Health aspects of disaster preparedness and response--panel session 3: industrial accidents, conflicts, and other emergencies.
This Panel Session consisted of three country reports (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Sri Lanka; and Timor-Leste) and the common issues identified during the Panel discussions relative to industrial accidents and conflicts in the Southeast Asia Region. Important issues identified included the needs for: (1) use of medical technology; (2) stockpiling of essential supplies; (3) human resource development; (4) surveillance systems for disease detection; (5) coordination; and (6) emergency funding.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007723:Korea; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014857:Warfare