Governance

Vulnerability reduction in health facilities should not be circumscribed to protect the life of their occupants and the investment itself but ensure that the health facilities must keep functioning during a disaster event. This implies the increase of its

Some 80 people, including government officials at national and provincial level, representatives of UN agencies, as well as national and international NGOs, convened in Jakarta on 16 and 17 May 2005 for a two-day lessons learned and best practices

This report on equity in post-tsunami assistance, with a focus on Sri Lanka, was commissioned by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery (OSE), and financed by the Department for International Development, the Government of the United

More than 75 representatives of key stakeholders involved in the tsunami response convened in Colombo on the 8th and 9th of June 2005 for a one-and-a-half day ‘Lessons Learned and Best Practice’ workshop. The representatives were from national, provincial

The tsunami of 26 December 2004 devastated the lives of millions of people in the Indian Ocean region. After a year, despite massive amounts of aid provided to the countries in the region, the long-term livelihood prospects of survivors remain uncertain

It was recognized at the outset that Thailand had not requested international financial assistance following the tsunami, but that technical assistance, including from international actors such as the United Nations system, had been welcomed. It was also

The report documents the efforts taken by the Thai Government, public, private sector and civil society in responding to the disaster. Unlike the other affected countries, Thailand did not formally appeal for international support, and the Government led

The purpose of this paper is to outline current and potential future threats to human health with potential implications for security, to take stock of lessons learnt, to propose a way forward towards enhancing health security in the WHO European Region