asia is prone to many natural disasters, with frequent ... · asia is prone to many natural...
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Asia is prone to many natural disasters, with frequent earthquakes, floods, cyclones, disease outbreaks and droughts. Emergency response systems can become overwhelmed and healthcare facilities are often unable to cope.
• TheProgramforEnhancementofEmergencyResponse(PEER)isanAsia-regionalprogram,initiatedin1998bytheUnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment(USAID)OfficeofU.SForeignDisasterAssistance(OFDA).
• PEERaimstoenhancelocal,nationalandregionaldisasterpreparedness,tobuildtheresponse capacities of vulnerable countries in Asia.
• PEERworkstoinstitutionalizesustainabledisasterpreparednesstrainingprogramsandemergency response systems.
• PEERisinthe3rdimplementationphase,whichrunsfrom2009-2014,withsupplementalsupportfromAmericanRedCross(ARC).
• PEERcomponentsincludeHospitalPreparednessforEmergencies(HOPE)andCommunityActionforDisasterResponse(CADRE).
• TheAsianDisasterPreparednessCenter(ADPC)isleadingtheimplementationofHOPEandCADRE,inpartnershipwiththeNationalDisasterManagementOrganizationsintencountriesinAsia,withsupportfromRedCrossNationalSocieties,EmergencyMedicalServices,MinistriesandNGOs.
ASIAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CENTERSM Tower, 24th Floor, 979/69 Paholyothin RoadSamsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400Tel: +66 (0)2298 0681 to 92 Email: [email protected]: www.adpc.net
PEERSTAGE1COUNTRIES1998-2003(PEERstage3NationalPartners)
PEERSTAGE3COUNTRIES2009-2014
PEERSTAGE2COUNTRIES2003-2009(PEERStage3NationalPartners)
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PEER WEBSITEwww.adpc.net/peer
PEER E-NEWSSign up on PEER Website:www.adpc.net/peer
See PEER photo galleries on Flickr‘adpc community’
INDIA
NationalDisasterManagementAuthority
NationalDisasterResponseForce
INDONESIA
BadanNasionalPenanggulanganBencana
BASARNAS
YayasanAmbulansGawatDarurat 118
NEPAL
MinistryofHomeAffairs
NepalRedCrossSociety
NationalSocietyforEarthquakeTechnology–Nepal
InstituteofMedicine
PHILIPPINES
PhilippineNationalRedCross
NationalDisasterRiskReductionandManagementCouncil-OfficeofCivilDefense(NDRRMC-OCD)
BureauofFireProtection
HealthEmergencyManagementStaff-DepartmentofHealth
CAMBODIA
NationalCommitteeforDisasterManagement
MinistryofHealth
CambodianRedCross
LAOPDR
NationalDisasterManagementOffice
MinistryofHealth
LaoRedCrossSociety
THAILAND
TheDepartmentofDisasterPreventionandMitigation
ThaiRedCrossSociety
BangkokMetropolitanAuthority
EmergencyMedicalInstituteofThailand
MinistryofPublicHealth
VIETNAM
DisasterManagementCenter
VietNamRedCrossSociety
BANGLADESH
MinistryofFoodandDisasterManagement/DisasterManagementBureau
BangladeshRedCrescentSociety
FireServiceandCivilDefense
NationalInstituteforPreventiveandSocialMedicine(NIPSOM)
PAKISTAN
NationalDisasterManagementAuthority
PakistanRedCrescentNationalSociety
NationalHealthEmergencyPreparednessandResponseNetwork
PunjabEmergencyServices-Rescue1122
NATIONAL PARTNERS
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