Responding to disasters

Responding to Urban Disasters

Lesson 1 Comprehensive assessment of needs, capacities and vulnerabilities is essential for appropriate targeting ........................................................................................ 5 Assessing urban needs ................................................................................................... 5 Targeting assistance ..................................................

Responding to gender-based violence in disasters.

To the Editor: In the editorial Responding to Gender-based Violence in Disasters: Grappling With Research Methods to Clear the Way for Planning, Rosborough et al discuss challenges to measuring and reporting on gender-based violence (GBV) in disasteraffected populations.1 The authors also comment on our research contribution, which documented an increase in GBV among female internally displaced...

Faith community's role in responding to disasters.

Preparing and responding to major accidents and disasters.

After major incidents and disasters psychosocial support for the people affected is urgent and sometimes predominant. To plan and train staff for psychosocial intervention European and national guidelines have been developed. The European Policy Paper "Psychosocial support in situations of mass emergencies" offers guidance for policy-makers and health-planners. The quality and time of early psy...

Responding to disasters: academic medical centers' responsibilities and opportunities.

Disaster preparedness and disaster response should be a capability of all academic health centers. The authors explore the potential role and impact of academic medical centers (AMC)s in disaster response. The National Disaster Medical System and the evolution of disaster medical assistance teams (DMAT) are described, and the experience at one AMC with DMAT is reviewed. The recent deployment of...