Journal de médecine générale

Disaster Preparedness in Primary Health Care: A Review of the Literature and a New Framework Proposal

Abstract

Yanni Yang*

Primary healthcare management of chronic diseases affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples calls for systems that promote improved team-based care and meet healthcare quality and equity requirements. Although elements that facilitate or impede integration within these contexts need to be better explored, non-dispensing pharmacists (NDPs) integrated within primary healthcare settings can improve the quality of patient care. A new comprehensive approach to disaster management (DM) has been established in recent years, stressing prevention and preparedness measures as well as effective resource and information coordination. The World Health Organization (WHO) released the Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) Framework in 2019 to highlight the crucial role that health plays in disaster preparedness (DM) and to provide detailed instructions for creating resilient health infrastructures and lowering the risks and effects of emergencies and disasters on human health. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the International Health Regulations, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and other prior international instruments with the goal of improving health disaster preparedness are all incorporated into the H-EDRM framework.