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International Day for Disaster Reduction: UN rings the alarm on health cost of disasters

Source(s): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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This year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction falls on the third anniversary of the South Asian Earthquake. On this day three years ago, 73% of health facilities were destroyed in the affected area of Pakistan, making them unable to function when they were most needed, as millions of people were being affected.

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