Comprehensive Disaster Management Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago

1. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Comprehensive Disaster ManagementMinistry of Health Trinidad and Tobago  Ms. Joanne Persad Emergency Services and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit July 02nd 2008

2. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Presentation Outline How has CDM been integrated into the Health Sector Programme What outcomes have been targeted What activities/actions have been undertaken/implemented Challenges Strategies Lessons Learnt and Recommendations

3. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Enhanced CDM Framework Outcome 1 Enhanced institutional support for CDM programme implementation Output 1.1 ESDPCU established to improve coordination; RHAs Disaster Command Centres Output 1.3 – Draft Health Disaster Policy and revised Health Disaster Plan incorporates CDM Outcome 2 An effective mechanism and programme for management of CDM Output 2.4 Education and training materials Output 2.5 Culture of safety rather a disaster culture within the Ministry of Health

4. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Enhanced CDM framework Outcome 3 Disaster Risk Management mainstream at national levels Health has a network of Disaster offices Outcome 4 Enhanced community resilience Community Partnership programme SWRHA

5. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health ESDPCU Focus Health Disaster Management Comprehensive Disaster Management in keeping with the National and Regional Programme Outcomes and outputs of CDM are intricately linked to the Work Programme of the National Disaster Office Outcome 3 - CDM has been incorporated into Health sector disaster The Ministry of Health’s contribution thus far

6. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Ministry of Health Emergency Services and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Established January 2007 Officially launched October 2007 Staff Strategic Plan Work Programme Specific and key outcomes

7. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Activities undertaken Preparedness Building Capacity Training for health sector personnel IMS, Health Sector Contingency Planning, Basic Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Telecommunications, Nurses orientation; next MCM Operational Planning Emergency Telecommunications (wireless trunk radio network)

8. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Activities undertaken Preparedness Disaster Plan revision and/or development National health disaster plan Regional Health Authorities Disaster Plans Hospital Disaster Plan guideline National Plan guideline simulations Hazard Specific plans and specific emergency functional Business continuity planning- our aim is to continue to provide health care to the population

9. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Activities undertaken Preparedness Disaster Command Centre MOH RHAs CMOsH and Vertical Services

10. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Activities undertaken Mitigation Safe Hospital Index Qualitative assessment tool applied to hospitals Public Information and Education Exhibitions – Cipriani Labour College Brochures and flyers Newsletter Seminars – PAHO Global Warming Public lectures and talks Developing a disaster culture in the Health Sector

11. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Activities undertaken Response Emergency Operations Levels of emergencies (I, II, III) EOC activation Standing committee, Response Committee RHA emergency operations Member of the National Task Force; Multi-sectoral coordination Linkage with other public entities Linkage with International Organisations etc. PAHO

12. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Activities undertaken Recovery Develop strategies for the rehabilitation process Access funding for the rehabilitation and recovery process Ensure that recovery is conducted in a way which will reduce the impact of the next hazard Collaborate with international organization on needs etc. Conduct an detailed AAR process

13. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Challenges and strategies Challenges Cultural adversity to Disaster Management (occurs at all levels) Resource and capacity restrictions Strategies Change culture to “disaster culture” Building the capacity

14. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Future plans Mitigation Phase two of the Safe Hospital Index – follow up activities with Hospitals More public information and education Developing a Disaster Culture Preparedness More capacity building – training and resource build up More partnership building – Private sector cooperation and collaboration

15. Emergency Service and Disaster Preparedness Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health Lessons learnt and recommendations Disaster management is about people, therefore, there are fundamental human behavioural, psychological etc. issues Listen to our partners Trust is critical Programmes, plans, policies to be designed in a collaborative fashion, not in isolation

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