Telematic Support for Disaster Situations

Doarn, Charles R.; Nicogossian, Arnauld; Merrell, Ronald C.

doi:10.1007/0-387-26559-7_42

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“…Technology in high-income countries has taken emergency relief to the level of providing emergency care through telematic support (Garshnek and Burkle 1999; Huffer et al 2004; Doarn et al 2006). Telecommunication systems for emergency relief purposes are designed to withstand adverse conditions and feature mobility, rapid set-up and land-line independence (Garshnek and Burkle 1999), and transmission of real-time health data can be achieved by making use of those systems if they already exist.…”

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Preparing routine health information systems for immediate health responses to disasters

Aung

Whittaker

2012

Health Policy and Planning

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During disaster times, we need specific information to rapidly plan a disaster response, especially in sudden-onset disasters. Due to the inadequate capacity of Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS), many developing countries face a lack of quality pre-disaster health-related data and efficient post-disaster data processes in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Considering the significance of local capacity during the early stages of disaster response, RHIS at local, provincial/state and national levels need to be strengthened so that they provide relief personnel up-to-date information to plan, organize and monitor immediate relief activities. RHIS professionals should be aware of specific information needs in disaster response (according to the Sphere Project’s Humanitarian Minimum Standards) and requirements in data processes to fulfil those information needs. Preparing RHIS for disasters can be guided by key RHIS-strengthening frameworks; and disaster preparedness must be incorporated into countries’ RHIS. Mechanisms must be established in non-disaster times and maintained between RHIS and information systems of non-health sectors for exchanging disaster-related information and sharing technologies and cost.

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