Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health Planning

Public Health
Table 1. Public Health - Previous Disasters and Lessons (pg. 13)

What were the actions/ interventions What were the

Effects
done before, during and after the learnings/ realizations

Year it happened
(Who were the
health effect? disaster? Who were from managing this
Disaster/ Hazard What were the (focus on health)
(Consider natural biological, health effects? present in each disaster?
societal, and technological How much was specific time Specifically, what were
hazards/ disasters) the damage in
health Before During After frame? the gaps and weaknesses
infrastructure in that need to be
peso?)
addressed?
Table 2. Public Health - Hazard Prioritization Matrix (pg. 14)

Severity Frequency Extent Duration Manageability Total

Hazard Rank
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) =a+b+c+d-e
Table 3. Public Health - Risk Assessment Matrix (pg. 16)

Priority Risk to the Community

Hazards People Properties Services Environment Livelihood
Table 4. Public Health - Vulnerability Assessment Matrix (pg. 17)

Priority Vulnerable Vulnerabilities of the Community

Hazard Areas People Properties Services Environment Livelihood
Table 5. Public Health - External DRRM-H Institutionalization Inventory Matrix (pg. 19)

Health
Region/ Head of the Emergency Emergency
Province/ City/ Health Office Response Essential Health Operations Available
Municipality/ Head of of the DRRM-H Team Emergency Center DRRM Plan,
Barangay Institution Institution Plan (HERT) Commodities (EOC) etc.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)
Table 6. Public Health - Inventory of Resource Networks (pg. 20)

Government agencies/ Service/ products that

Non-government may be utilized in times
Contact person/s Contact details Focal person/s
organizations/ Civil of disasters/
society organizations emergencies
Table 7. Public Health - Prevention and Mitigation Plan (pg. 22)

Resource Agency/ Office/

Strategies and Activities Time Frame Indicator
Required Sources* Person in charge

*Fund sources can be obtained from the 5% allotment for Regional Offices or 5% calamity fund of the LGU and other funds
Table 8. Public Health - Preparedness Plan Matrix 1: Risk Reduction (pg. 24)

Risks Resources
Agency/
(All Hazard Approach) Strategies Time
Office/ Person Indicator
Specifics may be specified and Activities Frame Required Source
in charge
unique for a hazard
Table 9. Public Health - Preparedness Plan Matrix 2: Capacity Building Strategies to include the Minimum Requirements of DRRM-
H Institutionalization (pg. 25)

DRRM-H Resource Agency/

Strategies and
Institutionalization Time Frame Office/ Person Indicator
Activities Required Sources
Priorities in charge
Table 10. Public Health – Standard Operating Procedures for Response (pg. 27)

Steps to be undertaken
Agency/ Office/ Person
Activity Pre-impact Impact Post-impact
in charge
(0 day) (0-48 hours) (>48 hours)
Management of the Event/ Incident
Raise appropriate code
alert
Activate Operations
Center (OpCen) on a 24/7
basis and Incident
Command System (ICS)
Inform higher level of
OpCen, if not DOH-OpCen
of the incident through
fastest means of
communication
Coordinate with
respective DRRM Office,
with partner agencies,
and attend/ conduct
meetings as necessary
(DRRMC, health sector,
cluster partners)
Management of Information System
Gather information
regarding the event
- Coordinate with health
representatives and get
initial report
- Deploy Rapid Health
 Assessment (RHA)
Teams when no
communication/ report
from the health
representative in 6
hours post impact
- Submit initial
assessment report using
official RHA form
Continuous monitoring
and dissemination of
information updates
Submission of daily
situation report or HEARS
report to the uplines
Surveillance in Post
Extreme Emergencies and
Disaster (SPEED)
activation
Management of Service Providers
Check status of health
personnel in affected
areas
Mobilize own non-human
resources or request
assistance for:
- Additional RHA teams
- Emergency medicines
and medical supplies
- WASH team
- MHPSS team
- Nutrition team
- RESU team

Other teams that may be

needed (maintenance,
administrative support,
etc.)
Provide personal safety
kits and personal
protection gears to
service providers

Management of Non-human Resources

Update/ check status/
inventory of logistics
Preposition logistics as
per the result of inventory
Mobilize own non-human
resources or request
assistance for
- Medicines and medical
supplies
- WASH supplies and
equipment
- Nutrition commodities
- MHPSS supplies and
commodities
- Funds
- Others: e.g. trauma,
hygiene kits
 Other teams that may be
needed (maintenance,
administrative support,
etc.)
Provide personal safety
kits and personal
protection gears to
service providers
Management of Victims
Provide pre-hospital and
hospital care
Provide quad cluster
health services (e.g.
general consultation and
treatment vaccinations,
reproductive health
services,
chemoprophylaxis, health
education, promotion and
advocacy including
hygiene, nutrition and
psychosocial support)

Table 11. Public Health – Standard Operating Procedures for Recovery and Rehabilitation (pg. 30)
 Steps to be undertaken
Activity Within 1 year 1-3 years
Person-in-charge Person-in-charge
Post damage assessment and needs
analysis
Post incident evaluation and
documentation of best practices, lessons
learned, problems encountered,
challenges, and recommendation
Review and updating of DRRM-H plan
Psychosocial interventions
Continuous monitoring of health
conditions of the affected population
e.g. surveillance
Repair of damaged health facilities and
lifelines
Replenishment of utilized resources
Compensation and recognition of
responders

ANNEX 7: RECOVERY AND REHABILITAITON PLAN TEMPLATE POST DISASTER (pg. 60)
 Funding Requirement Responsible
Programs Physical Target Sources
(Php) Office/
Strategy Project/ Unit Rate Frequency of
Yea Year Year Year Year Year Year Yea Agency/
Activities Funding
r1 2 3 4 1 2 3 r4 Person
Basic Services and Referrals
Medical and Public Health
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2
Nutrition
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2
WASH
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2
MHPSS
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2
Health Facilities, Commodities, and Equipment
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2
Operations center and information management
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2
Health Promotion and Advocacy
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2
Management of Human Resources for Health
Strategy 1 Activity 1
Activity 2