1. Update Regional Task Force Hospitals and health facilities safe from disasters IAP meeting March 23-24 2009

2. 2008-2009 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.

3. 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

4. Asia Pacific Task Force on Safe Hospitals The core group UNISDR, the South East Asia and Western Pacific Regional Offices of WHO (WHO/SEARO and WHO/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 NGO s-SEEDS, NSET University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University of the Philippines College of Architecture International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the World Bank

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

6. Recent accomplishments Regional launches – New Delhi, Manila Consultative meetings- New Delhi, Manila, Phnom Penh Development of information resources and tools Advocacy and resource materials containing technical information published Programmes by SEEDS India, ADPC, and other partners of the Task Force

7. 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, and Nepal.

8. World Health Day 7 April 2009  The theme for this year: "Save Lives! Make Hospitals Safe for Emergencies".  The theme for this year: "Save Lives! Make Hospitals Safe for 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 plans for special symposia and press conferences 7 April.

9. Information material from WHO  Benchmarking for Safe Health Facilities  Booklet on What we need to ask to know if health facilities are safe?  A quick review of 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  New Posters

10. Global Campaign Closing  International conference on Safe Hospitals; 25-26 November in Manila, Philippines - WHO and ISDR (and the Task Force) with SEAMEO-TROPMED and the Government of the Philippines Held back to back with the Philippines National Convention on Health Emergency Management.  World Disaster Day- October

11. 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.

12. Beyond the campaign Goals set by the Task Force: 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.