Earthquakes as triggers for public health disasters: WHO and health systems' response.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-26 DOI:10.26719/2023.29.3.165

Ahmed Al Mandhari

引用次数: 1

Abstract

The February 2023 earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye The earthquakes that hit southeast Türkiye and northwest Syria in February 2023 have been the most devastating among several earthquakes witnessed globally in the past decades. As of 28 February 2023, it had caused the death of over 50 000 people and affected more than 18 million others. In northwest Syria alone, the earthquakes affected at least 96 communities and 35 sub-districts, damaging or destroying more than 10 000 buildings, including 48 health facilities, and leaving over 11 000 people homeless (4). More than 45 000 deaths and 85 000 injuries have been reported in Harim, Afrin and Jebel Saman districts, and at least 50 000 families displaced in Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Latakia.

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地震引发公共卫生灾害:世卫组织和卫生系统的应对。

2023年2月发生在叙利亚东南部和西北部的地震是过去几十年来全球发生的几次地震中最具破坏性的一次。截至2023年2月28日，它已造成5万多人死亡，并影响到1 800多万人。仅在叙利亚西北部，地震就影响到至少96个社区和35个街道，破坏或摧毁了1万多座建筑物，其中包括48个卫生设施，并使1.1万多人无家可归(4)。据报告，在哈林、阿夫林和杰贝勒萨曼地区，有4.5万多人死亡，8.5万多人受伤，在阿勒颇、霍姆斯、哈马和拉塔基亚，至少有5万个家庭流离失所。

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来源期刊

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICESPUBLIC, ENV-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

4.80%

发文量

112

期刊介绍： The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, established in 1995, is the flagship health periodical of the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. The mission of the Journal is to contribute to improving health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region by publishing and publicising quality health research and information with emphasis on public health and the strategic health priorities of the Region. It aims to: further public health knowledge, policy, practice and education; support health policy-makers, researchers and practitioners; and enable health professionals to remain informed of developments in public health. The EMHJ: -publishes original peer-reviewed research and reviews in all areas of public health of relevance to the Eastern Mediterranean Region -encourages, in particular, research related to the regional health priorities, namely: health systems strengthening; emergency preparedness and response; communicable diseases; noncommunicable diseases and mental health; reproductive, maternal, child health and nutrition -provides up-to-date information on public health developments with special reference to the Region. The Journal addresses all members of the health profession, health educational institutes, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the area of public health within and outside the Region.