Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters

Technical knowledge and experience have taught us that it is possible to reduce the risks of disaster damage to new health facilities but the issue now needs greater visibility in political and development agendas in Latin America and the Caribbean.This publication is an overview of guidelines and includes recommendations on how to promote their use among national authorities, planners and financing agencies involved in the development of projects. It emphasizes the substantial social and economic benefits of applying disaster mitigation measures to the design, planning and construction of health facilities.

• Author: Tarina Garcia Concheso, Pan American Health Organization
• Publisher: PAHO
• Published: 2003
• Pages: 52