WHO SUGGESTS TO UNDERTAKE STEPS TO PROVIDE HOSPITALS’ SECURITY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.04.2009 18:30 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ World Health Day 2009 motto: "Let’s save lives:
Hospitals Security Provision in emergency situations."
At today’s news conference, attended by representatives of health
organizations and hospitals, World Health Organization (WHO) offered
to undertake a number of steps to provide security of medical
establishments in emergency situations.
WHO-suggested steps are as follows: assessment of hospital’s security,
scheduling of rapid response works in emergency situations, projecting
and construction of durable buildings, developing national policy.
"Today, when the world is threatened by climatic changes and armed
conflicts, we have to create special conditions to protect medical
workers, so immediate medical assistance could be offered to those
who need it," Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General emphasized in
her statement.