An Overview of the Health Services Provision in the 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Ali GhanjalRamin Ravangard

Abstract

Iran, in terms of disasters, is among the top 10 countries in the world. Therefore, timely coordination and provision of rescue, transport, and treatment services after disasters are of particular importance. This study aimed to investigate and provide a short report on the provision of rescue, transport, and treatment services after the 2017 earthquake in Kermanshah. This was a review and a descriptive study conducted using the analysis of documents and news published on valid Iranian sites and reports of some service providers in 2017 after the earthquake in Kermanshah. The most important strengths of post-earthquake services were the military force's cooperation, people's support, sending the popular aid and donations to earthquake areas, and the tremendous national support and religious sympathy among the people. Sending the popular aid and donations was such that they resulted in the blockage of communication routes, heavy traffic on the roads, and disrupted the relief and rescue efforts process. However, the most important weaknesses in the provision of services after this earthquake were the lack of preparedness of the government systems and the lack of orderly management for appropriate assistance and relief and, theref...Continue Reading

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Dec 20, 2014·Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps·Dominic Murphy, Walter Busuttil

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Jun 4, 2020·Community Mental Health Journal·Bahar KhosraviJavad Yoosefi Lebni

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