Integrating disease outbreaks and strengthening of health in whole-of-society disaster risk management

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

The following are some of the principles and approaches that have been based on lessons learned to date and may be considered to ensure effective all-hazards health EDRM, including prevention and preparedness for disease outbreaks, are addressed as part of the multihazard, multisectoral approach to developing or updating DRR strategies

• Establish health-centric multisectoral risk-governance mechanisms
• Promote whole-of-society and inclusive approaches
• Embed health considerations in risk assessments, data and monitoring
• Assessing and building capacity for health-centric drr strategies
• Strengthen health dimensions in preparedness, multi-hazard early warning, build back better and recovery