Regional Task Force Hospitals and Health Facilities Safe from Disasters IAP meeting 13 August 2009 Incheon

World Campaign on Disaster Reduction – “Hospitals Safe from Disasters”  Hyogo Framework for Action - January 2005, adopted by 168 Member States Goal: building the resilience of communities and nations to disasters by the year 2015  Bi - Annual World Campaign on Disaster Reduction on a specific subject Aim: Raise awareness and mobilise political commitment and action to towards disaster risk reduction.

Asia Pacific Regional Strategy Purpose: A guide for the planning and implementation of the ‘Hospitals Safe from Disasters’ campaign in all countries in the Asia Pacific region Guide for formulating frameworks of action for South Asia and South East Asia and Pacific countries

Asia Pacific Task Force on Safe Hospitals The core group UNISDR WHO: SEARO and WPRO European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) Southeast Asian Ministers of Education-Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network (SEAMEO TROPMED) Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) Regional NGOs-SEEDS, NSET University Kebangsaan Malaysia University of the Philippines: College of Architecture, Open University International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies World Bank World Bank

Main components of the regional strategy  Advocacy  Mainstreaming of the initiative in national systems  Communication  Information sharing  Reporting  Research

Recent accomplishments Regional launches – New Delhi, Manila Consultative meetings- New Delhi, Manila, Phnom Penh Side Event, AMCDRR – Kuala Lumpur, 2008 Development of information resources and tools Advocacy and resource materials containing technical information published - ‘Click a brick’ Programmes by SEEDS India, ADPC, and other partners of the Task Force

Recent accomplishments  WHO Western Pacific regional roll-out of the project in the Philippines, Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR supported by ECHO  Status mapping activities are currently being done in the Philippines, Viet Nam, Bangladesh and Nepal.

World Health Day 7 April 2009  The theme for this year: "Save Lives! Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies"  The theme for this year: "Save Lives! Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies"  The global launch in Beijing, China with the Minister of Health of China, the Director General of WHO, the Assistant Director General for Health Action in Crises, and the Regional Director of WHO Western Pacific Region  Country activities: Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Tonga, Vanuatu and Viet Nam

Information materials from WHO  Benchmarking for Safe Health Facilities  Booklet: What we need to ask to know if health facilities are safe?  Guidelines and tools - SEARO/Nepal guidelines, Safe Hospitals Index (PAHO) and Capacity assessment of safe hospitals (WPRO)  Booklet on Case Studies in South East Asia Region- India, Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka  Illustrated Glossary on nonstructural interventions  Booklet on Basics of Safe Hospitals  Booklet on Who can do what for safe hospitals? - a call for other sectors and what they can do  Posters, brochures, Public Service Announcements  Facebook page; YouTube  Dedicated websites for Safe Hospitals: headquarters and regional offices

Upcoming activities  WHO/WPRO project review (Cebu, Philippines), August  Regional/national Training Courses  Regional: Safe Hospitals (Cebu, Nov 2009)  Regional: Mass Casualty Management and Hospital Preparedness (Singapore, Nov 2009)  National: Advocacy, Safe Hospitals  Publications  Conducting drills/exercises, hospital design, essential package for emergencies, “Ready for Emergencies”, assessment tools, preparedness planning, case studies on best practice

Global Campaign Closing  International conference on Safe Hospitals December 2009, Manila Organizers: ISDR, WHO (WPRO, SEARO) SEAMEO-TROPMED, Government of the Philippines, ECHO Organizers: ISDR, WHO (WPRO, SEARO) SEAMEO-TROPMED, Government of the Philippines, ECHO - back to back with the Philippines National Convention on Health Emergency Management  World Disaster Day- October

Global Campaign Closing  Present and review the 2 year campaign and review the achievements  Share lessons learnt  Evaluation of the Safe Hospitals campaign and recommend ways to move forward beyond the campaign period  Concrete activities to be taken

Beyond the campaign Global Goals: by 2015, more than 50% of health facilities have already been assessed 70% of countries have incorporated disaster risk management for hospital accreditation systems 70% of countries have incorporated disaster risk management for hospital accreditation systems 80% of countries have existing policies or statements on safe hospitals and have included the initiative in the national plan by 2015 hospital administrator or technical staff can do a self- evaluation using regional or national assessment tools available by 2015 hospital administrator or technical staff can do a self- evaluation using regional or national assessment tools available

Integrate with campaign  Ensuring integrity of critical infrastructures in cities  Continuing safe hospitals campaign as part of disaster risk reduction efforts of cities

Thank you!