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What Have We Learned? Filling Gaps in Available Services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Ronald Waldman
Ronald Waldman
Affiliation:
Professor, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Abstract

This is a synthesis of the presentations and discussions of the Conference in Phuket, Thailand relative to filling the gaps in available services. The topics discussed in this section include: (1) gaps in the early phases of relief, including food, water and sanitation, shelter, health services, field hospitals, mental health, and women's health; (2) what can be done better including the armed forces, the private commercial sector, and coordination; (4) the development of standards; and (5) conclusions and recommendations.

Keywords

commercial private sectorcontrolcoordinationfield hospitalsfoodgenderhealth servicesinformationmilitaryneeds assessmentsprofessionalismpsychosocialreliefsanitationshelterstandardsTsunamiwaterwomen
Type
WHO Special Report: Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 475 - 479
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005

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