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Applying a new framework for public health systems recovery following emergencies and disasters: The example of Haiti following a major earthquake and cholera outbreak
Fitter DL , Delson DB , Guillaume FD , Schaad AW , Moffett DB , Poncelet JL , Lowrance D , Gelting R . Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017 97 4-11 Emergencies can often directly impact health systems of an affected region or country, especially in resource-constrained areas. Health system recovery following an emergency is a complex and dynamic process. Health system recovery efforts have often been structured around the World Health Organization's health systems building blocks as demonstrated by the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment. Although this structure is valuable and well known, it can overlook the intricacies of public health systems. We retrospectively examine public health systems recovery, a subset of the larger health system, following the 2010 Haiti earthquake and cholera outbreak, through the lens of the 10 essential public health services. This framework illustrates the comprehensive nature of and helps categorize the activities necessary for a well-functioning public health system and can complement other assessments. Outlining the features of a public health system for recovery in structured manner can also help lay the foundation for sustainable long-term development leading to a more robust and resilient health system. |
Update on progress in selected public health programs after the 2010 earthquake and cholera epidemic - Haiti, 2014
Domercant JW , Guillaume FD , Marston BJ , Lowrance DW . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015 64 (6) 137-40 On January 12, 2010, an earthquake devastated Haiti's infrastructure, killing an estimated 230,000 persons and displacing more than 1.5 million. Ten months later, Haiti experienced the beginning of the largest cholera epidemic ever reported in a single country. Immediately after the earthquake and at the start of the cholera epidemic, health priorities in Haiti included improvement of surveillance and laboratory capacity for addressing public health threats in the general population and targeted surveillance and provision of improved water and sanitation in camps for internally displaced persons. As part of a multi-sector, post-earthquake response in collaboration with the Government of Haiti and others, CDC focused on supporting the recovery, expansion, or establishment of several key health programs. This update reports progress in selected health programs, services, and systems in Haiti as of the end of 2014. |
Safer countries through global health security
Frieden TR , Tappero JW , Dowell SF , Hien NT , Guillaume FD , Aceng JR . Lancet 2014 383 (9919) 764-6 Countries around the world face a perfect storm of converging threats that might substantially increase the risk from infectious disease epidemics, despite improvements in technologies, communication, and some health systems. New pathogens emerge each year, some of which have high mortality and the potential for efficient transmission—eg, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),1 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus,2 and avian influenza A H7N9.3 Existing pathogens are becoming resistant to available antibiotics and several are now resistant to virtually all available treatment.4 There is also the potential threat of intentional release of biological agents, which can be developed or synthesised biologically and disseminated at low cost and with little scientific expertise. Moreover, the accelerated pace of globalisation amplifies these risks: a disease is just a plane trip away, and an outbreak anywhere is a threat everywhere. | One of the primary responsibilities of any government is to protect the health and safety of its people. There are three key elements of health security: prevention wherever possible, early detection, and timely and effective response. Although many countries are now better able to manage infectious disease threats than in the past, these improvements have often been small in scale and limited in scope. The International Health Regulations (IHR), revised by WHO in 2005 to more directly address new and emerging epidemic threats,5 require all 194 signatory countries to improve capacity in these and other areas as part of their commitment to protecting health.6 Yet, at least 80% of countries did not report full IHR compliance by the 2012 deadline.7 |
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