Emergency Response and Preparedness

Country  Emergency Situational Profiles

India

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PART 1 - COUNTRY PROFILE (INDIA)  5

*      Context6

*      Economic trends  7

*      Social trends  7

*      Lifestyle  7

*      Demographic trends  8

*      Life expectancy  8

*      Accessibility and Essentials for Logistics  8

*      Communication  9

*      Security

*      Food Security  11

*      Food supply and nutritional status  12

*      Epidemiological Profile

*      Health Services

*      Immunization

*      HIV/AIDS

*      Prevention and control of locally endemic diseases

*      Water supply and sanitation

 

PART 2  - HEALTH SECTOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN INDIA

*      Flood Hazard Map of India  28

*      Cyclone Hazard Map of India  29

*      Earthquake Hazard Zoning Map of India  30

*     Emergency/Disaster Scenario

*     Responsibilities

*     District/State Plans

*      Response Mechanism   34

*      Disaster management structure in health sector

*      National Level35

*      GOI and WHO partnerships  36

*      Government of India initiatives  37

*      Institutionalization of Health Sector Disaster Management in India  38

*     A.I.I. H & P. H, KOlkata  38

*      RGUHS, Bangalore  39

*      Priority Areas of Work for WHO, 2002 – 2006  40

*     International Coordination

 

PART 3 - USEFUL CONTACTS and India at a glance

*     Useful Contacts: (Last Updated: 25 May, 2002)

*     INDIA – AT a Glance  20  13



 

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