Working Towards Safer Communities

and Sustainable Development through

Disaster Risk Reduction
VOICES FROM THE FIELD III
Leading Healthcare in the Global Workplace
FREDERICK JOHN ABO, RN
Public Health in Emergencies Department
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

Introduction
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center a regional
resource and training center established in
1986 by UNDP, UNOCHA and WMO
Extensive engagement in 26 countries in Asia
and the Pacific
Satellite offices in Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia,
Myanmar
DRR Partnership across all levels

ADPC
Organizational Structure
Steering Committee

CONTEXT AND
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DISASTER

NatCatSERVICE

Global
Loss
Events
2013
Geographical overview
Loss events worldwide 2013
Flash floods

Winter Storm Christian (St. Jude)

Floods

Meteorite impact

Europe, 2730 October

Europe,
30 May19 June

Russian Federation,
15 February

Canada, 89 July

Earthquake

Floods

China, 20 April

Canada, 1924 June

Hailstorms
Germany,
27 28 July
2728
J l

Floods
USA, 916 September

Typhoon Fitow
China, Japan,
59 October

Severe storms,
tornadoes
USA, 1822 May

Typhoon Haiyan
Philippines,
812 November

Severe storms, tornadoes

USA, 2831 Mayy

Floods

Hurricanes Ingrid &

Manuel

India, 1430 June

Australia,
2131 January

Mexico, 1219 September

880
Loss events

Floods

Earthquake (series)
Pakistan, 2428 September

Heat wave
India, AprilJune
Source: Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE, 2014

2014 Mnchener Rckversicherungs-Gesellscha ft, Geo Risks Research As at January 2014

NatCatSERVICE

Global
Loss
Events
2013
Overall and insured losses p
per continent
Overall losses

Loss events worldwide 2013

Insured losses
percentage share of
overall losses
Overall
losses

Insured losses
percentage share of
overall losses
Continent

Overall
losses
US$ m

N America
N.
A
i

37 500
37,500

S. America

1,300

Europe

22,500

Africa

210

Asia

Continent
Australia/
Oceania

5%
41%

In
p
o

46%

Overall
60,000
losses
m

<1%

US$
3,500

N America
N.
A
i

37 500
37,500

S. America

1,300

Europe

22,500

S.

Africa

210

Eu

Asia
Australia/
Oceania

<1%

60,000

N
N.

54%

Afr

As

3,500

Source: Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE, 2014

2014 Mnchener Rckversicherungs-Gesellscha ft, Geo Risks Research As at January 2014

Au

Oc

Asia Region at Risk

61%
Of global losses was
sustained by Asia Pacific
in the past 20 years

$259

Billion

Economic losses from

disasters in the first 9
mos in 2011 (80% of
global total)

40%
Of floods worldwide is in
Asia between 1980-2011

1.6

Billion People

Has been affected by

disasters since 2000

70% of casualties in the

2004 Indian Ocean
Tsunami are women
2 Yrs after Cyclone Nagris
(2008) debts of laborers
and fishermen are
doubled
Mega disasters could
cost Cambodia, Laos and
Philippines 18% of total
public funds
90% of disaster fatalities
occur in developing
countries

Key Messages
Natural hazards cannot be prevented but the
number of lives they take and the damage they cause
can be greatly reduced
Saves lives and strengthens the resilience of
communities enabling them to anticipate, absorb,
and bounce back from shocks.
COST EFFECTIVE. On an average for every $1 spent
on preparedness, countries save $3-4 after disaster
strikes

What we do?
Sustainable development through
Disaster Risk reduction

Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness

Cross border EID program in
Mekong countries
All of society approach
Surveillance
Early containment
Case Investigation
Risk communication
Security
Emergency planning
Coordination

 Regional capacity development program on

emergency response that aims to reduce mortality,
and increase the survival rate of disaster victims in
nine Asian countries
Development of emergency response systems in the
participating countries, developed regional and
national instructors, and built capacity of national
institutions

Program Framework

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Technical Support for Hospitals

Risk assessment of
hospitals
Emergency planning
workshops and
meetings
Development of
emergency systems
Hospital Incident
Command System
(HICS)
Simulation Exercises

Hospital Risk Assessment

Simulation Exercise

Technical Support for Hospitals

COUNTRY

HOSPITAL

LOCATION

Cambodia

Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital

Phnom Penh

Preah Kosamak Hospital

Phnom Penh

Siem Reap Provincial Hospital

Siem Reap

Mithaphab Hospital

Vientiane Capital

Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital

Luang Prabang

Klang Hospital

Bangkok

Pathum Thani Provincial Hospital

Pathum Thani

Pra Nakhors Sri Ayutthaya Hospital

Ayutthaya

Chumsaeng District Hospital

Nakhon Sawan

Vietnam

Thanh Nhan Hospital

Hanoi

Philippines

UERM Medical Center

Quezon CIty

Philippine Heart Center

Quezon City

Bangladesh

National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic

Rehabilitation (NITOR)

Dhaka

Nepal

TU Teaching Hospital

Kathmandu

Lao PDR

Thailand

Program Impact

Enhancing preparedness of hospitals for mass gathering events

LPB Hospital in preparing for Lao National Games

Mithaphab Hospital in preparing for Asia-Europe Meeting in Lao

Accreditation of medical association (e.g. Hospital Association of

Indonesia, Indonesia Surgeons Association)
Extending outreach to military medical institutions and city
controlled hospitals (e.g. APF & Army in Nepal, Military Hospitals
in Cambodia, )
Participation of private sector and WHO
Use of HOPE Materials in Medical Universities and Training
Institutes

Thank you for making CADRE a success!

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) would like to
extend our sincere appreciation and thanks to the support from
all national program partners including CADRE national
instructors, graduates and communities of PEER Stage 3.
You are the heart and soul in making the PEER Program a
success and in making communities safer.

www.adpc.net

Features of CADRE
Simple and easy to replicate in communities
Teaches basic life saving skills that can be
applied in day-to-day emergencies
Promotes inter-operability between
professional responders and the community

Impact of CADRE
Increasing demand from other community
based organizations including sub-national
and local government
Increasing interest from non-PEER countries

International Deployment
Leyte Landslide, Philippines March 2006
Indian Ocean Tsunami Phuket Thailand Dec 2004
Indian Ocean Tsunami Aceh Indonesia Jan 2005

Publications
Exercise Management Guide for Health Facility
Managers WHO April 2009
Strategies in Organizing EMS in Developing Countries
ADPC Jul 2003
Role of ICT in Risk Communication -Digital Review for
Asia Pacific 2007-2008
Cross Border Simulation Exercise Planning Guideline
for Health Authorities

Other Public Health Programs

Management of Dead Bodies in Disasters

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Nutrition in Emergencies
Public Health and Emergency Management in
Asia and the Pacific
Public Health in Complex Emergencies
Community Based Disaster Risk Management
Disaster Management

Personal Reflection
Nurses has a big role to play in reducing disaster risk
whether in the community or hospitals.
Nursing profession provided me a strong foundation
both as person to care for people and professionally
to contribute in DRR.
You should have a big heart to serve others to work
in disasters
Strong confidence that people are resilient by nature
and you are just there to guide them to stand up
Hope and confidence that things will be better

Thank you for your

kind attention.
FREDERICK JOHN ABO
Public Health in Emergencies Department
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
Email: john@adpc.net