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Primary Health care and Disasters—The Current State of the Literature: What We Know, Gaps and Next Steps

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The 2009 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction/Emergency Preparedness (DRR/EP) and the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 demonstrate increased international commitment to DRR/EP in addition to response and recovery. In addition, the World Health Report 2008 has re-focused the world's attention on the renewal of Primary Health Care (PHC) as a set of values/principles for all sectors. Evidence suggests that access to …

Authors

Redwood-Campbell L; Abrahams J

Journal

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 184–191

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

6 2011

DOI

10.1017/s1049023x11006388

ISSN

1049-023X