Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Table of Contents
VOLUME 20, NUMBER 6
November– December 2005

Editor’s Corner
The Importance of the Phuket Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..353
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

Original Research
The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Tsunami of 2004:
The Hazards, Events, and Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Patrice A. Kohl, BA; Ann P. O'Rourke, PhD; Dana L. Schmidman, BA; Wendy A. Dopkin, BA;
Marvin L. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

WHO Special Report
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Samlee Plianbangchang, MD, PhD

Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disasater in Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
Mukesh Kapila; Nichole McGarry; Elizabeth Emerson; Sheri Fink;
Rodger Doran; Khadija Rejto; Maria Cristina Profili

Overview of the Tsunami Disaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Margareta Wahlstrom

Session 1.2: National Health Perspectives of the Tsunami Crisis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh; Dr. Roderico Ofrin; Dr. P. Ravindran; Dr. Idrus Paturussi; Dr. Ibrahim Yasir;
Dr. Than Aung; Dr. H.A.P. Kahandailyanage; Dr. Suprachai Kunaratanapruk

Session 1.3: Health Protection and Disease Prevention: A Critical Review of Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Ms. Joanna Merlin-Scholtes; Dr. Jai Narain; Dr. Supamit Chunsuttiwat; Dr. Caroline Hyde-Price;
Dr. Philippe Francois Dubois; Dr. Eigil Sorensen

Session 1.4: Health Services Delivery: A Critical Review of Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389
Dr. Jack Smith; Dr. Sheri Fink; Dr. Steve Hansch; Dr. Abdul Azeez Yoosuf;
Mr. K.O.H. Peng Keng; Dr. Dana van Alphen

Session 1.5: Health Policy and Coordination: A Critical Review of Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
Dr. Pasqualino Procacci; Dr. Rodger Doran; Mrs. Sheela Rani Chunkath; Dr. Richard Garfield;
Dr. Salvano Briceno; Dr. Anton Fric

Panel 2.1: Assessing Impact and Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 396
Dr. William Aldis; Dr. Gerald Rockenschaub; Dr. Yuri Gorokhovich; Dr. Shannon Doocy;
Dr. Pisake Lumbiganon; Dr. Francois Grunewald

Panel 2.2: Surveillance, Early Warning Alert, and Response: Communicable and
Vector-Borne Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Dr. Collette Roure; Dr. Asheena Khalakdina; Dr. Kumnuan Ungchusak; Dr. Media Yulizar;
Dr. John Watson; Dr. Augusto Pinto

Panel 2.3: Gender Dimensions and Human Rights Aspects to Responses and Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404
Mrs. Sheela Rani Chunkath; Ms. Della Sherratt; Dr. Rashid A. Chotani; Mrs. Ines Smith;
Ms. Katherine Burns; Dr. Melania Hidayat

Panel 2.4: Funding Policies and Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408
Dr. Pasqualino Procacci; Mr. Arindom Mookerjee; Mr. Tony German;
Dr. Michael O'Dwyer; Dr. Gerd Eppel

Panel 2.5: Mass-Casualty Management and Hospital Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412
Dr. Agostino Borra; Dr. Luis Jorge Perez; Dr. Tin Min; Dr. Wilai Puavilai;
Dr. Norimasa Seo; Dr. Nakhon Tipsunthonsak

Panel 2.6: Mental and Psychological Effects of the Tsunami on the Affected Populations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414
Dr. M.L. Somchai Chakrabhan; Dr. Vijay Chandra; Dr. Itzhak Levav; Dr. Wachira Pengjuntr;
Dr. Dinesh Bhugra; Dr. Nalaka Mendis; Dr. Amal Naj

Panel 2.7: First 30 Days: Organizing Rapid Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Ms. Natacha Emerson; Dr. Arturo Pesigan; Dr. Lita Sarana; Dr. Nenette Motus;
Dr. Dan Buriak; Dr. Tim Randall

