title: In the wake of Sri Lanka's tsunami: the health for the south capacity-building project.
abstract: In response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, the Health for the South Project was developed for Sri Lanka. The capacity-building component of this project involves the provision of trauma and emergency care training to the staff of Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) in Galle, Sri Lanka. A principal objective of this training for THK is an increased capacity to respond to future disasters in the south of Sri Lanka. Key elements of the capacity-building programme include the on-site emergency care training by teams of Australian emergency physicians and emergency nurses, working alongside the staff of the Emergency Treatment Unit in THK. It is expected that the programme will continue for at least 2 years, during which time a new Emergency and Trauma Centre will be constructed.
authors: Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. oreillygerard@hotmail.com
authors: Gerard
authors: G
authors: O'Reilly
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Fitzgerald
authors: Pilane L
authors: PL
authors: Ariyananda
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Williams
authors: Leanne
authors: L
authors: Smith
authors: Tamsin
authors: T
authors: Jones
authors: Sally
authors: S
authors: Charlton
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Young
authors: Linas
authors: L
authors: Dziukas
authors: Zoe
authors: Z
authors: Fisher
authors: Sally
authors: S
authors: Wragg
authors: Eliza
authors: E
authors: Burke
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004190:Disasters; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D013188:Sri Lanka