Haiti earthquake: situation report 4 - 23 August 2021

As a result of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14, 2021, according to Haiti's Civil Protection agency (DGPC), 2,207 people have died, 12,268 people were injured, and 320 are missing. In the most affected departments ­ Sud, Grand'Anse and Nippes ­ around 53,000 houses were destroyed and more than 77,000 damaged. Rapid assessments reported 59 health facilities affected in Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud Departments: 27 severely damaged and 32 slightly damaged. In the affected departments, health sector evaluators are carrying out assessments to gather data on injured patients (hospitalizations, types of injuries and demographics) and the degree of damage to health facilities and needs. Logistics and security challenges continue limiting the delivery of supplies, deployment of personnel to affected areas and the transfer of patients to hospitals that are not overwhelmed. Health sector needs include: medical personnel, medicines, supplies and stock management, mental health and psychosocial support initiatives, implementation of preventive and control measures for communicable diseases, WASH operations in health facilities and shelters, rehabilitation of injured patients, among others

Reporte de Situacion Emergencia por Huracan IOTA y temporada de lluvias Colombia No. 09: 05 de diciembre 2020 / Emergency Situation Report for Hurricane IOTA and rainy season Colombia No. 09: December 05, 2020

A la fecha Colombia reporta 1.334.089 casos (9.297 casos nuevos en las últimas 24h) con un incremento nacional del 0,7% en las últimas 24h y 37.117 defunciones (183 las últimas 24 Horas) con un aumento nacional del 0,5% en las últimas 24h. Los departamentos y distritos que presentaron los aumentos relativos más altos de COVID-19 en los últimos 7 días fueron: Caldas 11,9% (2.070), Quindío 11,5% (1.397), Tolima 11,5% (2.445), Norte Santander 10,3% (2.075), Boyacá 9,3% (1.302), Casanare 9,0% (504), Cartagena 8,7% (2.044), Risaralda 7,8% (1.297), Santa Marta 7,3% (765), Santander 7,1% (2.658). La tasa de incidencia nacional es de 2.648,5 casos por cada 100.000 habitantes; los departamentos y/o distritos que superan la tasa nacional son en su orden: Bogotá (4.905,8), Amazonas (3.992,7), Barranquilla (3.590,0), San Andrés (3.433,7), Caquetá (3.275,8), Antioquia (3.247,0), Quindío (3.157,9), Cartagena (3.107,4), Huila (2.713,3), Meta (2.686,8). La tasa de mortalidad nacional es de 736,9 muertes por cada millón de habitantes; se observa una tasa de mortalidad mayor a la nacional en: Amazonas (1.556,6), Barranquilla (1.375,7), Caquetá (1.169,2), Bogotá (1.110,5), Santa Marta (943,2), Córdoba (904,3), Santander (893,5), Huila (870,3), Norte Santander (865,9), Quindío (831,8), Valle del Cauca (778,9).

Vulnerabilidade a desastres naturais: implicações para a enfermagem / Vulnerability to natural disasters: implications for nursing

A crescente ocorrência de desastres naturais na contemporaneidade e o aumento de sua intensidade e gravidade colocam o desafio, para gestores, profissionais e população, do preparo para enfrentá-los, considerando as medidas que devem ser tomadas em relação a vulnerabilidade. Organizações internacionais indicam a necessidade de maior consciência da importância da redução de desastres, a fim de tornar as comunidades resilientes ao risco natural. Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma reflexão sobre asimplicações para a enfermagem, baseada nos tipos de vulnerabilidade. A situação de desastre mobiliza vários atores, representantes da sociedade civil organizada, serviços de saúde, os quais desempenham papel relevante na prevenção, preparo, resposta e reconstrução. Essas situações têm repercutido internacionalmente, devido à disseminação de informações a respeito da vulnerabilidade das vítimas. Para o enfrentamento dessas problemáticas, apresentamos as implicações para a enfermagem nesses cenários, visto que esses profissionais compõem os recursos humanos da área da saúde em qualquer nível de atenção. Sua atuação deve dar-se tanto no preparo como na resposta à situação de desastre, que demanda atendimento imediato, eficaz e de qualidade, a fim de minimizar o risco às vítimas.

The increasing occurrence of natural disasters in contemporary times and their increased intensity and severity bring the challenge, for managers, professionals, and the population, to be prepared for facing them, considering the measures that must be taken regarding vulnerability. International organizations point out the need for greater awareness of the importance to reduce disasters, in order to make communities resilient to natural hazards. This article aims to present a reflection on the implications for nursing, based on the types of vulnerability. The disaster situation mobilizes various actors, representatives of the organized civil society, health services, which play a significant role in prevention, preparation, response, and reconstruction. These situations have reverberated internationally, due to the dissemination of information regarding the vulnerability of victims. To face these problems, we introduce the implications for nursing in these scenarios, since these professionals make up the human resources in the health care field at any level of care. Their work must be observed both in the preparation and response to a disaster situation, which demands immediate, effective, and good quality attention, in order to minimize risk to victims