Critical infrastructure

It bears noting that many of the damaged hospitals have been designed in accordance with standards of seismic-resistant construction. This suggests that the structural design of hospitals should be carried out with much greater care than in the case of

Serie Mitigacion de desastres

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Este documento expone los efectos más comunes de las inundaciones en los servicios de salud y brinda recomendaciones técnicas para aplicar en prevención, mitigación, rehabilitación y reconstrucción de la

Clearly, in terms of disasters, the South-East Asia Region has been particularly hard-hit in the recent past. The earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004, which affected more than six countries of this part of the world, was one of the worst natural

Funded by the California HealthCare Foundation, RAND has updated its analysis of the costs and policy issues surrounding implementation of California SB1953, the state law governing seismic safety for all acute care hospitals. Under the law's requirements

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La mayor parte de los volcanes activos en el mundo están en América Latina y el Caribe, y millones de personas viven en pueblos y ciudades situados en los alrededores. A través de la historia, varios de estos volcanes han demostrado su gran

This manual provides healthcare organizations with the information necessary to assess the seismic vulnerability of their buildings and to implement a program of incremental seismic rehabilitation for those buildings. The manual consists of three parts

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

The tsunami of 26 December 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. Six months after the tragedy, the rebuilding and recovery process has provided an opportunity for the health sectors in the affected countries, assisted by the World