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REPUBLIC OF CUBAREPUBLIC OF CUBAMINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTHMINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH

LATIN AMERICAN CENTER FOR DISASTER LATIN AMERICAN CENTER FOR DISASTER MEDICINE MEDICINE

Title: Information Management in Cuba for Disaster Reduction in the Health Sector.

Vivian Ma. Céspedes Mora

Scientific Information Specialist.

CLAMED

Highgest Vulnerability Indixes: Hurrricanes,Floodings, Torrentialrains,Drougth,Earthquakes,Landslides

Cuba Cuba isis awareaware ofof thethe situationsituation andand therethere isis a a governmentalgovernmental politicalpolitical willwill

ComprehensiveComprehensive healthhealth carecare..TechnicalTechnical AssistanceAssistance..Training Training ofof human human resourcesresources..DevelopmentDevelopment ofof healthhealth programsprograms..Medicine Medicine ProgramsPrograms ManagementManagement..

¿What is it?¿¿WhatWhat isis itit??The Latin American Center for DisasterMedicine (CLAMED) is the institution of theMinistry of Public Health aimed atcoordinating actions and knowledgeconcerning:

•• KnowledgeKnowledge andand informationinformation managementmanagement..•• DevelopmentDevelopment ofof human human resourcesresources..•• ResearchResearch..•• Development of Early Warning and Prevention Systems to ensure a Development of Early Warning and Prevention Systems to ensure a

comprehensive health care not only for the Cuban population but comprehensive health care not only for the Cuban population but for the Latin for the Latin American and Caribbean regions.American and Caribbean regions.

not only in Cuba but in other countries of the Caribbean Region not only in Cuba but in other countries of the Caribbean Region and and Latin America.Latin America.

To encourage the prevention and mitigation ofthe effects originated by natural andanthropological disasters on the health andlife quality of the Cuban population and on thenational economy by improving preventive, efficient and opportune actions in the healthsector. These actions are implemented with a multidisciplinary and intersectorial approachand with a component of social involvement in each stage of the disaster cycle, not only in Cuba but in other countries of the CaribbeanRegion and Latin America.

CLAMED'S Information Center

Training human resources.The promotion of investigations. Designs and develops information products

and services related to risks of identified disasters.

OTHERS INSTITUTIONSOTHERS INSTITUTIONSPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CARE

SIUMSIUMRED CROSSRED CROSS

CONSEJOCONSEJOCONSULTIVOCONSULTIVO

NATIONALNATIONALRESEARCH RESEARCH INSTITUTESINSTITUTES

SPECIALIZEDSPECIALIZEDGENERALGENERAL

HOSPITALS HOSPITALS

MEDICALMEDICALINSTITUTESINSTITUTES

AND FACULTIES AND FACULTIES ENSAPENSAPELAMELAM

POLYCLINICSPOLYCLINICS

NATIONAL NATIONAL CENTERSCENTERS

NATIONALS NATIONALS UNITSUNITS

UNCLAVUNCLAVUATSUATS

CONSULTINGCONSULTINGBOARDBOARD(Directores)(Directores)

Institute of Meteorology.Seismologic research.Health units from Revolutionary Armed Forces and theMinistry of Interior.Scientific Research Centers.Higher Education Centers.(OPS/OMS, UNICEF, UN Disaster Relief CoordinatorOffice ). International agencies and bodies: International Committee of the Red Cross, Caribbean Medical Association . Nongovernmental organizations .

The integration of experts

Development of thematic areas with an integrating an updatedapproach which has enabled us to explore and

Acquire new knowledge so as to face the new challenges of our national health system for the protection of the population.

THEMATIC SITE HEALTH AND DISASTERS: http://www.sld.cu/sitios/desastres/

http://www.sld.cu/sitios/desastres/

http://www.sld.cu/sitios/desastres/

http://www.sld.cu/sitios/desastres/

CLAMED’ S INTRANET

OBJECTIVES HVL/HEALTH AND DISASTERS:

To strengthen and to extend the information flow related to the management of the scientific activity in health and disasters in LatinAmerican and the Caribbean countries.

To support the users of the different national thematic HVL .

