Safe Hospitals: Key Practices for DRR Implementers
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In order to understand disasters, it is necessary to analyse the types of hazards that might affect people, as well as social, political and economic dynamics among different population groups: e.g. how they vary in relation to health, income, building safety, location of work and houses, etc. (Blaikie, P., Cannon, T., Davis, I. & Wismer, B. 2003). Once the concept of vulnerability2 and its main causes are defined, there are two types of interventions to face risks: mitigation/prevention measure s and emergency responses. Mitigation actions aim at building processes that can reduce the impact of disasters.