Putting it together: stronger public health capacity within disaster management systems.
This is a summary of the agreement reached during the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. There are 12 elements to this agreement: (1) risk management and vulnerability capacities; (2) needs assessments and programmed management; (3) best public health practices; (4) benchmarks, standards, and codes of practice; (5) management and coordination; (6) supply systems, communication, and logistics; (7) volunteers; (8) demonstrated leadership; (9) military and commercial private sectors; (10) media; (11) accountability and ethics; and (12) preparedness.
(HAC), World Health Organization (WHO).
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