South Asia earthquake and tsunamis

One year after the Tsunami:
Health sector recovery on track a year after the Tsunami

For the past year, WHO has worked with affected countries to strengthen the health sector capacity to respond more effectively to potential disasters. Regional meetings were organized, drawing upon the tsunami experience, to support countries in preparing and strengthening health sector preparedness and response plans.

During a recent intercountry meeting on emergency preparedness and response, national authorities and NGOs developed 12 benchmarks for preparedness for countries to address and follow up.

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Six months after the tsunami: recovering from the disaster

• Sustaining recovery six months on: the role of health professionals
• News release: Tsunami recovery process focuses on long-term health capacity development

Tsunami retrospective

24 June 2005
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Three months after the Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami:
Health consequences and WHO's response

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