LEADERS International Course on Development and Disasters 10-21/2/03 lpn29654 PREPAREDNESS Health Sector and Multisectoral Framework lpn29654 “THE REALITIES OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO” lpn29654
Download ReportTranscript LEADERS International Course on Development and Disasters 10-21/2/03 lpn29654 PREPAREDNESS Health Sector and Multisectoral Framework lpn29654 “THE REALITIES OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO” lpn29654
LEADERS
International Course on Development and Disasters
10-21/2/03 lpn29654
PREPAREDNESS
Health Sector and Multisectoral Framework lpn29654
“THE REALITIES OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO”
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PRESENTATION
• Definition for Preparedness • The Health Sector Components • Requirements for Accomplishment • The Situation Analysis • The Reality • Recommendations lpn29654
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Actions
taken in
advance
by an
organization
to prevent and to respond
contingent
upon a hazard impact lpn29654
THE COMPONENTS
1. Establishing Coordination 2. Consideration to Mitigation 3. Developing Technical Programs & Plans 4. Training and Promotion 5. Allocation of Finances lpn29654
REQUIREMENTS
1. Decision making process : • Meetings • Committees • Task forces 2. Time 3. Knowledge 4. Resources & logistical support lpn29654
SITUATION ANALYSIS
1. Coordination 2. Mitigation actions 3. Technical plans and programs 4. Training and promotion 5. Resources lpn29654
COORDINATION
v • • • • Focal point: Appendage to a job Level of assignment No authority No political support lpn29654
COORDINATION
Levels of coordination: decentralization of the health sector • • • Intrasectoral Intersectoral International lpn29654
COORDINATION
• NB – persons assigned are most times more interested in the title not the responsibility and those with genuine interest are overworked lpn29654
MITIGATION
• Hazard identification and probability - hurricane mainly • Risk assessment • Vulnerability analysis- structural, non-structural, and administrative/organizational • Identifying response capacity lpn29654
MITIGATION
• Only in relation to hurricanes and for health sector structures.
• Lack of knowledge - no consideration is given to what is taking place in the other sectors since cannot see and understand the relationship lpn29654
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS & PLANS
Contingency Plans – destructive systems: • geological, hydro meteorological, technical, and social - none lpn29654
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS & PLANS
Health Plans • Mass casualty management (pre-hospital & hospital) - Hospital response plans to external disasters only, No MCM, No SOP Health Programs • Epidemiological (disease control), sanitation, health care in temporary settlement. lpn29654
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS & PLANS
• Lack of knowledge (planning capabilities in disaster management).
• There is the technical knowledge in the medical and health field . lpn29654
TRAINING & PROMOTION
• In-service training - Lack of continuous in house training • Training at other levels personnel sent – wrong • Participating in Research - none • Public Education danger – only in impending • Information Dissemination - Lack lpn29654
RESOURCES
v Staffing categories) at all levels (full/part time, staff v Budget – preparedness and emergency v Communication phones, ham radios telephone, fax, email, cell v Transportation v Essential supplies – medicines, medical supplies, inventory control system lpn29654
RESOURCES
• No budget so No other resources lpn29654
THE REALITY
Technical wise we are not prepared but we do have a planned enforced
STRATEGY: MAKE GOD A NATIONAL
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RECOMMENDATIONS
• Change of paradigm – mind set – cultural change • Full-time designated coordinator • PAHO/WHO - mandate lpn29654