Mitigation of Disasters in Health Facilities: Volume 1: General Issues (PAHO, 1993, 43 pages): Acknowledgements

Mitigation of Disasters in Health Facilities: Volume 1: General Issues (PAHO, 1993, 43 pages)

		(introductory text...)
		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		Executive summary
		Introduction
		Chapter 1: Characteristics of disasters
		Chapter 2: Experiences of hospitals affected by disaster
		Chapter 3: Importance of health care facilities
		Chapter 4: Vulnerability of hospitals
		Chapter 5: Risk mitigation in hospitals
		Bibliography

Acknowledgements

This set of manuals is the result of the effort and collaboration of engineers, architects, physicians, and health sector administrators whose expertise and technical contribution enabled their production. PAHO wishes to thank Omar Darío Cardona A., Chief of the Engineering Division of Ingeniar Ltda. in Bogotá, Colombia, for his contribution and technical coordination and to his collaborators: Jorge Eduardo Hurtado G., Juan Pablo Sarmiento P., and Humberto Fonseca M. for their advice in the elaboration of these publications.