Session 1.3: health protection and disease prevention: a critical review of experience.
This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Health Protection and Disease Prevention of 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 health protection and disease prevention as pertaining to the responses to the damage created by the Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) key questions; (2) national perspectives; (3) an international perspective; (4) laboratory aspects in disease surveillance; and (5) partnership.
Merlin-Scholtes
Joanna
J
United Nations, Thailand.
Narain
Jai
J
Chunsuttiwat
Supamit
S
Hyde-Price
Caroline
C
Dubois
Philippe Francois
PF
Sorensen
Eigil
E
D004190:Disasters; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D011634:Public Health; D012066:Relief Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014944:World Health Organization