Towards a User-friendly Web-based Database for Health Disaster Risk

Reduction

Nicole Wynter

Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief

Commitment is not something that can be coerced or conscribed, it

can only be invited

Kenny Moore

Outline Purpose Introduction to the health sector self

assessment tool for DRR Process in moving towards a database Key influences of the process

HS Self Assessment Tool for DRR

Development Process: Participatory approach

HDC Meetings Working group with

HDCs, NDCs, PAHO Pilot Testing in three

countries Expert input from

monitoring and evaluation specialists (Baastel)

HS Self Assessment Tool for DRR Assist HDCs to arrive at a

comprehensive assessment of HS disaster mitigation and preparedness

Baselining and monitoring capabilities; also guide to best practices performance of DRR in the health sector

Linkages with CDM Strategy Indicators

Linkages between Tool & CDM Indicators

From Tool to Database: Some Key Considerations

NEEDNEED CONTENTCONTENT STRUCTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM FORM

Rapid Email Survey

Circulated to HDCs in Sept 2010

Six Questions

Mainly close ended questions

52 % response rate

Would your MoH access & use the database?

P erc entag e of C ountries

yes

no

What type of data/info would you like to access in the dbase?

Objections to data/info being hosted on server at PAHO

P erc entg ae of C ountries

70%

30%

Y es

No

What aspects of the info/data can be made publicly available?

% c ountries

05

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All C ompletedchecklis t

None S ummaryratings

Key Influences on the process

Participatory/consultative/bottom-up approach

Flexibility and achieving balance between needs, concerns & rigor of system

Established relationships and mutual trust Always being mindful of the countries’

sovereignty

Commitment is not something that can be coerced or conscribed, it

can only be invited

Kenny Moore

THANK YOU!!!!