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An Overview of the Health Services Provision in the 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2019

Ali Ghanjal ,
Mohammadkarim Bahadori Open the ORCID record for Mohammadkarim Bahadori [Opens in a new window]  and
Ramin Ravangard
Ali Ghanjal
Affiliation:
Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammadkarim Bahadori*
Affiliation:
Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ramin Ravangard
Affiliation:
Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Mohammadkarim Bahadori, Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (e-mail: bahadorihealth@gmail.com; m.bahadori@bmsu.ac.ir)
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Abstract

Objective

Iran, in terms of disasters, is among the top 10 countries in the world. Therefore, timely coordination and provision of rescue, transport, and treatment services after disasters are of particular importance. This study aimed to investigate and provide a short report on the provision of rescue, transport, and treatment services after the 2017 earthquake in Kermanshah.

Methods

This was a review and a descriptive study conducted using the analysis of documents and news published on valid Iranian sites and reports of some service providers in 2017 after the earthquake in Kermanshah.

Results

The most important strengths of post-earthquake services were the military force’s cooperation, people’s support, sending the popular aid and donations to earthquake areas, and the tremendous national support and religious sympathy among the people. Sending the popular aid and donations was such that they resulted in the blockage of communication routes, heavy traffic on the roads, and disrupted the relief and rescue efforts process. However, the most important weaknesses in the provision of services after this earthquake were the lack of preparedness of the government systems and the lack of orderly management for appropriate assistance and relief and, therefore, there was an inappropriate distribution of popular aid and donations among the earthquake victims.

Conclusion

Proper coordination and service delivery after unexpected events in Iran have a considerable distance to reaching the desired point. Unfortunately, similar problems had also occurred in other earthquakes such as the Bam and Rudbar earthquakes. The repetition of these problems indicates the authorities’ lack of readiness and commitment to troubleshoot weaknesses in their emergency response plan. Therefore, it is necessary for government officials to have more preparedness in all related affairs and aspects. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:691–694)

Keywords

earthquakehealth servicesIran
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 691 - 694
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 

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