Disaster Management

Concepts of disaster management, health hazards and impact of disasters on health, definition of disaster, hazard, risk and vulnerability, hazard vulnerability assessment, types of disasters, Essentials of disaster management, prediction and warning, preparedness and response, resource planning, training & public awareness Disaster management cycle, and phases (prevention, preparedness, mitigation, rescue, relief, reconstruction and rehabilitation), Functions and responsibilities of NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority of India), policy of NDMA

Assess the emergency, understand public health needs, identify communicable disease threat, plan priority, mobilize resources for relief, Preparation, type of data required, terms of reference for survey, preparing a situation report, sharing of report Surveillance: monitor disease trend, detect any disease out-breaks, plan effective disease control and reduction intervention, assess impact of intervention, Surveillance priorities, core activities, (detection, collection, Reporting, investigation and confirmation, analysis and interpretation, feedback and control measure) Disease Outbreak Response: Diseases for potential outbreak, preparation, outbreak control team, role of oct, prevention and control of outbreak

Initiate immediate response to prevent morbidity/mortality and control outbreak, arrange appropriate resettlement, Core health service activities, case detection and treatment, personnel requirements, preparedness for vector control and health promotion, safe water supply, food and sanitation. Preparedness for health manpower, drugs and vaccines, Preparedness for resettlement: shelter, camp building, site planning, service facilities, security, water, food and sanitation Principles of MCM, approaches to MCM, key consideration, Information Management, Field Management, Management of Victims, Core services and Intervention, organization of medical relief, key consideration in medical response, management of victims, triage, evacuation management center, secondary evacuation, National Mass Casualty Management Plan, District Response to Mass Casualty Events, Implementation of a Mass Casualty Management System, operational challenges

Crisis/ Risk communication, Crisis Communication Plan, Interpersonal Communication, Media role during Disaster, dealing with media Goals and objectives of the District Disaster Plan, Important disaster prevention and management approaches, Disaster preparedness plan, organizational structure, Disaster Management Authority, role and responsibilities at various levels, Networking and coordination mechanism

Architecture of International Humanitarian System, Structure of the UN System, Key Agencies in International humanitarian System and their role in Disaster, International humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law