Implementación de un sistema de gestión de riesgo, basado en herramientas de calidad en el Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, de la ciudad de Quito en el año 2014.

Abstract:

Emergencies and disasters can occur anywhere in the world, affecting human health, people’s lives and the infrastructure built to support them. Often result in significant impacts on people’s health, including the loss of many lives. Every new threat reveals the challenges for managing health risks and effects of emergencies and disasters. Deaths, injuries, diseases, disabilities, psychosocial problems and other health impacts can be avoided or reduced by disaster risk management system. This is a system developed for the Hospital Eugenio Espejo, dynamic, multisectoral and refers to systematic analysis and management of health risks, posed by emergencies and disasters, through a combination of (i) hazard and vulnerability reduction to prevent and mitigate risks, (ii) preparedness, (ii) response and (iv) recovery measures. The traditional focus of the health sector has been on the response to emergencies. The on-going challenge is to broaden the focus of disaster risk management for health in the Hospital Eugenio Espejo, called 4R, from that of response and recovery to a more proactive approach, which emphasises prevention and mitigation, and the development of Hospital Eugenio Espejo capacities to provide timely and effective response and recovery. This resilient health systems based on primary health care at community level can reduce underlying vulnerability, protect health facilities and services, and scale-up the response to meet the wide-ranging health needs in disasters.

Año de publicación:

2015

Keywords:

• GESTIÓN DE RIESGO Y DESASTRES
• Salud pública
• REDUCCIÓN DE VULNERABILIDADES
• emergencia

Fuente:

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