In addressing the health needs of the victims, the Department of Health has secured water sources and sanitation as well as provided psychosocial services, tetanus toxoid shots, and water purification tablets, among others.
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), through the PHAPCares Foundation, is in Bohol this week to turn over P4 million worth of essential medicines for use of victims in Central Visayas to complement government resources.
Meanwhile, the WHO added that apart from the direct impact to health, natural disasters like earthquakes also result in indirect impacts to health.
Health facilities are often damaged by earthquakes and any massive damage could lead to an interruption in basic health care services. In Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental, at least six hospitals were reported to have been partially damaged by the tremor.
Health could also be affected by massive damage to lifelines such as water and sewer systems, energy lines, roads, telecom, and airports.
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