developed specific plans in the event of the disaster until people knew exactly what to do when needed.
03:20 - Emergency fund and medical equipment were possible as soon as the disaster hit
because it had been on standby for these kind of emergencies and could be activated by a single phone call.
03:45 - WHO's immediate coordination of people, resources and information brought out the best results possible
04:41 - To evaluate the work of medical teams and monitor progress in the affected
areas, the ministry of health was equipped with an emergency health operation centers, a modular office where officials could report from the district with a clear picture of what was going on
05:10 - Focus also on possible onset of disease, water borne diseases, water sanitation and safe drinking water
06:32 - Long term goal is how to build back our country better, focusing on prevention
and preparedness, training more staffs and building safer hospitals in more places
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Publisher:
WHO SEARO
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Type / Script:
Video-Media
in English
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Keywords:
NATURAL DISASTER, EARTHQUAKE, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRES, STATE OF EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY RELIEF, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER VICTIMS, DISASTER RELIEF, WATER-RELATED DISEASES, WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT, WATER TREATMENT, SANITATION, HYGIENE
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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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