Guidelines on Non-Structural Safety in Health Facilities

The guidelines contain a discussion of the essential role of health services immediately following a medium or large-scale earthquake, and an outline of the possible threat to lives and functionality of the health facilities stemming from damage to non-structural components. Most importantly, the guidelines contain a series of illustrated mitigation measures that are low-cost and easy to implement as part of the day-to-day maintenance of health facilities.

Non-Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Hospitals in Nepal

The report outlines the possible extent of non-structural damage to 9 hospitals in Nepal in case of moderate to large-scale earthquakes. It also outlines very practical and easy to implement mitigation measures, many of which the maintenance sections of the hospitals can carry out and at low cost.

A Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Hospitals in Kathmandu Valley

The report summarizes the study and assessment of the structural vulnerability of 14 hospitals in Kathmandu Valley and outlines recommended mitigation measures to improve resilience and

Safe Hospitals - A Collective Responsibility

A Global Measure of Disaster Reduction

This short advocacy publication makes the case for why global attention should focus on safeguarding hospitals and health facilities from disasters. From a health, social and economic point of view, safe hospitals are essential to meeting the Millenium Development Goals

Read More 

Disaster Mitigation for health facilities

Guidelines for Vulnerability Appraisal and Reduction in the Caribbean

Based on the Caribbean experience these guides intend to show an analysis of the vulnerability of the health care facilities and how to apply mitigation measures. Although directed toward health personnel in hospitals and health centers, the guides are written in generalized language to be easily comprehensible.

Read More.

Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters

This publication is an overview of the Guidelines for Vulnerability Reduction in the Design of New health facilities and includes recommendations on how to promote their use among national authorities, planners and financing agencies involved in the development of these projects. It emphasizes the substantial social and economic benefits of applying disaster mitigation measures to the design, planning and construction of health facilities. Equally important, it describes how to apply these measures to achieve protection levels that not only ensure human safety but also the security of infrastructure and the continuity of services.

Read More

Guidelines for Vulnerability Reduction in the Design of New Health Facilities

This publication shows the most important mitigation measures that need to be included in the design, planning and construction of health facilities, so that lives and the investment are protected, and services continue during disasters.