Panel 2.8: Water, Sanitation, Food Safety, and Environmental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Mr. Md Shafiqul Islam; Mr. Han Antonius Heijnen; Mr. Deepthi Sumanasekera; Dr. Vivien Walden;
Dr. Michel Roulet; Dr. Abdul Sattar Yoosuf

Panel 2.9: Repair and Recovery of Health Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Dr. Bjorn Melgaard; Dr. Maria Cristina Profili; Dr. Peter Heimann; Professor Aryono Pusponegoro;
Dr. Edward O'Rourke; Dr. Antonia Kolokathis; Dr. Marie-Andrée Romisch-Diouf

Panel 2.10: Reproductive, Mental, and Child Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Ms. Supriya Sahu; Mr. Altaf Musani; Dr. Jane Schaller; Dr. Srivieng Pairojukl;
Prof. Manouri P. Senanayake; Mr. Patrick Brenny; Dr. Michael J. Rosati; Dr. Henia Dekkak

Panel 2.11: Food Security and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436
Dr. Abdul Azeez Yoosuf; Ms. Zita Weise Prinzo; Dr. Stephen J. Atwood; Mr. Patrick Webb;
Dr. Rachmi Untoro; Dr. Rukhsana Haider

Panel 2.12: The Health Sector Contribution to Disaster Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Dr. Marc Gordon; Dr. Jean Luc Poncelet; Mr. Marcel Dubouloz; Dr. Salvano Briceno

Panel 2.13: The Role of Media and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Dr. Salim Habayeb; Ms. Samantha Bolton; Mr. Mark Jones; Mr. Naveen Surapaneni;
Mr. Robert Dietz; Ms. Harsaran Bir Kaur Pandey

Panel 2.14: Contribution of Non-Governmental Actors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446
Dr. Jorge Mario Luna; Mr. Rohit Malpani; Dr. Dawit Zawde; Mr. Nallathamby Canagarathnam;
Mrs. Saulina Arnold; Dr. Grete Budstedt; Dr. David Muriuki; Mr. John Clarke

Panel 2.15: Civil-Military Cooperation in Humanitarian Health Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450
Dr. David Gunnarsson; Dr. Randy Hyer; Admiral R.D. Hufstader; General Dr. Achmad Hidayat;
LTG (ret) James Peake; Dr. Anshu Banerjee

Panel 2.16: Forensic Aspects of Disaster Fatality Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Dr. Kan Tun; Dr. Barbara Butcher; Dr. Pongruk Sribanditmongkol; Dr. Tom Brondolo;
Dr. Theresa Caragine; Dr. Clifford Perera; Federal Agent Karl Kent

Panel 2.17: Private Commercial Sector Partnerships for Health Action in Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Dr. Knut Ole Sundnes; Dr. Milan Sannerkvist; Dr. Philip Hedger; Mr. Brent Woodworth;
Ms. Anne Hyre; Mr. Terrence Cuddyre; Prof. Ronald Waldman

Panel 2.18: Logistics, Information Technology (IT), and Telecommunications
in Crisis Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Dr. Terrence De Silva; Ms. Jyotsna Chikersal; Mr. Nigel Snoad; Mr. Brent Woodworth;
Dr. Cherif Ghaly; Mr. Martin Catterall

Session 3.1: What Have We Learned?—Needs Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Dr. Scott Deitchman

Session 3.1: What Have We Learned?—Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471
Dr. Kayode Oyegbite

Session 3.1: What Have We Learned?—Filling Gaps in Available Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Prof. Ronald Waldman

Session 3.1: What Have We Learned?—Capacity Building for Health Response in Disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
Prof. Debarati Guha-Sapir

Session 3.2: Putting it Together: Stronger Public Health Capacity
Within Disaster Management Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Dr. David Nabarro

Health Action in Response to Crises and Disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Report by the Secretariat

Health Action in Response to Crises and Disasters with Particular Emphasis on the
Earthquakes and Tsunami of 26 December 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Fifty-Eighth World Health Assembly