WASH Disaster Relief in Bangladesh

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 To conduct a thorough review of existing approaches among WASH disaster relief organizations.  Bangladesh is vulnerable to several natural disasters and every year natural calamities upset people's lives in some part of the country (ref).  The major disasters concerned here are the occurrences of flood, cyclone and storm surge, flash flood, drought, tornado, and landslide. These extreme natural events are termed disasters when they adversely affect the whole environment, and resulted in heavy damages in economic, social, and human life (ref).  Human vulnerability to any disaster is a complex phenomenon with social, economic, health, and cultural dimensions .  The relationship between natural disasters and communicable diseases are frequently misconstrued. The risk of disease outbreak is high in the chaos that follows natural disasters. However, the risk factors for outbreaks after disasters are associated primarily with population displacement and infrastructural damage. The availability of safe water and sanitation facilities, the degree of crowding, the underlying health status of the population, and the availability of healthcare services all interact within the local disease ecology to increase risk of communicable diseases and death in the affected population.  Different development orgranizations are currently conducting WASH intervention in Bangladesh to improve environmental and behavioral factors on community health. ICDDRB initiatives (reference to WASH Benefits and ICVB) are also exploring community-adapted WASH infrastructure in order to increase uptake of WASH services and behaviors. However, none of this research targets highly vulnerable, disaster-prone areas. In order to address this gap, we propose th... ... middle of paper ... ...e disaster vulnerability and identify WASH needs. Therefore, we have chosen to use a conceptual model adapted from Grant, et al. 2003 to document the factors that influence vulnerability and WASH needs.  Disaster vulnerability may be influenced by social and environmental moderating factors.  WASH vulnerability may be characterized as stressors or mediators.  The results of the research may inform WASH practices in disaster settings to improve outcomes (health, recovery, infrastructure development, disaster risk reduction, etc.) Works Cited Keim ME: Building human resilience: the role of public health preparedness and response as an adaptation to climate change. Am J Prev Med 2008, 35:508-516. John T. Watson, Michelle Gayer, and Maire A. Connolly: Epidemics after Natural Disasters. Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2007 Vol. 13, No. 1, www.cdc.gov/eid

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