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Panel 2.9: Repair and Recovery of Health Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Bjorn Melgaard ,
Maria Cristina Profili ,
Peter Heimann ,
Aryono Pusponegoro ,
Edward O'Rourke ,
Antonia Kolokathis  and
Marie-Andrée Romisch-Diouf
Bjorn Melgaard
Affiliation:
Director for Programme Management, World Health Organization (WHO)/South East Asia Region
Maria Cristina Profili
Affiliation:
Medical Officer, World Health Organization/European Region
Peter Heimann
Affiliation:
Scientist, Patient Safety, Health System Policies and Operations (EIP/SPO), World Health Organization
Aryono Pusponegoro
Affiliation:
Professor, University of Indonesia
Edward O'Rourke
Affiliation:
Public Health Specialist, International Organization for Migration, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Antonia Kolokathis
Affiliation:
Vice President, Pfizer, Inc.
Marie-Andrée Romisch-Diouf
Affiliation:
Director, Committee of Co-sponsoring Organizations (CCO), World Health Organization
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Abstract

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.9, Repair and Recovery of Health Systemsof the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to the repair and recovery of health systems as pertain to the damage created by the Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) needs assessment; (2) coordination; (3) filling gaps; (4) capacity building; (5) what was done well, and what should have been done better; (6) lessons learned; and (7) recommendations. Recommendations included: (1) how to make health systems better prepared for coping with disasters; and (2) how to support preparedness in local communities.

Keywords

capacity buildingcoordinationfacilitiesgap fillinghealth systempublic healthrecoveryrepairtsunami
Type
WHO Special Report: Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 428 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005

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