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Overcoming Challenges in the Medical Response to Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 November 2019
Abstract
In September 2019, the northwest Bahamas suffered unparalleled damages due to Hurricane Dorian. The storm disrupted all the essential community services, including water, electricity, and medicine. Heart to Heart International provided medical support in a very austere environment to the people of Abaco island. This article examines the challenges faced by the response team from Heart to Heart International in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
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- Report from the Field
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- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 13 , Issue 5-6 , December 2019 , pp. 1083 - 1085
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- Copyright © 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.
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