Health emergency and disaster risk management: A case of Zimbabwe's preparedness and response to cyclones and tropical storms: We are not there yet!
Health emergency and disaster risk management: A case of Zimbabwe's preparedness and response to cyclones and tropical storms: We are not there yet!
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DOI：
10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100131
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发表时间：
2021-11
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Musuka, Godfrey
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Mukwenha, Solomon;Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa;Chingombe, Innocent;Mapingure, Munyaradzi P.;Musuka, Godfrey
旋风和热带风暴是世界各国面临的对公共卫生的重要威胁，因为它们与传染病爆发、不安全的食品和水等有关。为了帮助应对这些挑战，世界卫生组织鼓励各国加强其卫生紧急情况和灾害风险管理能力，包括预防、缓解、准备、应对和恢复措施。在这封信中，我们详细介绍了津巴布韦对旋风和热带风暴的准备和应对情况。津巴布韦在过去20年中遭受了几次飓风和热带风暴的袭击，其规模和公共卫生影响各不相同。虽然多年来的准备状态和响应性质有所改善，但我们讨论了对2019年飓风Idai的准备和响应，以突出仍然存在的差距。
Cyclones and tropical storms are important threats to public health faced by countries worldwide as they are associated with infectious disease outbreaks, unsafe food and water to mention a few. To help meet these challenges, the World Health Organization encourages countries to strengthen their capacities for health emergency and disaster risk management incorporating measures for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. In this letter, we unpack the case of Zimbabwe’s preparedness and response to cyclones and tropical storms. Zimbabwe has been hit by several cyclones and tropical storms in the past two decades of varying magnitude and public health impacts. While the state of readiness and nature of response has improved over the years, we discuss the preparedness for and response to the 2019 Cyclone Idai to highlight the gaps that remain.