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Role Of PAHO in Disaster Reduction

. . Role Of PAHO in Disaster Reduction. Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Area. PAHO / WHO?. PAHO is part of the UN system/Inter American System Established in 1902 Regional office for WHO since 1947. Pan American Health Organization.

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Role Of PAHO in Disaster Reduction

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  1. . . Role Of PAHO in Disaster Reduction Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Area

  2. PAHO / WHO? • PAHO is part of the UN system/Inter American System • Established in 1902 • Regional office for WHO since 1947

  3. Pan American Health Organization • Established in 1902 by resolution of the Second International Conference of the Pan American States. “it shall be the duty of the International Sanitary Bureau to lend its best aid and experience toward the widest possible protection of the public health of each of the Republics”

  4. WHO Regional Office for the Americas In 1949, the Director-General of the World Health Organization and the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau signed the agreement recognizing the Pan American Sanitary Bureau as the Regional Office of the World Health Organization for the Americas.

  5. PAHO’s Presence in the Region * Technical representative CFNI CAREC INCAP CEPIS PANAFTOSA BIREME Headquarters INPPAZ CLAP Country Offices Centers

  6. Based on lessons learned from disasters… • PAHO Directing Council established PED by Resolution in 1976 from a after series of disasters (70, 72, 76) • Earthquake of Mexico ,… • Hurricane Mitch,…. • Tsunami, Katrina,…. • H1N1 pandemic • Haiti earthquake…

  7. Scope Natural Disasters Technological and biological Disasters “Complex” Disasters

  8. 30 years of evolution in disaster management in the region • From mainly ad hoc response, to preparedness, to risk reduction for major (not yet all) disasters • From working only with MoH (casualty management) to cooperate with key sectors (MoH, civil defenses, public works, military, legislative bodies, ministries of foreign affairs) • From building a group of specialist approach to a wider institutional engagement (cross cutting issue) • One of the Public Health Funcion

  9. The Americas Countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean are highly vulnerable to a variety of adverse hazards both natural and man-made.

  10. In housechanges: • PAHO/WHO Directives and Norms since1990 * : • Establishment of Disaster Task Force at PAHO HQ (composition, activation, and functions) • Designation of Disaster Focal Points • Define role and functions. PED and PWRs • Administrative Chapter • Emergency Operation Center at HQ • … *intranet.paho.org

  11. Partnerships, Advocacy & Information Management Subregional Disaster Offices Caribbean Central America South America DIRECTOR /Deputy Director Structure of PED Operations Specialist Area Manager, PED Disaster Preparedness & Mitigation Emergency Response

  12. Map LAC with PED presence

  13. Local solutions

  14. STRATEGY Pan American Health Organization Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief A secure and disaster-resilient health sector in the Americas

  15. Vision “A future when there is adequate, nationally-led and sustained capacity to reduce disaster risk in the health sector, both to prevent damage to infrastructure and service delivery and to provide a timely and effective response to disasters.”

  16. Achieving the Vision • The core pillars of our programming:Disaster preparedness, mitigation and response, which form • Supporting our member states and their health sectors in developing its capacity. • Focus on new initiatives and ways of working to meet the challenges that a external entity can best address.

  17. Strategic Objectives • Improving disaster preparedness capacity in the health sector • Protecting health services from the risk of disasters • Being ready to support countries to respond to disaster events in the health sector • Forging deeper relationships with our national and international partners • Mainstreaming health disaster risk reduction across all our institutional partners

  18. Strengthening Institution • Support the creation of national programs (technical staff, funding, access to the decision-making level) • Promote intersectoral cooperation

  19. Strengthening Institutions We also work with... • Mass media • Armed forces • Industry/private sector • NGOs and volunteers • Parliaments • Public opinion, schools • Others…

  20. Training, Workshops, Meetings.. • Emergency health management • Hospital preparedness and mitigation • Environmental health management (water and sanitation) • Supply management (SUMA) • Mass media and public information • Community preparedness • Technical and independent health information • Leaders course: Management on Health, Disasters and Development

  21. University Training • Introduction of disaster management studies in undergraduate and post-graduate curricula • Promotion of distance learning over the Internet • Masters degree • Collaborating Centers

  22. Scientific Publicationswww.paho.org/disasters

  23. Virtual Health Library for Disasters • The Global Virtual Library of Essential Information Resources on Public Health for Disasters and Complex Emergencies

  24. FROM SUMA • SUMA – Supply management System • A collective effort of Caribbean and Latin American countries to sort, classify and inventory incoming relief supplies. • Coordination tool to aid humanitarian organizations in the gathering and transparent management of information on supplies during emergencies. • Any humanitarian agency providing information have in return information on what others are doing

  25. Who was the donkey… ?

  26. LSS/SUMA promotes: • Intersectoral coordination • Transparency • Efficient management of relief supplies in a chaotic environment

  27. Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean Disaster management is, above all else, management of information. www.crid.desastres.net/crid

  28. PAHO main “clients”reaching the population through: • National and health disaster coordinators • Focal point in Areas and PWR’s • Network of national experts • Collaborating Centers

  29. PAHO main partnersReaching the population with the collaboration of: • Inter-governmental disaster related institutions • CDERA • CEPREDENAC • CAPRADE • REHU • UN • OCHA, Office Coordination in Panama, • WFP • UNICEF • ISDR • Red Cross Movement: IFRC, ICRC, National Societies • OAS, ACS, CAN, MERCOSUR • FUNDACRID, FUNDESUMA, UWI, etc • Partnership in Health PHP: CIDA, USAID/OFDA, DFID, EU, AECI, WB

  30. Increase in inter-regional cooperation • Exchange of trained human resources: • Preparedness, response and risk reduction • Safe Hospitals • Humanitarian Assistance • Supply Management System (SUMA/LSS): • Technical topics: • Management of dead bodies • Field Hospitals • Mental Health • Chemical Emergencies…

  31. Internacional actors UNHCR ISDR WB CARE ECHO CDC USAID CIDA MERCOSUR/REHU OCHA Others CARICOM/CDERA OXFAM IADB OAS DFID WFP IICA CRS PAHO/WHO ICRC IDB UNFPA SICA/CEPREDENAC PADF CAN/CAPRADE MSF UNICEF IFRC ORAS/CONHU

  32. Complementarity • A sophisticated humanitarian coordination system already exists at the national, sub-regional and global level: • Civil defense and emergency committees • CDERA, CEPREDENAC, CAPRADE, … • UN System: ERC, OCHA, Clusters, CERF, … • NGOs and Red Cross Coordination mechanisms • OAS: IACNDR, Preparedness and Response Group, …

  33. The Final Goal • Adequate, nationally-led and sustained capacity to reduce disaster risk and to provide a timely and effective response to disasters.

  34. A Comprehensive Approach • Improving the Inter-American System’s response cannot be dissociated from strengthening the national disaster risk reduction and response capacity. • Enhance national and international assistance to populations affected by natural disasters by: • strengthening and complementing the local response capacity • improving the quality and appropriateness of external assistance

  35. . . Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief www.paho.org/disasters

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