Post-disaster Waste Management: Lessons Learnt from 2015 Nepal Earthquake

2019 ◽  
pp. 465-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nivesh Dugar ◽  
Sailesh Karanjit ◽  
Nawa Raj Khatiwada ◽  
Surya Man Shakya ◽  
Anish Ghimire
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nepal Earthquake ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
2015 Nepal Earthquake

Ex-Post Coping Responses and Post-Disaster Resilience: a Case from the 2015 Nepal Earthquake

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veeshan Rayamajhee ◽  
Alok K. Bohara ◽  
Virgil Henry Storr
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
Nepal Earthquake ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
2015 Nepal Earthquake

scholarly journals The 2015 Nepal Earthquake Disaster: Is the Threat of Occurrence of Communicable Disease Epidemic Over?

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakiko Kanbara ◽  
Nlandu Roger Ngatu (Corresponding author) ◽  
Tara Pokhrel T ◽  
Apsara Pandey ◽  
Chandrakara Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Health Events ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Nepal Earthquake ◽  
Assessment And Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring And Surveillance ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
2015 Nepal Earthquake

This opinion paper highlights the state of public health assessment in evacuation centers following the 2015 Nepal earthquake. It also suggests an approach to reinforce risk assessment and surveillance of communicable diseases (CD) in remote Nepalese districts. A short surveillance research was conducted on outbreaks of infectious diseases in Nepal in the post-2015 earthquake in evacuation centers in Kathmandu and Dhading districts. In collaboration with the Nursing Association of Nepal (NAN), the researchers have established a monitoring and surveillance system, named ‘EpiNurse’ program, in remote Nepalese districts. Periodic shelter to shelter visits, CD risk assessment and relief needs inventory in local communities are implemented, whereas health events with a potential to cause a CD outbreak are being reported to governmental agencies and health clusters involved in post-disaster relief in Nepal. Several cases of diarrheal diseases were identi fied in Nepalese districts after the 2015 earthquake, suggesting the existence of potential risk for the occurrence of new CD epidemics. Onsite risk assessment and monitoring of the effectiveness of actions and interventions implemented, as well as improvement of risk communication between relief agencies should be expanded to less resourced districts to reduce the risk of CD outbreak occurrence.

Post-disaster mental health and psychosocial support: Experience from the 2015 Nepal earthquake

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kedar Marahatta ◽  
Surendra Sherchan ◽  
Reuben Samuel ◽  
Nazneen Anwar ◽  
MarkHumphrey Van Ommeren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Disaster Mental Health ◽  
Nepal Earthquake ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
2015 Nepal Earthquake

scholarly journals Beyond building damage: estimating and understanding non-recovery following disasters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Loos ◽  
David Lallemant ◽  
Feroz Khan ◽  
Jamie McCaughey ◽  
Robert Banick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Building Damage ◽  
Nepal Earthquake ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Damage Data ◽  
Recovery Resources ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
2015 Nepal Earthquake

Abstract Following a disaster, crucial decisions about recovery resources often focus on immediate impact, partly due to a lack of detailed information on who will struggle to recover. Here we perform an analysis of surveyed data on reconstruction and secondary data commonly available after a disaster to estimate a metric of non-recovery or the probability that a household could not fully reconstruct within five years after an earthquake. Analyzing data from the 2015 Nepal earthquake, we find that non-recovery is associated with a wide range of factors beyond building damage, such as ongoing risks, population density, and remoteness. If such information were available after the 2015 earthquake, it would have highlighted that many damaged areas have differential abilities to reconstruct due to these factors. More generally, moving beyond damage data to evaluate and quantify non-recovery will support effective post-disaster decisions that consider pre-existing differences in the ability to recover.

Impact of Nepal Earthquake on Patients Presenting for Emergency Care at Patan Hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mimang Tembe ◽  
Sushma Dhakal ◽  
Ashis Shrestha ◽  
Josh Mugele ◽  
Darlene R. House
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Emergency Department Utilization ◽  
Patient Volume ◽  
Nepal Earthquake ◽  
Clinical Conditions ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
2015 Nepal Earthquake ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractObjectiveNatural disasters have a significant impact on the health sector. On April 25, 2015, Nepal was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The aim of the study was to compare patient volumes and clinical conditions presenting to the emergency department pre- and post-earthquake.MethodsA retrospective study was done at Patan Hospital Emergency Department in Kathmandu, Nepal. Volume, demographics, and patient diagnoses were collected for 4 months post-disaster and compared with cases seen the same months the year before the disaster to control for seasonal variations.ResultsAfter the 2015 Nepal earthquake, 12,180 patients were seen in the emergency department. This was a significant decrease in patient volume compared with the 14,971 patients seen during the same months in 2014 (P=0.04). Of those, 5496 patients (4093 pre-disaster and 1433 post-disaster) had a chief complaint or diagnosis recorded for analysis. An increase in cardiovascular and respiratory cases was seen as well as an increase in psychiatric cases (mostly alcohol related) and cases of anemia. There was a decrease in the number of obstetrics/gynecology, infectious disease, and poisoning cases post-earthquake.ConclusionsUnderstanding emergency department utilization after the earthquake has the potential to give further insight into improving disaster preparedness plans for post-disaster health needs. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:211–216).

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