Overall disaster management in the Caribbean from a health sector point of view
s.l; s.n; 1996. 13 p. mapas, tab.
Monography
in En
| Desastres -Disasters-
| ID: des-8944
Responsible library:
CR3.1
Localization: CR3.1; DES
ABSTRACT
This paper identifies the main trends in overall disaster management in the Caribbean regional and national levels from a health sector perspective. It highlights the main reasons why and how the region movel from an "ad hoc" response which existed in the sixties, to an organized systems by the middle of the nineties. It also proposes some areas which will need special attention in order to improve regional and national overall disaster management in the future (AU)
Collection:
Tematic databases
Database:
Desastres -Disasters-
Main subject:
Intersectoral Collaboration
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Caribbean Region
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Disaster Planning
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50230
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Health Services
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Language:
English
Year:
1996
Document type:
Monography