Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities. Wind Effects

This CD focuses on reducing the structural, non-structural and functional vulnerability of hospitals and other health facilities from high winds caused by hurricanes.

Disaster Mitigation for Health Facilities

Guidelines for Vulnerability Appraisal and Reduction in the Caribbean

Based on the Caribbean experience these guides intend to show an analysis of the vulnerability of the health care facilities and how to apply mitigation measures. Although directed toward health personnel in hospitals and health centers, the guides are written in generalized language to be easily comprehensible.

Conclusions and Recommendations Meeting on the Evaluation of Preparedness and Response to Hurricanes Georges y Mitch

These recommendations and conclusions were based on discussions in more than 20 working sessions during the Meeting on the Evaluation of Preparedness and Response to Hurricanes Georges and Mitch. The participants discussed the most relevant aspects of national and international response to Hurricanes Georges and Mitch, which hit the Caribbean and Central America in 1998.

Disaster Mitigation in Health Care Facilities

15 minutos

This DVD presents the Latin American and Caribbean countries’ existing vulnerability to disasters (especially earthquakes and hurricanes) and the advances achieved towards implementing appropriate mitigation measures. There is particular emphasis on the long road ahead to reducing health care facilities' extreme vulnerability and ensuring that they can continue to adequately function following a hurricane or earthquake.

International Conference on Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities: Recommendations

Recommendations - Mexico City, 26 - 28 February 1996

Recomendations from the meeting organized by PAHO/WHO at the request of the Mexican government. They reflect the commitment of governments, institutions and individuals to promote and include mitigation in disaster reduction programs.