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Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters
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Pages: 52
Authors: Tarina Garcia Concheso
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: PAHO

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Technical knowledge and experience have taught us that it is possible to reduce the risks of disaster damage to new health facilities but the issue now needs gr
Guidelines for Vulnerability Reduction in the Design of New Health Facilities
Language: en
Pages: 106
Authors: Pan-American Health Organization
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: PAHO

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When struck by large-scale natural disasters, hospital services are often interrupted temporarily or permanently, mainly due to damage to their infrastructure,
Natural Disasters
Language: en
Pages: 130
Authors: Pan American Health Organization
Categories: America
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Pan American Health Org

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Preventing the Perfect Storm: What Every Hospital and Nursing Home Needs to Know for a Natural Disaster
Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: John B. Vaterlaus
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-01 - Publisher: Bookstand Publishing

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With the apparent increase in natural disasters occurring throughout the world, health care providers face a significant challenge in providing reasonable care
A Safer Future
Language: en
Pages: 85
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-02-01 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volu