Iran's disaster risk: now is the time for community-based public health preparedness.

نویسندگان

  • Ali Ardalan
  • Hani Mowafi
  • Frederick M Burkle
چکیده

The Bandar Bushehr, Iran earthquake of April 9, 2013 gravely illustrates how disaster-prone areas of the world are compounding their risk of disaster and major public health emergencies when there is a geographical convergence of natural and technological hazards. Scientists must emphasize to policy makers that ever-increasing regional industrialization and the broader introduction of nuclear facilities, especially in the Middle East, must parallel sound prevention and community-level public health preparedness planning.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Prehospital and disaster medicine

دوره 28 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013