Terremotos en El Salvador / Earthquakes in El Salvador
Rev. panam. salud pública
;
9(2): 107-113, feb. 2001.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-323798
RESUMEN
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has 25 years of experience dealing with major natural disasters. This piece provides a preliminary review of the events taking place in the weeks following the major earthquakes in El Salvador on 13 January and 13 February 2001. It also describes the lessons that have been learned over the last 25 years and the impact that the El Salvador earthquakes and other disasters have had on the health of the affected populations. Topics covered include mass-casualties management, communicable diseases, water supply, managing donations and international assistance, damages to the health-facilities infrastructure, mental health, and PAHO's role in disasters
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Earthquakes
/
Disaster Mitigation
/
Natural Disasters
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
/
El Salvador
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. panam. salud pública
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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