Plan of action on safe hospitals

This plan aims to facilitate the adoption by the Member States of the theme 'hospitals safe from disaster' as a national risk reduction policy, and achievement of the goal of constructing all new hospitals with a level of protection that better ensures their ability to keep operating in disasters. It also seeks the implementation of adequate mitigation measures to improve the safety of existing health facilities. It introduces the background, analyses the situation and describes the objectives, goals, indicators, and actions of the plan, which was approved at the PAHO’s 50th Directing Council on September 29th, 2010.

The document also includes in annexes: (i) an analytical form to link agenda items with organizational mandates; (ii) a proposed resolution; and (iii) a report on the financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of the proposed resolution.