To promote a culture of prevention and preparedness in the community

To compile and disseminate the Cuban scientific information in health and disasters related topics .

To prepare qualified human resources to carry our preventive actions in risk reduction .

Health Thematic Virtual Libraries in Cuba

Health Thematic Virtual Libraries

HVL/Health and Disasters (47 Multisectorialand Multidisciplinary Centers).

CONTENTS HVL/Health and Disasters

Literature on management of the scientific activity in Health and disasters

Thematic areas: This component allows to retrieve documents and materials according to thematic areas related to the management of the scientific activity .

Supercourses: Papers presented on workshops on Learned lessons, and international and national Seminars.

Scientific activities and compilation of learned lessons

•• Bulletin CLAMED REPORTS: Develop actions directed to decision Bulletin CLAMED REPORTS: Develop actions directed to decision making during the hurricane season, according to the phase of thmaking during the hurricane season, according to the phase of the e cycle that the user is facing.cycle that the user is facing.

•• INFOCLAMEDINFOCLAMED•• Daily News Service: For Heads of Mission of CHPDaily News Service: For Heads of Mission of CHP• Thematic Serials: It is published in periods in which a the hazard is

predicted to occur (floods, drought, earthquakes, etc)• Questions to the expert: Section for the exchange with Cuban experts

who answer different questions, doubts to national, regional or international colleagues.

•• InformationInformation ALERTSALERTS•• BulletBulletíínn INFODESINFODES•• CLAMED INFORMACLAMED INFORMA•• 5 CD 5 CD ((compilationcompilation paperspapers presentedpresented in in workshopsworkshops ))•• YearbookYearbook ““Gerencia en Desastres en CubaGerencia en Desastres en Cuba”” ((30 30 cubancuban articles

unpublishedunpublished))

Our Information Center also offers the following services:

Customers support in the Reading room

Location of web sitesCD recordingPromotion of scientific eventsTechnical support to other local

and international information centers

Bibliographical searchReference servicesEducation to users

Integration to regional disaster networksTechnical advice to the Health Documentation Center " Dr RogeliTechnical advice to the Health Documentation Center " Dr Rogelio o

LamarcheLamarche Soto ", Faculty of Medical Sciences of Universidad Soto ", Faculty of Medical Sciences of Universidad AutonomaAutonomade Santo Domingo (UASD).de Santo Domingo (UASD).

Caribbean Disaster Information Network (CARDIN): It published a compilation of articles provided by CLAMED titled "Disaster Management in Cuba".

Preparation of vulnerable groups in multisectorial work: Communitarian work with children, adolescents, pregnant women, the elderly, workers, where different technicques and methodologies are applied.

Regional Center of Disaster Information (CRID): Validation in Cuba of the Toolkit Methodology for Disaster Information Management. 3-7 of July 2006.

Caribbean Risk Management Initiative: CRMI: Integration to the Regional Project Network for knowledge transference, systematization and dissemination of Good Practices in the Caribbean.

TO DEVELOP, TO PROMOTE, EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES AND LEARNED LESSONS IN OUR REGION

CRID

CARIBBEAN RISK MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

Toolkit Methodology for Disaster Information Management

SOAP OPERA “TIEMPO DE HURACANES”

IntegrationIntegration ““Caribbean Regional Disaster Information Caribbean Regional Disaster Information NetworkNetwork”” (CARDIN)(CARDIN)

UWIUWIWestWest IndiesIndiesUniversityUniversity

NationalNationalDisastersDisasters

OrganizationsOrganizations

UAGUAGUniversitUniversitéé AntillesAntilles

GuyaneGuyane

CoordinationCoordinationforfor

DisasterDisasterandand EmergencyEmergency

ResponseResponseAgencyAgency

(CDERA)(CDERA)

Regional Regional DisasterDisaster

InformationInformationCenterCenter

InternationalInternationalFederationFederationRed CrossRed Cross

NeatherlandNeatherlandAntillesAntilles

PAHOPAHO

CALLE 18 No. 710 e/ 7ma y 29 Miramar, Playa.

Telfs: 202- 3636, 202- 3644

Fax: 204- 8806

clamed@infomed.sld.cuinfo@clamed.sld.cu ;