Photo By Katryn McCalment | Dr. Imes Chiu (left), applied research lead for the Center for Excellence in Disaster...... read more read more
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Staff members from the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA) supported the Asia-Pacific Regional Strategies for Health and Security Symposium at the Naval Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 12-16.
Conducted jointly by the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM), U.S. Pacific Command surgeon, and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, the symposium focused on civil and military considerations at the nexus of health and security in the Asia-Pacific region.
Dr. Imes Chiu, applied research lead for CFE-DMHA, organized and led two panel discussions. The first was a case study panel on the November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan response, and included representatives from the Philippines’ Department of Health, U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Pacific Command, the Development Academy of the Philippines, Philippine Department of Health's Doctors to the Barrios Program, Médecins Sans Frontières and International Medical Corps.
“Through the response to the typhoon, best practices were learned that are now used for preparedness activities in all national departments,” said Dr. Carmencita A. Banatin, former director of the health emergency management staff for the Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH). “The DOH developed strategic planning areas, and ... good working relationships with agencies, the private sector and NGOs.”
The second panel focused on climate change and public health, and included representatives from Columbia University, University of Hawaii’s National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, and the National Defense University.
“It was very beneficial to have the academic perspective – the ones really doing the research – alongside the government personnel who could then discuss the policy changes taking place as a result,” said Chiu.
Additionally, John Miller, a disaster management and humanitarian adviser for CFE-DMHA, presented a brief on the variety and diversity of actors present during disaster response in the Asia-Pacific.
The symposium was the first organized by the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine for the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility.
| Date Taken: | 01.16.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 01.21.2015 14:48 |
| Story ID: | 152393 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
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