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Disaster Relief Mission

The BIGGER Picture

MOH-AMM

August 2015

WHAT ARE PRIORITY AREAS

WHAT IS THE BIGGER PICTURE

The bigger picture

Global

International

Regional

National & sub-national – state, district, hospital, health centre etc.

Factors

Phases

Levels

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ISDR system levels of action (“platforms”)

NationalNational frameworks will determine composition and functions

Support from UN country team – when appropriate

GlobalAnnual sessions

Programme Advisory Committee

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ThematicBuilding on existing networks, clusters, programmes and other mechanisms

The bigger picture

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CLOSER TO HOME

What is a Disaster?

A disaster is the result of a vast ecological

breakdown in the relation between humans and

their environment, a serious and sudden event (or

slow, as in a drought) on such a scale that the

stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to

cope with it, often with outside help or international

aid (From Noji, Gunn

and Lechat)

Disasters, terrorism and other public health

emergencies all require rapid mobilization of

resources and experts across agencies and across

jurisdictional lines

Effects of climate change

• Last decade is one of the warmest on record UNMET Service 2009

• 2009 – 6th warmest year on record (since 1850) Copenhagen 2009

• Increased impact on seismic activity (which occurs independently generally)

• Rising sea levels – shrinking/melting glaciers/icebergs • Increased fires – e.g. Australian bush fires• Increased desertification• Extreme temperatures – Snow in Cheng Mai?! • Drought versus floods (both increasing)• 2015 is expected to be the WARMEST/HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD• RECENT TECTONIC PLATE MOVEMENTS MEAN EARTHQUAKES WILL

INCREASE & OCCUR IN NEW PLACES/LOCATIONS • THINGS WILL GET WORSE

El Nino – predicted in 2015




New scenario & paradigm shift

• The reality of the impact of increasing severity & frequency of natural disasters worldwide; has finally HIT HOME.

• The impact of climate change adaptation and its consequences

• The impact of poor mitigation planning previously

• The impact of unsustainable development policies & practice




There was recognition

• That for the first time in Malaysia’s history; a disaster had necessitated the activation and fulfilment of the entire disaster response cycle

• For the first time, the recovery phase was fully activated and was necessary. Most were unprepared

• That the total scale and amount of funding that will be needed for recovery and rebuilding far exceeds previous amounts and that government capacity will be stretched

Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM)

Emergency

response and early

recovery

Disaster

Preparedness

Prevention

Mitigation

Rehabilitation

Reconstruction

Preparedness

PENDEKATAN RISIKO BENCANA MERCY MALAYSIA –

PENGURANGAN RISIOKO BENCANA KESELURUHAN “TOTAL

DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT (TDRM)”

Kejayaan dalam pendekatan TDRM serta latihan yang

diberikan kepada komuniti setempat telah meletakkan

kepercyaan masyarakat terhadap keupayaan MERCY

Malaysia

Contoh projek yang dijalankan oleh MERCY Malaysia

berpandukan kepada pendekatan proses TDRM e.g.

Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar

oPeringkat kecemasan (emergency response) dan

pembangunan semula: Klinik bergerak

Sokongan psikologi

Agihan barangan keperluan asas kebersihan (hygiene kits)

Promosi berkaitan kesihatan dan kebersihan

oPeringkat mitigasi dan kesiapsiagaanPembinaan semula hospital – MERCY Malaysia bersama-sama

dengan pasukan sukarelawan teknikal membina 13 hospital / pusat

kesihatan bercirikan anti-taufan fan anti gegar (Cyclone Proof) di

daerah Dedaye dan daerah-daerah yang terjejas




THE PRIORITIES ARE THE CHALLENGES

• Preparedness

• Response mechanisms

• Disaster risk reduction

• Coordination

• Resource mobilisation

• Funding

• Information sharing & communication

• Effective collaboration & partnership

• Building resilient communities, organisations, institutions, individuals

Defining “Resilience”

“the potential of a particular configuration of a system to:

maintain its structure/function in the face of disturbance,

and the ability of the system to re-organize following

disturbance-driven change . . .

(Louis Lebel, 2001)

“the capacity to survive, adapt and recover from a

natural disaster.

