Citation

Naser WN, Ingrassia PL, Aladhrae S, Abdulraheem WA. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 2018; 33(2): 133-138.

Affiliation

Al-Joumhuriyah Teaching Hospital,Aden,Yemen.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S1049023X18000158

PMID

29455694

Abstract

Introduction Despite emphasis by disaster experts on the importance of disaster preparedness, disaster management in Yemen has attracted only a little attention. Most of the efforts have focused on post-disaster relief activities rather than the pre-disaster preparedness and risk reduction. Hospitals have a crucial role in emergency response and should be prepared. Thus, the aim of this study was intended to assess the hospital preparedness of Aden Capital, South Yemen against disasters.

METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2016. The sample was all Aden City facilities with a total number of 10 hospitals: five public and five private hospitals. A survey was done by using the World Health Organization (WHO; Geneva, Switzerland) standards checklist 2011.

RESULTS: The overall preparedness of Aden City hospitals to disasters fell at the unacceptable level of readiness, with an average mean of 46.6 (SD = 38.31; range 24-82). Of 10 hospitals, two ranked insufficient while eight hospitals were at unacceptable levels of preparedness.

CONCLUSION: All hospitals were noted grossly unprepared for potential disasters. Therefore, it is recommended that greater efforts be invested in creating a comprehensive strategy and national or local guidelines to establish an emergency management system based on the anticipated hazard and the needed resources. Naser WN , Ingrassia PL , Aladhrae S , Abdulraheem WA. A study of hospital disaster preparedness in South Yemen.

Language: en

Keywords

HDP hospital disaster preparedness; HICS Hospital Incident Command System; MCI mass-causality incident; MoPHP Ministry of Public Health and Population; WHO World Health Organization; Aden; WHO; Yemen; disaster; hospital preparedness