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Contribution of the Americas to the WCDR

This Latin American meeting focused on reducing health risks post-disaster, acknowledging progress but emphasizing the need for further policies and facility resilience goals. Speakers highlighted the importance of functional health facilities and networked systems. The event called for achievable targets aligned with the 6 WCDR goals, emphasizing the necessity for disaster-resistant infrastructure for all new facilities. Future activities include further meetings in Trinidad and Jamaica, aimed at developing indicators and analyzing achievements in risk reduction.

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Contribution of the Americas to the WCDR

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  1. Contribution of the Americas to the WCDR Inter American Committee for Natural Disaster Reduction OAS, PAHO/WHO, IDB, IICA, …

  2. Latin American meeting on health risk reduction • 100 LA experts in health services and potable water system • Objectives: • Where are we? • What’s next? • Identify targets for 2015

  3. Conclusions • Significant Progress in vulnerability reduction however… • Health sector has higher risk reduction requirement • Health facilities must be functioning after disaster • Successful stories should be compiled and disseminated

  4. Conclusions • Structural vulnerability reduction is not enough. • Countries must have a health sector vulnerability reduction policy • Health facilities part of a network • Risk reduction in water distribution system is more complicated

  5. Conclusions • Need to identify achievable targets following 6 WCDR goals • All new facilities must be resistant to natural disaster 2015 • Existing essential services must be functioning after disaster

  6. Next activities • Trinidad meeting (PAHO/WHO, CDERA, others) 27-28 May • Caribbean health targets for 2015 • Jamaica meeting (Jam, CDERA, others) • Development of indicators • IDB • OAS • Analysis of achievement in risk reduction in the Americas and identification of next steps (health sector publication,…) • Most regional entities indicated their intention to participation in the WCDR

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