Health & Health Facilities

The guide aims to provide health and DRM practitioners, planners and policymakers across sectors with targeted information to help them strengthen national health systems and integrate the risks of disease outbreaks in national DRR strategies

This report describes new hospital-specific initiatives and recommendations to improve Kanazawa Medical University Hospital's system, which was the closest university hospital to the disaster area of the 2024 Noto earthquake.

This case series aimed to summarize the secondary problems and mortality risks in patients involved in relocation after disasters after Fukushima nuclear accident.

This systematic review explored the psychosocial impacts of post-disaster compensation processes, including compensation sought through both litigation and government assistance programmes.

This scoping review aimed to identify the components and entities of the healthcare sector’s post-disaster damage and loss assessment program.

The report outlines efforts to support vulnerable groups in Lebanon, focusing on survivors of GBV, mental health challenges, and persons with disabilities, while enhancing NGO capacity and coordination with government agencies.

Natural disasters cause numerous short- and long-term psychosocial effects on young children because of their increased vulnerability. This study aimed to examine the mental health of young children at 15 months after the Kumamoto earthquake.

The Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide for the Health Sector provides guidance on how to implement a comprehensive, integrated, and structured approach to disaster recovery

This factsheet presents findings from an analysis of 14 Latin American countries to document the SNIPs’ response to the pandemic, as well as to draw recommendations and lessons-learned for stimulating economic recovery in a resilient manner.

This document serves as the joint strategic description of this coordinated effort to support countries to plan and implement intensified efforts to bolster immunization programmes in 2023 and beyond.