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1 Creating safer communities in the Caribbean by strengthening the health Jeronimo Venegas Villegas PAHO Disaster Risk Reduction tools developed under the DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean Monday, 3 December 2012, 9:00 12:00, Hilton Rose Hall

2 Main objective: increase the preparedness and response capacity within the health sector at the local, national and regional level. Specific objective: Increase the resilience and capacity of selected staff and facilities within the health to effectively response to disasters.

3 Beneficiaries: 1,541,868 population. 37 people trained for health response teams and disaster plans. 75 evaluators safe hospital. 1,495 health staff of hospitals trained

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5 Improvement of the structural safety Before After Wind tunnel Short Column

6 Improvement of the nonstructural safety Before After

7 Improvement the safety based on the functional capacity Before After

8 Guides on emergencies and disasters

9 Book of Safe Hospitals documenting experiences in Dominican Republic With the participation of specialists and high level professionals linked with the process of Safe Hospitals

10 Certification of advance course for evaluators and teachers of Safe Hospitals Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Otorga el siguiente certificado a: CARLOS LUIS VALDEZ Por haber aprobado el curso superior de certificación de evaluadores de hospitales seguros Realizado del 22 de septiembre al 17 de noviembre de Dr. Mauro Canario Decano Facultad Ciencias de la Salud Course certified by the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo UASD

11 Coordination centers

12 Response Coordination Centers for Emergencies and Disasters Centros Coordinadores de Respuesta a Urgencias, Emergencias y Desastres (CRUED) OpeninJuly. 2000casesseen. Response to events. (TS Isaac y Sandy). Guide of working and operation for emergencies response, emergencies and disasters.

13 Coordination centers Installation of the system of information (software) in the coordination centers (SIS- CRUED)

14 Achievements Adoption of National policy on safe hospitals. Safe hospitals evaluators were accredited. Hospitals improved their safety index. CRUED Opportunities Save Hospitals -CRUED on the political agenda of the President. Actions Taken allow future interventions on hospitals Establish new CRUED s in other regions of the country Integrate policies and actions in risk management plans nationwide.

15 Thank you! Jeronimo Venegas PAHO Contact details

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