The primary objective of this project is to bolster the resilience of health facilities, including hospitals and health centers, against the impacts of natural disasters and associated risks. To achieve this goal, the project will leverage the methodology previously utilized in a national climate vulnerability assessment, which already included information on hospitals and health centers.
Conduct a national assessment to understand the spatial extent of multi-hazard risk under the current and future climate in Lao PDR and how they affect health facilities and critical infrastructure such as electricity, water, and transport networks in Lao PDR’s 18 provinces
Pilot a national hospital safety assessment based on the Hospital Safety Index.
Develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and distribution/action plan for the provision of water supply and sanitation in case of health emergency.
Lao PDR faces high exposure to climate and disaster risks like floods and droughts, coupled with elevated vulnerability and low climate resilience readiness. Such disaster and cascading risk pose significant risk to public health in a variety of ways. In addition to deaths and injuries caused by common causes such as drowning, electrocution and building collapse, hazards such as floods raise follow-on health risks including water and vector-borne diseases, infections, and mental health issues. Disasters could also severely disrupt the functioning of health facilities through direct damage to health facilities as well as through indirect channels such as damage to critical infrastructure including electricity, water, and transport systems. These could pose cascading risks to the functioning of the country’s health facilities, especially when natural hazard events interact with pandemic risks. To strengthen the resilience of healthcare facilities under climate and disaster risk, therefore, proper understanding is needed on the current state of hospital safety in Lao PDR.
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| Implementation of the Hospital Safety Index in Lao PDR 1 427 downloads | WASH Emergency | September 18, 2024 | Download |
| Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment of Health Facilities in Lao PDR 1 392 downloads | WASH Emergency | September 18, 2024 | Download |
| National Assessment of Multi-Hazard Risk to Health Facilities and Critical Infrastructure Under Climate Change 1 424 downloads | WASH Emergency | August 27, 2024 | Download |
| Report on Hospital Safety Index 1 457 downloads | WASH Emergency | August 27, 2024 | Download |
| Report on Questionnaire Structure, Survey and Kobo Toolbox Code 1 406 downloads | WASH Emergency | August 27, 2024 | Download |
| Standard Guideline for WASH Services in Health Care Facilities during Emergencies 1 457 downloads | WASH Emergency | August 27, 2024 | Download |
| Training report on Hospital Safety Index 1 475 downloads | WASH Emergency | August 21, 2024 | Download |
| WASH Emergency – Inception Report 1 3742 downloads | WASH Emergency | February 27, 2024 | Download |
