Earthquakes 2000 to 2005 From Indonesia to Pakistan

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Earthquakes 2000 to 2005From Indonesia to
Pakistan

• Rashid A. Chotani, MD, MPH
• Director, Global Infectious Disease Surveillance
  Alert System (GIDSAS) for Humanitarian
  Assistance
• 410-502-3116/410-322-7469
• rchotani_at_jhsph.edu

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Total Deaths due to earthquakes in 2000 213
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Total Deaths due to earthquakes in 2000 21, 357
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26 January 2001 Gujarat
Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on Richter scale
One of the worst
Reported lives
earthquakes in the
lost 20,000
last 180 years
167,000 persons
Over 1 Million
suffered injury
homes affected by
the calamity
Over 50000
Over 10,000 small and
classrooms, 5000
medium industrial units
Around five million
health units
went out of production
people needed to be
damaged/destroyed
50000 artisans lost their
given immediate relief
livelihood
The WB and ADB estimated the damages at 2.3
billion.
.
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Damage due to earthquake
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Total Deaths due to earthquakes in 2002 1,357
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Total Deaths due to earthquakes in 2003 33,819
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On 26 December 2003, at 526 AM of local time, an
earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale
struck the city of Bam and surrounding villages
in Kerman province in Southeastern Iran.
40,000 Casualties Over 30,000 injured
The Citadel of Bam which was once built up to
save the lives of people, could not even save
itself.
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Total Deaths due to earthquakes in 2002 284,010
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Indonesia
INCIDENCE OF COMMUNICABLE ILLNESS VS.
NON-COMMUNICABLE (Disaster and non-disaster
related) ILLNESS
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Sri Lanka

• Asia Relief in Sri Lanka
• 1)  LITTLE DREAMS  To restore quality-of-life-
  and to prevent poverty, crime, and widespread
  community depression-- we must restore the
  livelihoods of persons affected by the tsunami. 
• 2)  HOUSING  To provide shelter and restore
  dignity, we must construct houses in permanent
  community settings. 

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Total Deaths due to earthquakes in 2005 89,313
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Number of Earthquakes Deaths Due to Earthquakes
Worldwide for 2000 - 2005 Located by the US
Geological Survey National Earthquake Information
Center

Preliminary Data
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The Initial Shock
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The Initial Shock
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The Initial Shock
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The Initial Shock
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OVER 80,000 DEAD
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OVER 80,000 DEAD
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OVER 80,000 INJURED
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OVER 80,000 INJURED
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OVER 80,000 INJURED
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OVER 3 MILLION HOMELESS
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OVER 3 MILLION HOMELESS
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OVER 3 MILLION HOMELESS
BASIC NEED SHORTAGE
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RESCUE OPERATIONS MONEY RUNNING OUT
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Tetanus Gangrene

• Due to delay in care most wounds have become
  infected leading to gangrene
• The only remedy is amputation
• Limited supply of prosthetic devices
• Sharp injuries have lead to patients developing
  tetanus
• 113 Cases 22 Deaths

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Maternal Child Health

• Maternal Mortality ratio 540/100,000 births
• 40,000 pregnant women in the affected area
• Of the population affected by the earthquake, an
  estimated 161,000 women could become pregnant
  within the year (based on a crude birth rate of
  35/1000 live births).
• 60 immunization coverage in the affected area
  serious risk of measles outbreaks

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Psychological Problems

• Of the affected population
• 150,000 (3-4) may require treatment for sever
  mental disorders
• 600,000 (15) may require treatment for mild to
  moderate mental disorders

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