Responding to the health and rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities post-Haiyan
| Autor: | Pauline Kleinitz, Bérengère Gohy, Ma. Rowena H. Alcido, Liezel Calina, Mylene Rose Benigno, Julie Lyn Hall |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Risk and vulnerability Haiyan Service delivery framework medicine.medical_treatment Philippines Population lcsh:Medicine rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities Disasters Yolanda medicine Humans Disabled Persons Community Health Services education Referral and Consultation Functional rehabilitation education.field_of_study Health Services Needs and Demand response Rehabilitation business.industry Cyclonic Storms lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:R Responding to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines lcsh:RA1-1270 Relief Work General Medicine people with disabilities medicine.disease Regional hospital Needs assessment Physical therapy Wounds and Injuries Medical emergency business Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, Vol 6, Iss Suppl 1, Pp 53-59 (2015) |
| Popis: | Introduction: It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population has a disability, and disasters increase their risk and vulnerability. Rehabilitation services were limited in the area of the Philippines that was affected by Typhoon Haiyan. This study describes the initial rehabilitation needs assessment and activities to increase rehabilitation services conducted in Leyte province of Region 8 after Haiyan. Method: A rehabilitation needs assessment for people with disabilities and injuries needing physical and functional rehabilitation care and assistive devices was conducted in health facilities, evacuation centres and selected municipalities in Leyte province between 9 November 2013 and 30 April 2014 by a consortium of agencies. Improvements to service delivery and referrals were documented. Results: Rehabilitation services were reduced immediately after Haiyan, but they increased in the following months and peaked four months after Haiyan. There were 2998 individuals needing medicine and rehabilitation management, functional care and assistive devices. These included persons with pre-existing disabilities whose situations had worsened and people who had sustained injuries in the typhoon. Additional improvements included rehabilitation services with provision of assistive devices at the regional hospital, development of a directory of disability services in the region and advocacy through community-based rehabilitation. Discussion: Information services and community knowledge for people with disabilities improved in Region 8 after Typhoon Haiyan, demonstrating that strengthening rehabilitation systems is a realistic goal after disasters. |
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