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Rebuilding Earthquake Struck Nepal through Community Engagement

Summary

Emerging health issues and disease outbreaks soon after the earthquakes were major priorities. However, preventive measures such as health education, health promotion and trainings embedded in community engagement remained largely unimplemented. Establishing community preparedness by delivering knowledge about the disasters, preparing contingency plans and conducting disaster drills can be promising in Nepal where geographical inaccessibility invariably impedes the on time management during disasters.

Category:

Journal


Writer:

Bipin Adhikari, Shiva Raj Mishra and Shristi Raut


Link Source:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00121/full


Publisher:

Frontiers in Public Health


Published City:

Vietnam


Published Year:

2016