(IFRC, 2004)

Different modes/types of resilience in humanitarian

assistance/community preparedness

• Individual resilience

• Family resilience

• Community resilience

• Institutional resilience

• Organisational resilience

• National resilience

• Regional resilience




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• National response

• International response

• Local response

• Emergency preparedness

• Logistics preparedness

• Multiple party involvement

• Coordination

Emergency Response




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ER - MUST HAVE TEAMWORK




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RIGHT COMBINATION




Emergency Relief Operations

Several medical teams were

dispatched to conduct mobile

medical clinics and static clinics in

towns and remote villages.

Persistent high flood maters made

transportation a challenge

National Command

(Embassy)Humanitarian

Community

UN Office, IHO Office

CMOCMNCC

LO

OCHA, AHA,

IFRC

Foreign Military

Forces

LO

SAR Team

HADR Team

DISASTER AREA

GOVERNMENT

AGENCIES RMP, FIRE AND RESCUE

DEPARTMENT, SMART, MCDD,

MOH, MMEA, MAF, NGO

EMERGENCY OPERATION

CENTRE (EOC)

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

OSCC

Operational Framework

OSOCC, ERAT,

HADR Team

Fire and Rescue Department

Royal Malaysia Police

Malaysia Armed Forces

Civil Defence Department

SMART

Hospital

Social Welfare Department

Malaysia Red Crescent

St. John Ambulance

RELA

Public Works Department

Geological Department

Information Department

Local Authorities

TNB

STMB

Voluntary Organisations/NGOs

Search and

Rescue

Emergency Medicine Emergency Relief

and Welfare

Communication

Technical / Experts

advice

Logistic and

WorkforceMedia Handling

Evacuation of

Victims

Security and traffic

control

Electricity and basic

necessities

Coordination

• Must be empowering

• Enabling

• Facilitate

• Need to have all stakeholders involved

• Have to be regular but not overdone

• Must look at key areas

• No one size fits all

• DO NOT COORDINATE for the sake of coordinating




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Medical mission




Recovery Operations

Some people however completely lost their

homes. MERCY Malaysia thereby has built

over 170 temporary shelters.




Temporary Shelter




Mobile clinics & medical support




Water Project in Progress

Preparedness & mitigation

• Emergency preparedness

• Response preparedness

• Disaster risk reduction

• Early warning

• Disaster mitigation

• Conflict risk management

• Community participation

To be Prepared, What Does Public Health Need

Incident command and support structure

Preparedness and response plans

Communications

Epidemiology and surveillance

Laboratory

Environmental/occupational health




Preparedness Operations

Preparedness measures

and strategies are vital to

mitigate the impact of a

natural disaster such as a

flood. MERCY Malaysia is

implementing several

preparedness projects, such

as Community Based

Disaster Risk Management

and Hospital Disaster Risk

Reduction to increase the

communities resilience

against a natural disaster.




Slide 34 of 22Picture: Students discussing during the Early

warning and communication; story telling

activity

Picture: Students taking picture of

identified hazard during the school

watching activity

Picture: Students drawing up their hazard

maps during the school watching activity

PREPARE TOGETHER

• Self and Family

• Neighborhood

• Community

WHAT IS IN AN EMERGENCY

SUPPLY KIT?

SUPPLIES FOR

AT LEAST

3 to 7 Days

SIX BASIC ITEMS

TO INCLUDE

1. Water

2. Food

3. First Aid Kit

4. Clothing & Bedding

5. Tools & Supplies

6. Specialized Items




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• VOLUNTEERISM

• CIVIC VALUES

• TOLERANCE

• SOCIAL COHESION

• PRE-EXISTING COLLABORATION

• PARTNERSHIPS

GOOD VALUES LEAD TO INCREASED RESILIENCE & ENHANCE RESPONSE




Slide 40Doctors, volunteerism, humanitarian aid, HUMANITY

Recommendations

• Prioritise

• Incorporate in planning

• Have contingency plans

• Involve communities

• Engage national structures

• Partner

• Train

• Build resilience




Slide 42WE MUST PREPARE & WORK TOGETHER

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