International experience shows that in the aftermath of a natural disaster, a transition strategy for restoring and maintaining health care services should be developed while planning for rebuilding a better health care system over the next 5-10 years. A rapid assessment should be carried out to determine the population profile and the epidemiological profile. The health needs of the people in the affected areas should be assessed without delay and...
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2010/12/01
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Brief
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52944
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1
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2011/01/06
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Disclosed
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Health
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vulnerable population
Citation
Haq,Inaam Ul; Langenbrunner,John C.; Wang,Shiyong.
Health (English). East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) Disaster Risk Management (DRM) knowledge notes working paper series ; no. 8 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/241891468244515853