Click to play videoNew Delhi: From Guwahati to 26/11, there have been at least 10 serious terror strikes in the country in the last one year. And hospitals everywhere have struggled to cope with the such emergencies.
But its not just terror attacks, every time natural calamities strike the Indian healthcare system has been brought to its knees.
Perhaps the glaring example was the Gujarat earthquake in 2001 that damaged nearly 4000 health facilities, directly affecting more than 37.8 million people.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now come up with new guidelines. These guidelines they say are cost effective and can save thousands of lives.
“If hospitals modify the structure and follow the safety guidelines the cost incurred will be not more than 4 per cent,” says Deputy Regional Director, WHO, Dr Poonam Khetripal Singh.
A checklist of 145 questions has been made. It includes emergency planning, training for staff, availability of health equipment and accessibility.
The Cama hospital which was attacked during Mumbai terror attacks has taken few of these measures.
The National Disaster Management Authority had claimed that by next year 80 per cent of its infrastructure for disaster management should be in place.
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