EHA

National Workshop on “Safe Schools and Hospitals: Developing Indicators for Practice” in Delhi, on February 09, 2010:

A One Day National Workshop on “Safe Schools and Hospitals: Developing Indicators for Practice” supported by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and organized jointly by Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA), and SEEDS  India in partnership with Christian Aid, UK with the support from European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) on February 09, 2010, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

This is part of the ongoing European Commission'sDipecho project for disaster preparedness, under implementation in two of the EHA Units (at Herbertpur & Mussoorie) in Uttra Khand State by Disaster Management & Mitigation Unit (DMMU).

The workshop will highlight the need of indicators, and ways for integrating school and hospital safety in community based DRR initiatives. The workshop will lead to the process of developing the indicators for practice. The indicators will promote the concept of local level DRR as an integrated prevention and preparedness for hospitals, schools and communities. The indicators will identify areas of action, role of stakeholders and will set the targets to be achieved by 2015.

The national workshop will draw the contributions from both policy makers and practitioners to guide for better thinking of designing of indicators for practice. The workshop aims to design indicators for hospital and school safety through productive group sessions. The workshop will also be a platform for launch of portal on school and hospital safety.

Peniel Malakar
Disaster Management & Mitigation Unit- EHA
30th January 2010

EHA is committed to the transformation of communities with programs that invest in the health and well being of everyone, irrespective of caste, creed or race. It aims to focus on the development and empowerment of women and the health and nurture of the under fives.

A high proportion of India's population continues to suffer and die from preventable infections, pregnancy and childbirth related complications and under nutrition. At the same time new health threats are stretching the capacity of the health system to respond. An estimated 4 million Indians are living with HIV and the virus has spread beyond highly susceptible groups to the general population in some states, threatening to erase much of the social, economic and health gains since Independence.