“...a critical first step in helping hospitals evaluate their disaster plans...that knowledge can help hospitals make important changes to their response plans now before a disaster strikes,” says AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
Opening in Davos today, the International Disaster and Risk conference aims at formulating practical ideas for action resulting in a compendium of '100 ideas for action' to help with the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action....
“One hopes this is a lesson for the design standards which will come out from the Department of the Environment hopefully later this year,” said Prof John Sweeney of the National University of Ireland...
World Health Organization's Regional Office for the Western Pacific says structural safety of hospitals needs to be ensured to allow continuous services in times of disaster...
"Cities need to understand that there are short-term, mid-term and longer-term actions that can and are being taken to build their resilience," said Fatima Shah of the World Bank's urban development sector unit....
El Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Indotel) y el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) informaron ayer que probaron “con éxito” el “Sistema de información de alerta” que permitirá utilizar el espectro radioeléctrico (teléfonos, celulares, televisión y radio) para prevenir situaciones de desastres. El “Sistema de Información de Alerta” fue creado por el consejo directivo del Indotel para facilitar al Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) informar a la ciudadanía sobre situaciones de catástrofes utilizando los servicios telefónicos o de difusión en todo el país.
Initiated by Peru with support from Australia and Indonesia, the framework will focus on monitoring volcanoes and hydrographic watersheds where the "El Nino" phenomenon is generated....
