Disasters and emergencies often havedisproportionate impacts on a country’s health system andthe overall health of women, men, girls, and boys. Theinterruptions of routine public health programs, such asvaccination campaigns, are common in the wake of a disaster,setting back gains to overall public health. This guidancenote for post- disaster health sector recovery is intendedto provide action-oriented guidance to local and centralgovernment health sector officials who face post-disasterchallenges related to health sector recovery. It lays outthe policy, planning, financial, and implementationdecisions and activities that go into developing and puttinginto effect a health sector recovery plan. Additionally,common pitfalls are outlined as well as ways to overcomethem. The note is structured around three phases: immediate,or initial recovery efforts as the sector transitions fromresponse to recovery; short-term, or recovery planning andinitial implementation; and medium-term reconstruction efforts.
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